Re: 4GB Hitachi Microdrive

I know that Windows XP formats wih 2-7 extra reserved sectors for FAT12/16 
althought I'm not sure if this is an issue with FAT32. Previous versions of 
Windows (e.g. 2000, etc.) only used one reserved sector. We have had problems 
with FAT16 CF cards formatted with XP in non-Windows devices. To work around 
this problem use the freeware program "mkdosfs" that is available at 
http://www.mager.org/mkdosfs/

To format your CompactFLASH card use the command: 

C:\> mkdosfs e: 

substituting e: for the actual drive letter of your flash drive. 

Not sure if this will help or not...