How to Un-partition a SD Card

[Slaimus]

I have a 2GB SD card that I tried in my older digicam. The camera did not seem to be able to handle 2GB card, and instead created a 1GB partition.

In Windows XP disk management, I see the partition and unallocated space, but it won't let me delete the partition (grayed out).

How can I unpartition it and create a 2GB partition?

 

[Slaimus]

I cannot even use the unallocated 1GB. The create partition item is also grayed out in disk management.

Anyone have a solution? My 2 GB card is now effectively halved.

 

[corkyg]

Using a good SD reader/writer and this may help:

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[Slaimus]

After a lot of searching, I found the solution if anyone else has the same problem.

Just download this from HP: Drive Boot Utility

It will zap everything off of a removable device and create a new FAT partition. This has even worked for removing the U3 software on the Sandisk USB drives.

 

[TheInternal]

thanks! I'm gonna try that out on my microSD 2 GB card that my phone partitioned into a 1 GB

 

[TheInternal]

that HP thing worked like a charm. Cheers, mate.