Just purchased a dashcam off trademe. When I plug it into my car it comes up with reformat your disk (something like that anyway)
So Ive connected it to my computer(the lock is off) and it still says this disk is write protected, im getting frustrated. Shouldnt this disk just have worked when dashcam was plugged into car?

sheryl13 - 2021-06-21 19:33:00

You must format the card in the machine your using it in... the camera.

m16d - 2021-06-21 19:36:00

m16d wrote:

You must format the card in the machine your using it in... the camera.

Ive just tried another card and this error do not come up. Why wouldnt the seller have sent it to me all ready to go? I know I would have

sheryl13 - 2021-06-21 20:51:00

also there is no user manual

sheryl13 - 2021-06-21 20:58:00

sheryl13 wrote:

also there is no user manual

So look up the make and model online and find one.

nice_lady - 2021-06-21 21:00:00

nice_lady wrote:

So look up the make and model online and find one.

Just did AND thats how I found there was not one on line, but one in the box. Which I dont have. Let me know if you find one thanks

sheryl13 - 2021-06-21 21:05:00

sheryl13 wrote:

Ive just tried another card and this error do not come up.

So try that card in it. You could have a faulty sd card supplied with it.

muppet_slayer - 2021-06-21 21:26:00

m16d wrote:

You must format the card in the machine your using it in... the camera.

thankyou

sheryl13 - 2021-06-21 21:28:00

m16d wrote:

You must format the card in the machine your using it in... the camera.

True that with some devices, they will use their own format system but the card should still be able to be formatted on a std PC.

mrfxit - 2021-06-22 07:59:00

sheryl13 wrote:

Ive just tried another card and this error do not come up. Why wouldnt the seller have sent it to me all ready to go? I know I would have

Some devices will auto format the card & some won't.
Perhaps the last owner used their PC to clear the card before sending it to you.

mrfxit - 2021-06-22 08:01:00

sheryl13 wrote:

Just did AND thats how I found there was not one on line, but one in the box. Which I dont have. Let me know if you find one thanks

That's going to be impossible as you have not stated the make and model.

Edited by nice_lady at 9:14 am, Tue 22 Jun

nice_lady - 2021-06-22 09:13:00

sheryl13 wrote:

Just purchased a dashcam off trademe. When I plug it into my car it comes up with reformat your disk (something like that anyway)
So Ive connected it to my computer(the lock is off) and it still says this disk is write protected, im getting frustrated. Shouldnt this disk just have worked when dashcam was plugged into car?

the dash cam is a dud and corrupt. Throw in bin and start again. Navman have a habit of doing this. Someone's tried to flash it and its stuffed.

gabbysnana - 2021-06-22 12:46:00

gabbysnana wrote:

the dash cam is a dud and corrupt. Throw in bin and start again. Navman have a habit of doing this. Someone's tried to flash it and its stuffed.

And you know all this, How?

perfectimages - 2021-06-22 15:22:00

perfectimages wrote:

And you know all this, How?

Exactly what I wondered - 'tried to flash it' ? okaaay, and where did 'navman' sneak in?, no mention of that.
Ooohh there's a conclusion, I'll jump to it!! lol

Edited by cookee_nz at 6:41 pm, Tue 22 Jun

cookee_nz - 2021-06-22 18:40:00