unable to recognize the ssd card in my new bmcc

i just got my bmcc, im trying to use it in a pc. the thing is i cant formatt de ssd card. im using a samsung 840 series slimm. i plugged the camera to the pc (from the port in the ssd slot) but neither the macdrive or the disk managment tools recognize it. does any one have the same problem? pls i need help

(sorry for my english)

You cannot connect the SSD to the PC using the camera. You have to remove the SSD from the camera and put it in to a SATA Dock.

ohh i thought it was like other cameras that u can plug them directly to the pc. thanks for your answer ill try that

can i connect it just with a sata cable from a port on my video card?

Video card? I didn't even know video cards came with a SATA connection.

It's just a standard SATA drive connector on the SSD... so anything that allows you to connect a regular SATA hard drive should work.

I prefer a proper SATA dock myself.. but anything should work

ohh your right the port was in the motherboard
thanks for all the help. i was getting worried, need to learn more about my bmcc

it doesnt work, im using the port outside the cpu. im not sure if i need to plug it on the inside and also plug a power cord?

I can't tell all that much from what you have shared. I have no idea what cable you have. With SATA the power is usually part of the cable.

Did you launch the Disk Management Tool? If the drive is unformatted it is likely not yet mounted (so you won't see it listed as an available drive in explorer yet). You may see it in the DMT - and you can then assign it a drive letter and format it as exFAT.

I would be reluctant to plug things in to an expensive SSD that I wasn't totally sure was the right thing.

I personally prefer to use an eSATA or USB3 Dock. My 2x512GB SSD's are precious and expensive things.

I have this StarTech 4 Bay eSATA USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5/3.5 HDD and this NewerTech Voyager Q Quad Interface Dock for 2.5" and 3.5" Serial ATA Drives.

You can get cheaper ones... but I just decided to go for those based upon my needs.

thanks for your answer, i can see the ssd in the dmt but i cant format it as exfat. it says i can only do it in ntfs idk why.

Follow instructions in this post to format the drive using the CMD line utility.

got it, did that. is now format exfat. but still the bmcc wont recognize it, no ssd....
what else could it be?

Ahh. You might want to post over in the Cinematography section for further help.

Do you have the latest firmware in the camera?

i have never update the firmware, just recive my camera 2 days ago. ill try that now. lol how to do that should be in the manual right?

thanks for your help man

Well... it may not be the issue. exFAT has been around for a while in the Hyperdecks and such... so if you just received your camera it likely has it.

At this point I would highly recommend you post further questions in the Cinematography section. I am not a BMCC user.... so my experience is purely with SSD's and their use in Hyperdecks.