i was wondering what the ideal way is to format an sd ultra II sandisk card. since one i have is completly untracable.. i put files on it and suddenly the are gone and the disk can't be found. i think i formatted it fat32 so i was wondering ....... my fault or sandisk fault?? any advise is welcome
oh and norton said i should low format is, but this could be because it cannot be found ...
Once you have formatted it and installed the programs you should write protect it by using the slider switch. I had a weird situation with a pcmcia memory card, it is a 1 gig card and always worked as 1 gig in my laptop, however when I put it in the pc card adaptor on my pda it saw it as 512 meg, after formatting it I have been unable to get it back to 1 gig even using partition manager on my laptop.
Is your memory card detected in a card reader on your pc? If it cant be seen by the system then it points to a hardware fault.
I have here a Lexar 128 meg sd card, it works great in any other pda and it works on xda2 however the xda1 doesnt see it at all, it seems all memory cards are not born equal.
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Hi,
I have a problem in recognizing my Transcend 2 GB SD-Card.
During operation the MDA Pro "looses" my storage card. I do not need to move the MDA. It also happens when it is on the table.
When I eject the card and put it in again it is recognized again.
Do you have a suggestion what this can be?
Mike
****, I just ordered the same card two days ago. Should arrive today or tomorrow. I let you know what happens.
Unless your card is faulty, try reformatting the card (I know you don't usually have to do this staight out of the box). I have had this problem before, but on the i-mate jam and it would read the card in my PC, but not my LapTop, which has a dedicated SD slot. Go figure. Tried formatting to FAT and FAT32, but I think it doesn't make too much of a difference. For me it came down to the type of SD card being used!
My 1GB Scandisk card works flawlessly and quickly wherever I put it, but my 2GB Scandisk SD Ultra II only works in my PC and transfer rate seems noticeably slower. :?
I already formatted the SD-Card. I also tried Low Level Format with
Pocket Mechanic.
I haven´t found failures with a r/w test. On the PC there are no problems.
Mike
Send it back! :evil:
Send it back! :evil:
Having 2GB MMC works fine with me... Thank God.. was worried
I have the same problem with the Transcend 2GB card. When syncing Avantgo to the card I get a "write teimeout" error. The card is still there when I look at it with the explorer.
2GB SD card
I have no problems with a 2GB Sandisk SD card.
I bought an Integral 2GB High Speed SD card. Initially, my JASJAR refused to recognise the card as anything more than 128 MB. I tried formatting it with Pocket Mechanic (Low level and normal format) - still 128MB. My notebook (with a built-in SD card reader) also saw it a 128 MB. My EPSON card reader did not recognise it at all.
After finding a post on a forum through Google, I found out that the iMate JAM apparently creates a new partition on the 2GB card, and that it was a known problem (for the JAM).
Using Partition Magic, we saw that it in fact created three partitions (128 MB, 1GB and the remainder, but we could not format or use the other).
My husband got the brilliant idea to put the card in my Nikon CoolPix, which told us that the card was not formatted. He told the camera to format it, which worked -- I can now use the card as 2GB in both my JASJAR and my laptop.
I hope this helps somebody ...
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I have no problems with a 2GB Sandisk SD card.
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Which type?
THX!
Got no probs on my scandisc ultraII card on jasjar either, but my laptop won't recognise it! :?
Good thing I have a PC too! :lol:
No problems with my UltraII card either...
I always format my cards with my PC or Laptop before using them, and it's always been fine in PPC, PC, and Laptop.
how can i reformat my minisd card? I have a card reader built into my laptop, but that won't reformat it. Is there any good free software I could use to reformat it?
I have used my card reader in my dell monitor several times to reformat my miniSD cards for both my MPx220 and my 8125.
is there any other way, because mine doesnt reformat it.
I use WM5Storage on my K-Jam which lets your SD card act as an external storage device on a seperate Drive on your pc. I simply use my Pc's format option on the drive to clean it all out or defragement.
Cheers mate.
syalam said:
is there any other way, because mine doesnt reformat it.
