SD Memory Card Formatting Software

This software formats SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card(SD/SDHC Memory Card) using a formatting program that complies with the SD Memory Card specification SD formatting provides quick and easy access to the SD Memory Card.

Generally, SD/SDHC Memory Card file systems formatted with generic operating system formatting software do not comply with the SD Memory Card specification.

SD Memory Card
RP-SD008B	RP-SD016B	RP-SD032	RP-SD032B	RP-SD064	RP-SD064B
RP-SD128B	RP-SD256B	RP-SD512B	RP-SDQ01G	RP-SDQ02G	RP-SDR256
RP-SDR512	RP-SDR01G	RP-SDR02G	RP-SDM01G	RP-SDM02G	RP-SDP01G
RP-SDP02G	RP-SDH256	RP-SDH512	RP-SDH01G	RP-SDK512	RP-SDK01G
RP-SDK02G	RP-SDV512	RP-SDV01G	RP-SDV02G	RP-SDW01G	RP-SDW02G
miniSD Memory Card
RP-SS008B	RP-SS016B	RP-SS032B	RP-SS064B	RP-SS128B	RP-SS256B
RP-SS512B	RP-SS01GB	RP-SS02GB
SDHC Memory Card
RP-SDR04G	RP-SDR08G	RP-SDM04G	RP-SDM06G	RP-SDM08G	RP-SDM12G
RP-SDM16G	RP-SDP04G	RP-SDP08G	RP-SDP12G	RP-SDP16G	RP-SDV04G
RP-SDV08G	RP-SDV16G	RP-SDV32G	RP-SDW04G	RP-SDW08G	RP-SDW16G
RP-SDW32G
micro Memory Card
RP-SM064B	RP-SM128B	RP-SM256B	RP-SM512B	RP-SM01GB	RP-SM02GB
RP-SM01GC	RP-SM02GC
microSDHC Memory Card
RP-SM04GB	RP-SM08GB	RP-SM04GC	RP-SM08GC	RP-SM16GC

OS: Windows® 2000 (Professional), Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional), Windows Vista^®

* This software does not cope with the copyright protection. If you use a card for some equipment with copyright protection such as SD Audio Player, the formatting must be done by the specific formatting software prepared by the equipment provider.

USB reader/writer, PC card adapter that can read and write SD/SDHC Memory Card. (Refer to the compatible equipment as below.)

Ver2.0[2.0.0.2] --> Ver2.0[2.0.0.3]
It corresponded to the setting of a special regional option.

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Download the SD Memory Card Formatting Software from the button below.

• To SD Memory Card formatting Software Q&A
• Instruction Manual (PDF file)

Please read the following text well:

Install the software on the Windows after finishing the download.

1. Close all program applications.
2. Execute the installer file. Install the SD Memory Card Formatting Software following the instructions of the installation window.

Note: If you have already installed this software, it will be uninstalled once automatically while you execute operation (2). In this case, install again from the operation (2) after completing the uninstallation.
If "User Account Control" window is displayed on the screen, please click on [Arrow].

[Windows Vista^®]

1. Click on [Start] and click on [Control Panel].
2. Click on [Uninstall a program].
3. Double click on [SDFormatter].
4. If "User Account Control" window is displayed on the screen, please click on [Continue].
5. Uninstall the SD Memory Card Formatting Software following the instructions of the uninstallation window.

[Windows^® XP]

1. Click on [Start], point to [Settings], and click on [Control Panel].
   If you cannot find [Settings] and/or [Control Panel] from [Start] menu, click on [Start], and then click on [My Computer]. Click on [Change a setting] or [Control Panel] that exists on the left side of my computer window.
2. Click on [Add or Remove Programs].
3. Select "SDFormatter" and click on [Change/Remove].
4. Uninstall the SD Memory Card Formatting Software following the instructions of the uninstallation window.

[Windows^® 2000]

1. Click on [Start], point to [Settings], and click on [Control Panel].
2. Click on [Add/Remove Programs].
3. Select "SDFormatter" and click on [Change/Remove].
4. Uninstall the SD Memory Card Formatting Software following the instructions of the uninstallation window.

Procedure to Uninstall the SD/SDHC Memory Card formatting software:(Example for Windows 98 users)
Click on "Start, then"Settings","Control Panel",Add/Remove Programs and select the program you wish to uninstall and then click on Add/Remove.

Notes

• Do not format recordable media other than SD/SDHC Memory Cards using this software. If you have mistakenly formatted a recordable media other than the SD/SDHC Memory Card, reformat the media using the appropriate formatting software that came with the media.
• Do not remove the SD/SDHC Memory Card while formatting.
• Once formatting has started, all previously recorded data will be erased.
• Do not format the SD/SDHC Memory Card while the write protection switch is on.
• If the SD formatting software does not recognize the SD/SDHC Memory Card, re-insert the card and click on "Refresh".
• SD formatting is not possible on unrecognizable "removable drives".
• Cannot be used on a Macintosh system.
• This software does not cope with the copyright protection. If you use a card for some equipment with copyright protection such as SD Audio Player, the formatting must be done by the specific formatting software prepared by the equipment provider.
• In some cases SD/SDHC Memory Cards may not be recognized by the SD formatting software immediately after installation of SD/SDHC Memory Card compatible reader/writer driver software. If this occurs, re-start your computer and try again.
• If you are using a USB drive and the SD formatting software does not recognize the SD/SDHC Memory Card even after re-inserting it, remove the USB cable while the SD/SDHC Memory Card is still inserted in the drive and after about 10 seconds reconnect the USB cable and click on the "Refresh" button.
• Some reader/writers cannot use "erase operation".
• In case of formatting of SDHC Memory Card, the reader/writer supporting SDHC Memory Card is needed.

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