What tyoe of SD card I need to update a MP2851 ? Manual doesn't say

[csliao]

I have the firmware files to update a Ricoh MP2851 and I'm after a SD card for this,
the service manual doesnt mention characteristics for this card, I've already read that
for old ricohs you use a SD of 128Mb, however this kind of old stuff is hard to get by,
and I dont know if its the same needed for this newer ricohs,

Thanks for your answers.

Use 2GB or 128GB SD

[tonerhead]

I think there has to be something with the sd cards. Don't know why some work some don't. I've used the panasonic utility etc. I've tried everything with various cards. The one that has consistently worked for me though is really odd, it is my go to card. It is a 16gb, formatted to 16gb fat32. It is a PNY micro-sd card in an adapter. That sucker has never failed in any machine that I have used it in. Try and explain that. It makes no sense to me either. I had a 2gb kingston about 5 years ago, never worked at all. I also have an 8gb SanDisk class 4 that doesn't work at all. I have not tried to partition to 2 gb though. Slot 2 is a must though.

[rthonpm]

Any card you use has to be configured as FAT as opposed to Ex-FAT, NTFS, or any other proprietary format. FAT 32 has a maximum partition size of 4 GB so any card larger than that needs to be formatted to that size, with anything else left unformatted. Also remember to use the true values for the size of 4096 MB when formatting.

The older models generally like smaller cards as it allows them to more easily read the entire partition during the boot process.

The best place to find smaller cards is actually camera shops as many older digital cameras also can't use larger cards.

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[CopyBats]

For older machines I have ended up formatting some of my old Java cards as they are the perfect size. Finding smaller cards on ebay amazon costs upto $20 a piece.

[anothertech]

A good place to get used smaller SD cards is from old machines coming back in from the field when new machines are placed.

[slimslob]

For older machines I have ended up formatting some of my old Java cards as they are the perfect size. Finding smaller cards on ebay amazon costs upto $20 a piece.

How about $8.58 for 2GB Trasnscend? Amazon.com: Transcend 2 GB SD Flash Memory Card (TS2GSDC) : Electronics

[anothertech]

How about $8.58 for 2GB Trasnscend? Amazon.com: Transcend 2 GB SD Flash Memory Card (TS2GSDC) : Electronics

I've had trouble with Transcend cards. I don't know why but they just give me trouble when using them for Ricoh firmware.

I like to stick with the older blue SanDisk cards. The SD cards, not the SDHC cards.

[tonerhead]

For older machines I have ended up formatting some of my old Java cards as they are the perfect size. Finding smaller cards on ebay amazon costs upto $20 a piece.

I have done the same. Works fine.

[slimslob]

I have done the same. Works fine.

In fact I have had instructors at instructor led training suggest the same.

[KenB]

If you’re going to run any package updates, you’ll need at least a 1 GB card, since the package files frequently are about 700 MB in size.