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You mention about not able to reformat the card using card reader, but can't it be reformated using your device, from the PDA itself?
You can format the miniSD on the Wizard by grabbing a copy of Pocket Mechanic from Handango; IIRC the demo version will format.
Does your card reader not read the card at all, or is it just not capable of formatting? If the former, you might consider picking up an IOGear USB card reader -- it's basically a USB thumb drive that you can stick your miniSD into. In the states, CompUSA has them for $10; cheaper than buying Pocket Mechanic.
pocket mechanic did the trick! thanks! just curious..i shouldve reformatted in FAT16 right? im assuming so since my card is working properly
Either FAT16 or FAT32 should work; I prefer FAT32.
whats the difference between FAT16 and FAT32
For one thing, FAT16 volumes are limited to 2GB in size, whereas FAT32 can go up to 2TB. Also FAT32 usually results in less wasted space. Check out the FAT32 Resource Page for more info.
Couldn't Use mini SD after PC format.
Hi,
I'm using MDA Vario. I bought 2 Gig storage card. At the first time, my MDA was able to recognize my 2 Gig mini SD. Then I put the card on the card reader on my Laptop in order to copy some file. There was a comment on the dialogue box in my laptop that my 2 Gig mini SD has not been formated and the dialog box offered me to format it. Then I clicked yes to proceed the formatting process. By the end of the formatting process, the dialouge box on my laptop stated that my mini SD has 4 Gig total capacity and 2 Gig in bad sector.
Unfortunatelly, after I formated my 2 Gig mini SD using my laptop; My 2 Gig mini SD could not be recognized by my MDA, but my laptop is still able to recognize my 2 Gig mini SD card.
Up to the present I have not been able to use my 2 Gig mini SD on my Wizard since I format it using my Laptop.
I also has formated my 128MB and 256MB mini SD cards using the same laptop and it works on my MDA.
I tried to use Pocket mechanic, but it didn't recognise my mini SD.
Could you please help me to fix the problem?
regards,
Stones
My MDA has stoped seeing my memory card. I have a 2gb Moby Memory card. Is there a seting to turn it on. My laptop has no problem with the card.
Did you try to reformat it on your laptop? format it with the FAT file system and get yourself a trial copy of pocket mechanic, you can get it from handango, and reformat it with the tools in that program. I experienced the same thing with my sd card, and after formating it the first time on my pc it still wouldn't recognize it, I then formatted it with FAT filesystem instead of FAT32 and my MDA recognized it, hope this fixes your predicament also.
Try formatting it with a different unit. I used my digital camera to format the miniSD, ofcourse I used an adapter to make it SD. I also lost my miniSD during the first two days I got it. I have a Patriot 1gb miniSD, comes with an adapter for SD.
Try formatting it with a different unit. I used my digital camera to format the miniSD, ofcourse I used an adapter to make it SD. I also lost my miniSD during the first two days I got it. I have a Patriot 1gb miniSD, comes with an adapter for SD.
I had the same Problem.
This is a known bug. Paste a sticker to make it thicker on the sd-card.
When I formated using my camera, it reduced the memory gown to 1gb. That still did not work until i used a bit of selotape to make the card thicker did it work. Thank for all your help.
Has anyone managed to get hold of one of these yet?
I got mine this morning having found the 1GB I had previously to small.
Its just a basic Sandisk 2.0 GB card same type as my 1GB but my M3100 is not seeing it. It works fine in my pc card reader but the PDA is just not picking it up. :?
Anyone got any ideas?
Its formatted using FAT32 straight out of the box.
Any ideas would be great.
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I will remember there was a problem with other HTC devices with SD cards larger than 1GB depending on the reading speed.
I'm not entirely sure, memory a bit vague about this, but have a look around.
Have u tried a soft reset after inserting the card? Seems to work most of the time assuming the TyTN isnt faulty. I use a Sandisk 2GB myself with no problems.
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I use a Sandisk 2GB myself with no problems.
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Same here.
Im using Sandisk 2gb and all working fine too..
