Question How to register SanDisk Ultra Flash Drive to my Panasonic DVD recorder ?

[Michael5of9]

A very good day to you all on Tom’s Hardware

I would be very grateful for help with this issue;

This is my Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMR-EX97EB-K-DVD-Recorder-Freeview/dp/B015341TLG

I bought a 256GB SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive to archive stored recordings on my Panasonic DVD Recorder. https://www.westerndigital.com/en-g...ves/sandisk-ultra-usb-3-0?sku=SDCZ48-256G-U46

Photos and screenshots via Google Drive; https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s2rowUKAxu0VYGCb1JqOYImH-zPIaqoQ?usp=sharing

When trying to register SanDisk to the Panasonic recorder; the recorder detects it and says that the USB size has to be between 160 GB and a 1 terabit, which it is, see SanDisk Registration photo.

I have re-formatted the SanDisk drive using my Windows 10 PC, several times, this has made no difference and Disk Genius.

I have tried connecting another flash drive; one that I only use for making backups of my PC files, a Buffalo HD-PNT1.0U3B-EU 1TB MiniStation Plus USB 3.0 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive, yes this drive would register to the Panasonic recorder, see Buffalo Registration photo, have photo of drive and cable, no online reference available now for this drive, purchased June 2014.

Panasonic Customer Care Team have given me this information quote “In response to your email, the USB device must be formatted in FAT12, FAT16 , FAT32 or NTFS file system.” end quote.

Notes: The Buffalo offers USB 3.0 support and backward compatibility with USB 2.0, providing interface speeds up to 5 Gbps; this is also the same as the SanDisk, USB SanDisk Version: 3.2Gen 1
Max Transmission Rate: 5 Gb/s apart from the version?

See the two screenshots via Disk Genius showing information on each drive, I have little understanding about this issue or if it can be resolved, thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Ralston18]

Post the screenshots here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

my Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder

your link is inaccurate/inadequate.
all it does is link to a search parameter in Amazon, not any specific model.
you need to find an actual product page link for the specs of this device to be available.

it may be a bit more tedious, but if your 1TB drive is recognized,
why not just copy there and then transfer the files to wherever you want to house them?

i've seen many times where DVRs and other video(VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray) "copy" systems just are not compatible with a wide array of drives(thumb, flash, external HD, etc).
it may not be possible to configure this SanDisk to be properly detected and aligned with the system.

 

[BFG-9000]

Presumably the registration process is unable to find any service tracks on the drive to write the hidden registration info to, or it (and DiskGenius) is unable to read the Volume GUID number of the SanDisk, or the GUID really is all zeroes which the registration process outright rejects.

The latter two are most likely given how the registration process is thought to work.

 

[Michael5of9]

Q. There seems to be a technical difference between the Buffalo and the SanDisk drives?
Q. Either SanDisk or Panasonic is giving or obtaining incorrect information?

You can see, via Google Drive the operating instructions; this includes "Registering the external HDD (USB HDD)" pages 55, 56

 

[Michael5of9]

Presumably the registration process is unable to find any service tracks on the drive to write the hidden registration info to, or it (and DiskGenius) is unable to read the Volume GUID number of the SanDisk, or the GUID really is all zeroes which the registration process outright rejects.

That is a very good observation and I would say that you are correct, we are one step closer to resolving this issue, thank you