Windows 10: CF card not recognized, showing up or reading on Windows PC

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Compact Flash (CF) Card is an important element of photography. They allow us to capture photos and videos in the desired formats and quality and transfer the footage to a computer. Under normal circumstances, the computer must recognize, display, and read the CF card connected to it. If not, we cannot access the data captured […]

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Formatting a 128MB CF card

I have not been able to get Windows 10 to recognize the 128 and 256 MB CF cards.
I have a feeling that I read a couple of years ago that Windows cannot read old low volume CF cards.

The 128 CF card is unbranded supplied by the Janome dealer.
The 256MB Card is a San Disk marked SDCFB 03 SanDisk. This card is most likely to be 12 years old.
Maybe speed is a problem.

The 4 year old Janome sewing machine cannot handle CF cards larger than 128MB.
Janome’s cutting edge technology. Love it!



Neither card is write protected.

I will turn the problem over to the grandkids.



Thank for the help.

 

W10 Will Not Recognize Prograde CF Express Type B Card

Equipment, Windows 10 Pro (W10)

(Nikon Z9 Camera), (Prograde PGCFX650GCPNA, Compact Flash Express Type B Media Card) and (Prograde Card Reader) oem usb3 supplied cord.

Issue: W10 will not open or read the media card when inserted into usb 3.0.

I do hear the computer beep as it recognizes something has been plugged in.

The W10 File Explorer will not automatically pop up.

When I manually open up file explorer the media card is not there, no drive letter.

I have gone into Disk Management and found the card with no drive letter assigned automatically.

I assigned the card a drive letter and went through the steps.

I then went back into File Explorer and the card is now there and the images are accessible ... BUT

After removing the card from the reader or unplugging the reader from the computer, then re-inserting the card back into the reader, W10 will not read the card again! I have to go back through the same Disk Management steps again and assign a drive letter.

I have been told the card is a NVME which W10 sees as a hard drive disk and this is why W10 will not read it when inserted to usb 3.

I can view the images from W10 when the camera is connected directly to the computer to usb 3.

I can format the card when it is inside the Z9 Camera... BUT

I CanNot Format the card in W10 as I get a pop up the card is Write Protected!

I CanNot Rename the card, Write Protected!

The Prograde card reader is dual slot, The SD Slot Works Perfectly, fully functional!

Card Properties (SEE IMAGES)

The SD Card Slot shows the Card Type to be REMOVABLE

The CF Express show the Card Type to be LOCAL





I have seen countless forums with the same issue with different brand cards CF Express type B but I have not found a resolution!

I have contacted the manufacture Prograde several times and they are contacting Nikon.



The computer is up to date.

Does anyone have a Solid SOLVED on this issue?

 

Windows 10 must have corrupted files on my CF card

I have a CNC milling machine, C-tek.

Today, I wanted to make a copy (clone) of its CF card.
I took the card and read it on my PC (windows 10) through a card reader. Clone it, Then, return in it back to the CNC machine.

After that, I started the machine, MS-DOS started, few message were shown, and then the machine freezes with black screen.

I think that windows 10 modified some files on my CF card. Is it possible?
I know windows defender can do something like that, but I had a look at the notifications and found nothing.

The card has many EXE and bat files and others.
I wish I could return my CF card as it was before it was read by my windows 10.
What is your recommendations?

My windows version number is 10.0.17134.