Same here. No problems with the SanDisk 2GB card
Is the card formatted with FAT32?? afaik standard FAT (aka FAT16) wont address volumes higher than 1.2GB???
Slap the card in your PC and format it with FAT32 instead then give that a shot!?
EDIT:: i stand corrected....FAT16 can (technically) support up to 2GB, but try it anyway!!!
I have the Scandisk MicroSD 2GB as well, however mine is formated is FAT. It came that way and I also checked the existing 1GB I have it was also formated as FAT.
I did one time format my 2GB as FAT32 and it did not seem to perform better so I went back to FAT.
Nonetheless, both FAT and FAT32 seems to work okay for me.
hi guys your forum is great cant stop reading.But i have an issue i recently bought an 4gb mini sd card for my phone the card works but is like it works when it feels like if i put it in and wait for a while or just randomly turn the phone off and on it will work i format it using my card reader through windows on fat32 and all the thing is it works but i should not have to be going through all of this for the sd card to work.
My next problem is i recently upgraded to SNN Edition Version 3.0 LITE and i have to say i love it but before my phone could detect my sd card and from i did i upgrade its not detecting my card at all to be on the safe side i took out the card before the upgrade and now its not detceting at all please can any one help me is there a patch i can use or something HELP!!
i think try to format via fat16 option. i had earlier 2gb kingston card sdmini after formatting it works welll
i was doing some reading and i was told that 2gb is the highest for formating with fat16 i have a 4gb card so this cant work for me a even look in properties and the only option is fat32.any body else as any more in puts.
4GB cards are almost exclusively multilayer, and cannot be read by the Wizard's card reader. You are basically limited to 2GB, and it should be formatted as FAT, not FAT32, as was already noted. If there's a 4GB model that's single layer, that's great, but I don't know about it. (...not saying I'm the definitive authority, either...)
which program can i use in windows to format the card in FAT and not FAT32 and as i said before the phone could read the card before i did the upgrade the only thing its takes a while for the phone too detect the SD card and thats in FAT32 format but i will try the FAT format.
from my experience you can't put ANY 4gb minisd card into the wizard and have it work correctly since it uses double buffering which the wizard doesn't support.
you have 2 options.. either buy a 2gb one.. or format only half of the card in FAT ...as myrddin said.. this might use only 1 buffer..
if that doesn't work, you can look for a program which blocks clusters and block half of the clusters on the card. that would certainly work but you won't be able to get 4gb out of that card ever again.
i'd go with the first option.. 2gb cards aren't that expensive nowadays.
well guys i bought the sd card for my phone and i research before buying it and it caused work so there must be a way for this to work even if i have to split it in 2 partitions but i am at work now so when i get home i will work on it (good thing i bought that card reader) lol but i will give you guys an update soon i plan to format the card in fat16 all 4gb if that dont work i am going to split the partition in 2 but i would love a single partition but what ever works.
I have a 2gb SD Card...
Hey guys... i have a 2gb kingston card (micro SD with adaptor to miniSD), but i have the exact same problem... my wizard just stopped reading the card! Sometimes it reads, but suddenly wizard stops, i have to make a soft reset and.... the card is gone... i formated it to fat32 and fat... and it still doesn't work... any idea? thanks
nir36 said:
from my experience you can't put ANY 4gb minisd card into the wizard and have it work correctly since it uses double buffering which the wizard doesn't support.
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Correct-o-mundo.
Another common problem (related more to card readers than just to Wizards) is that the reader contacts (and even the card contacts) can become worn, dirty, or corroded. Try removing the card and battery, and get in there with a VERY bright light, a magnifying glass, and some cotton swabs dipped in isopropyl. Clean the metal contacts on both card and Wizard. Be careful not to soak the chip. Damp, not wet. Soak the chip and you WILL be buying a new one soon.
Let things dry COMPLETELY before trying anything, or you'll be sorry.
sd card is not vissible
hi all i have 1gb memory card it is not visible in all device i tried in a cam mobile and computer can any give me a idea to use