hey guys 1st post..i deleted my m:robe from the list on m:trip..is there any way to add it again?

The first time you connect the mrobe to your computer it prompts you asking if you want that computer to recognize it. Try connecting again and see if this happens.

You can also open mtrip first and then connect the mrobe and see what happens. I'll take a look at mine when I get home and see if I can find a way to do it just using the menus.

i find if you reformat the m:robe then refirm-up the m:robe with the firmware the m:robe will be as new.

Seems extreme for what he wants to do, though. There has to be an easier way to do it.

just saying if your at the end of you rope youve still got something to try

i am willing to try that, seems as nothing is working..how would i go about trying what you suggested?

for this to work your pc is need at least to be able to see the mrobe as an external HDD if your pc cannot then this will not work.

first you need a copy of winrar the archiving program, then select the firmup software with the right mouse button and select EXTRACT FILES then choose a blank folder to put them in like firmup or something appropriate.

once all the files in MR500i_FirmUp_103.exe have been extracted find the file marked "FIRMUP.INI" locate the code line "FirmVersion=1.030 CheckVersion=1.03"
change them into the following "FirmVersion=1.050 CheckVersion=1.05" then save and exit.

now connect your M:robe to your pc and start the windows explorer (for this to work your pc is need at least to be able to see the mrobe as an external HDD if your pc cannot then this will not work.) then conect your m:robe to the pc and wait for the system sound to play to tell you that the mrobe is conected, go to windows explorer and find my computer now look at all the folders your hard drive and disk drives should all be labeled now find which is the m:robe (on mine its G:\ as i have two cd rom drives) now right click on the m:robe and select "FORMAT..." then just rename the M:ROBE to whatever and start the format process once finished remove the m:robe and turn off then back on, then replace the mrobe to the pc and go to the folder where you extracted the MR500i_FirmUp_103.exe find the file "firmup.exe" and start the whole firmup process again, then follow the instuctions on the firm up program, one finish try to connect the m:robe to m:trip as before and it should work now.

how do i find the firmup software?

for the firmware update file, goto software/mr100+mr500 etc announcement post, 1st post at the bottom there's a link to the olympus america site mrobe downloads page, go there.

jamelikat

or just go here

http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/ims ... re/mr500i/

ok im getting ready to try this..exept my comp reads my m:robe as a usb mass storage device..not as a external hard drive..is that the same thing?

oh and another thing..it doesnt say "m:robe" on my computer..it just says removeable disk..is that a problem?

no just as long as the computer is seeing is thats fine, when asked for the name of the disc when formatting, name the disc m:robe-1 then follow the process

well, something must be wrong with my computer, it keeps freezing every time i try to right click on the m robe..oh well...i tried..thanks for all the help, wellstockedpantry

well if thats the problem you could reinstall windows if you have the windos disc this will most likely fix all thats wrong with the pc