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athlonkmf · 06-20-2007, 04:27 PM

My 4GB transcend SD-card just arrived and I've tested it. The reader is indeed not capable of addressing more than 2GB.
Too bad, i'll just use the sd-card for my camera then. No need to take a laptop with me then

but i'm wondering what limits the reader to address more than 2GB. The reader supports FAT32, so no problem there. There is plenty of ram. So is it a software limitation? would a firmware update correct this? anyone know?

Does anyone know if it can address 4Gb on a memorystick? according to the esupport site, it does support 4GB memory sticks http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...,30&mdl=PRS500

06-20-2007, 04:27 PM	#1
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	why can't the reader address more than 2GB? My 4GB transcend SD-card just arrived and I've tested it. The reader is indeed not capable of addressing more than 2GB. Too bad, i'll just use the sd-card for my camera then. No need to take a laptop with me then but i'm wondering what limits the reader to address more than 2GB. The reader supports FAT32, so no problem there. There is plenty of ram. So is it a software limitation? would a firmware update correct this? anyone know? Does anyone know if it can address 4Gb on a memorystick? according to the esupport site, it does support 4GB memory sticks http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...,30&mdl=PRS500 Last edited by athlonkmf; 06-20-2007 at 04:34 PM.