340 Micro drive in D 30

[photobug98]

Have had my D 30 since Dec. I have been using film and been earning a liveing in photography last 20 years. Finally dove into digital. The D 30 came with 16 meg card. I purchased a 340 micro drive with the Iomega logo. I realize it is all IBM but have a problem and can't seem to get a resolve.
When I shoot it takes a few shots and gives me an ERROR 22. and locks up. I have to turn the camera off several times to get it back to where a frame number shows and can sometimes shoot several shots and often just again get the Error 22.
I emailed IOMEGA and as yet NO HELP. Their excuse is some D 30 have a problem saving to the microdrive(they refrenced that was what IBM TOLD THEM). Then the only response from Canon was to try to reformat the drive and see. I have refomatted severa times to try to solve the problem but still get ERROR 22.
I was hoping someone else might (sorry to hope you had the problem) have had the problem and could help me. It is kinda like the Firestone and Ford thing who is to blame and who will step up and help me out. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.

[rojoyinc]

I've heard there were problems with the 340mb drive. I have a 1 gig drive and it has worked perfectly since I got it back in Feb. no errors. I've yet to format it or do anything other than to just delete the pics from it when it's in my CF card reader.

I've see about exchanging the 340 for the 1gig.
keep us posted.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

This explanation of Error 22 was posted elsewhere by Chuck Westfall who a senior techie in Canon US:

ERR 22: CF DRIVER
DESCRIPTION: This error occurs when image data cannot be written to the CF card. This error can occur when the CF card is not fully seated in the camera or if the D30 does not detect a card-ready signal within a specified time limit or when the CF card is not usable because it has been corrupted or physically damaged. It can also occur when the camera's battery level is insufficient to completely write the file to the CF card.
REMEDIAL MEASURE: Use the DC Coupler or recharge the battery first. If the error continues to occur with sufficient power available to the camera, check that the CF card is properly inserted. If that's not the problem, then try replacing the CF card. If that does not solve the problem, have the EOS D30 and one of the CF cards that is causing the problem examined by a qualified service technician.

Also I have read that many people find formatting the microdrive in Windows with a card reader or PCMCIA adapter helps. I formatted and scandisked both my 1gb and 340 mb several times before making extensive use of either and have (fingers crossed :D) had no problems.

Good luck,

Roger

[photobug98]

Thanks guys for information. I have the card holder that came with the micro drive and have placed it in my lap top and when it is there it seems ok copying images to lap top.
I went to that drive letter and went to format and was not sure how to format from there. It only gave me a: drive and not the e: drive where the microdrive shows. Don't mean to be a dummy and they say no dumb questions so how and can I format from the pcmcia slot.
any help always appreciated,
Al

[photobug98]

Thanks guys for information. I have the card holder that came with the micro drive and have placed it in my lap top and when it is there it seems ok copying images to lap top.
I went to that drive letter and went to format and was not sure how to format from there. It only gave me a: drive and not the e: drive where the microdrive shows. Don't mean to be a dummy and they say no dumb questions so how and can I format from the pcmcia slot.
any help always appreciated,
Al

[Roger_Cavanagh]

photobug98 wrote:
can I format from the pcmcia slot.
any help always appreciated,
Al

Al,

As always with Windows there are lots of ways to do something, but here's one that straightforward.

1) Click on the My Computer icon on the desktop. This should show all drives on the system including the microdrive in the PC card slot.

2) Right click on the PC card drive and the drop down menu will show "Format" somewhere. Click on this and the format dialogue appears. Use full format to do a proper workout and then scandisk (thorough) to make sure there are no bad sectors.

I have also successfully used quick format to wipe the MD once all images have been copied, of course :) .

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Roger

[Eric F.]

photobug98 wrote:
It only gave me a: drive and not the e: drive where the microdrive shows.

Just in case you may be having a problem which I sometimes do with my laptop.
When you attach a perpherial, such as a pcmca card, you will need to restart the computer. This is the only way that it will show the drive in "my computer" USB connections are sometimes "HOT", so they may not need to be restarted.
Quite often I say to myself, "what happen to that drive and start to panic" when will I learn. :p So I thought I would mentioned it just in case.

[photobug98]

Thanks EVERY ONE FOR ALL THE HELP. I have done formating several times and then a through scan disk. It seems to have settled down. After doing that I did have one instance of Error 22 but was just testing and did another format and that seemed to have cleared the problem again.
THANKS AK

[philgabe]

I haven't tried to format the card on a laptop, but I had the exact same problem with an IBM 340MB MD. I kept turning on/off and shoot more and the problem dissapeared after the card had approximately 20-30 pictures on it. I haven't had the problem since and I avoid erasing all pictures or reformating the card in the camera. I'm not sure if this is just coincidence or if piling up pictures helps resolve the problem, but it may be worth trying.

Cheers!

[pkuroda]

I found that the Microdrives are much slower than CF cards.
I have sold my 1 gig MD and bought 2 Kingston 256. The camera is quicker on the exposure rebound as well as much more immediate playback.