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If you have a best buy nearby, go purchase an original rio, re-format it,
then take the rio back, they have a 30 day no questions asked policy on
stuff like that. yeah it's not the most honest thing to do but to save
$$$$$ on the smartmedia it would probably be worth it.
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From: PrinceGaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: MD: Need help from anyone with a Rio MP3 player!
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>> Hello,
>> I've sent this letter out before, but have gotten no reply. So, I
>> figured I'd try again. I bought a Rio mp3 player (the first version) and
>> used it to format a smartmedia card that I already had, thinking that I
could
>> reformat it for use in my digital camera if I wanted to use it for such
>> things. Anyway, I returned the Rio (I'll stick to MD) then discovered
that
>> the only way that the card will be reformattable is if I format it once
again
>> in a Rio player with the latest version of their software. So, I am
stuck
>> with an expensive and useless smartmedia card and no way to fix it. I
was
>> wondering if I could send my card to anybody out there who has a rio MP3
>> player, and they could reformat it and send it back to me. Thanks alot!
>> Gary
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>Short of finding someone with a Rio to reformat it, you could try your
>local electrical retailer (in the UK that would be somewhere like Dixons
>for a national outlet, though a smaller chain might be a better bet).
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>I'm sure they'll let you use a Rio for a few minutes if either you are a
>regular customer, or indicate you'll purchase something afterwards. Okay
>the assistant is sure to watch you but if you then buy a load of blank MDs
>I reckon they'd be happy to let you reformat your card. Actually (flash
>of inspiration) in Britain, Argos let you return almost any item within
>15-days for a full refund, no questions asked, not that I condone abusing
>that service however :) Dunno which country you live in though...
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>Good luck!
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