The formatting of the SD card.

Hello. I do not have a rocket for the moment, but will buy one in a few days or more. I just want to know what I need to get to work immediately with minimum fuss. I will also buy a 4 or 8 GB microsdhc with her card. Should I just leave the map as - is and pop in the drive, or should it be formatted (for better performance)? If so, what file system: FAT, FAT32, or FAT 16? Do I have to select a specific allocation size (I have another card and there is no option to change the "default allocation size" in Windows)?

Or can it be formatted with the player and the Player automatically assigns the best settings on the map? I'll be able to do this without wiping the internal memory? Thank you.

Big question.

For optimal performance, an Allocation size greater than the default value of Windows is desirable.

2 GB card > using FAT32 Allocation size = 32K (you can specify using DOS command prompt)

Cards of 2 GB or less, the best performance is to format it to FAT16. Default cluster size is OK.

You can't currently format the card using the user interface of players, it formats the internal memory.

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