[Rafael Metz]

I have the same problem here – could please someone (from Blackmagic) give advice?!

[Rafael Metz]

As I said I have the OCZ Vertex 3 240GB, too.
I have a simple USB dock from Sharkroom (to be precise: it´s a Quickstore Portable Pro) – the SSD showed up instantly in the disc utility. I remember we´d an issue with a SSD and a dock these days on a shooting (not my dock, not my SSD), maybe you just try out another dock.

[Rafael Metz]

Ok , so how do you format your SSDs, do you use a PC or a MAC?. At present i have a Hyperdeck Shuttle and a SSD which are useless.
PS The SSD is a OCZ 240GB Vertex3 recommended by Blackmagic.

I have the same SSD.

I do work on a Mac. To format the disk you need the SSD in an external dock that it´s recognized by the disc formatting tool from OSX. Within that program you select the SSD disc icon (which is the upper icon not the icon below) and select the erase tab, choose “extended journaled” and start the formatting process.
You should now be able to record on the Hyperdeck.

In fact I know in what situation you are – it didn´t work here for some time as well but now everything is fine. A bit confusing are the LEDs on the Hyperdeck. SSD is flashing only when it´s in read/write state, but it doesn´t indicate that a correct formatted SSD is inserted.

I don´t know how to format an SSD on a PC as HFS+ – as far as I know you´ll need a special program to format for HFS+.

Hope that helped.

[Rafael Metz]

Formatting with the MacOS disctool as “extended journaled” doesn´t work?

[Rafael Metz]

Do you have an external dock (which you need to format the SSD)?

[Rafael Metz]

Thank you, Bill! 🙂

[Rafael Metz]

Which manufacturer is the railbock?

[Rafael Metz]

Looks like a solid solution!

Thanks for posting the pictures! Great! 🙂

[Rafael Metz]

Thank´s Bill!
Do you have some photos of that?

[Rafael Metz]

Sounds good 🙂
Keep us informed!