lokets
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Foxoffer told me that it is better to remain with V2.6G firmware than upgrade to V2.7G, which I could not (problem as described above). The reason they say is many users report V2.6G firmware is "better", there are no explanations as to why better.
Anyway, I next ask if V2.7G perhaps support 64GB SD as I mistakenly bought this SD instead of a 32GB one. 32GB is reported the maximum size supported by GT680W. The Foxoffer answer is NO, that's the maximum.
I went ahead anyway with my 64GB SD and used this tool http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm which formats large drive in FAT32 format, even though it is an inefficient format for drives larger than 32GB.
And when I insert 64GB to GT680W running V2.6G, woohoo! it records nicely. I've not tried using it to the limit - as in completely filling it to the max of 64GB, but so far I am happy that it works. I want to use 64GB because I want to record a long driving session of 10 hours, and a 32GB at FHD gives me 5 hours or so.
In conclusion: the SD size larger than 32GB appears to work, as long as you format it in FAT32, and under newer Windows OS, it forces you to use exFAT format which ruins the recorder device read/write process. But once you bypass the formatting with another tool (as described above), it's all good.
But remember: don't format the larger than 32GB SD inside GT680W any more, as that would fail, and you have to start all over again.
Anyway, I next ask if V2.7G perhaps support 64GB SD as I mistakenly bought this SD instead of a 32GB one. 32GB is reported the maximum size supported by GT680W. The Foxoffer answer is NO, that's the maximum.
I went ahead anyway with my 64GB SD and used this tool http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm which formats large drive in FAT32 format, even though it is an inefficient format for drives larger than 32GB.
And when I insert 64GB to GT680W running V2.6G, woohoo! it records nicely. I've not tried using it to the limit - as in completely filling it to the max of 64GB, but so far I am happy that it works. I want to use 64GB because I want to record a long driving session of 10 hours, and a 32GB at FHD gives me 5 hours or so.
In conclusion: the SD size larger than 32GB appears to work, as long as you format it in FAT32, and under newer Windows OS, it forces you to use exFAT format which ruins the recorder device read/write process. But once you bypass the formatting with another tool (as described above), it's all good.
But remember: don't format the larger than 32GB SD inside GT680W any more, as that would fail, and you have to start all over again.