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Write Protected SD Card - Only Its Not In Lock Mode

Hey everyone, does anyone know why my xda can access and format my 1gb sd card, but suddenly my pc cant write to the card becuase its "Write Protected", even tho the slider is not set to lock.
Anyone have some ideas ?

Hi,
I just had exactly the same problem with a 512Mb SD Card. My card reader doesn't seem to recognize the slider properly, in the end I taped a small piece of tape over the length of the indent on the card and it started working fine on the PC, took the tape off and put it back in my XDA IIi and eveything was fine. Saved me an hour installing TTN5, took me an hour to figure it out!!!
HTH
Wizard

sd card reading problem

hi!!
i need some help with my mda compact..
i bought a new sd 2Gb card and it wont read it...
its asks to format it and does but nothing else...
thats it..
it cant read it..

I've had the same prob with an 2Gb MMC, and i fix it by unscreawing a bit the top 2 screws of the mainboard (have to open the upper back part). The ideea is to push the card slot backword, until it reads the card correctly, anddoing this with the battery cover on place, to be able to power on your device after uncreawing a bit, to test the rezult. By doing this I fixt also some reading problemsa that i had with other card (when paying movies from the card, it would freez the move until I would pull out the card and put it back again). Hope to be of help.

Micro SD and P4350

Hi guys, I just put in a 1GB Micro SD card and I am having problem getting the card out or ejecting the card. Anybody know how or what is the correct way to get it out. I try pushing the card down but it doesn't pop up.....please help thanks!!!

Just press it inwards, and will pop out itself

I had the same problem. I went back to the store and we tried to get out by pushing it, but i did not work. We manged to get it out by pulling it out, and then we inserted a dummy card. This made the eject mechanism function again, and when I inserted my card again it worked.

I had the same problem when I first put in my micro SD card. I had to pry it out with tweezers. Thanks to this thread, I got the idea that I could get the mechanism working. So, I worked the card in and out several times, pushing it all the way in with my nail and letting it snap back a bit (and prying it out again) until the mechanism became loose enough to work properly.

SD Card Issues

I'm having SD card issues. Suddenly the SD card isn't recognized; certain folders/files don't show up in the file manager. I also get a message when opening the camera, stating, "Please insert an SD card before using the camera." If I remove, then re-insert, the card reappears, but I get an error message that I removed it improperly. It reverts back to the initial problem soon after.
Please Help!!!

Unmount the SDcard,
Settings> SD card & storage > Unmount SD card
from there you'll click Format SD card..
You'll lose any data you have but since the card isnt reading anyways there isnt much else you can do to fix that.

Kemekill Products said:
Unmount the SDcard,
Settings> SD card & storage > Unmount SD card
from there you'll click Format SD card..
You'll lose any data you have but since the card isnt reading anyways there isnt much else you can do to fix that.
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This issue isn't a constant one; it reads the card properly most of the time. Is reformatting the only solution to this problem, or is there anything else I can try?

Well if it reads it some of the time the it seems like its a sd card slot that's the problem and not the card... MyTouch's have had some problems with fault sd card slots. You might look into sending it back to HTC and having it repaired seeing as it's most likely a hardware issue.

Kemekill Products said:
Well if it reads it some of the time the it seems like its a sd card slot that's the problem and not the card... MyTouch's have had some problems with fault sd card slots. You might look into sending it back to HTC and having it repaired seeing as it's most likely a hardware issue.
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that blows! i've only had the phone a couple months. this issue started happening recently, not the entire time i've had the phone. is there a way for me to test the slot on my own, without having to send it out?

SD Card Data
Since I've bought the T-Mobile myTouch 3G (1.2/LE) I've had reoccurring problems with the 8GB microSD card that came with the phone. It would randomly say that the card was blank, but a quick pop in and out of the slot fixed the problem. The problem has turned permanent now; my pop in/out method hasn't worked (it still comes up blank). When I insert the SD card into my standalone SD card reader it goes unrecognized; nothing happens (which is the standard reaction when plugging in the reader without a card).
I have another 2GB microSD card which works fine (on my phone and with the card reader), so the problem isn't the card reading mechanism. While in the SD card settings on my phone I hit "Format" by mistake I then clicked the "Erase" button in the following prompt, however nothing happened! Something strange is going on, which leads me to believe that there's a chance I can recover the lost data on the card. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Adam

adam79 said:
Since I've bought the T-Mobile myTouch 3G (the second version w/ the headphone jack, not the newest one with the slide out keyboard) I've had reoccurring problems with the 8GB microSD card that came with the phone. It would randomly say that the card was blank, but a quick pop in and out of the slot fixed the problem. The problem has turned permanent now; my pop in/out method hasn't worked (it still comes up blank). When I insert the SD card into my standalone SD card reader it goes unrecognized; nothing happens (which is the standard reaction when plugging in the reader without a card).
I have another 2GB microSD card which works fine (on my phone and with the card reader), so the problem isn't the card reading mechanism. While in the SD card settings on my phone I hit "Format" by mistake I then clicked the "Erase" button in the following prompt, however nothing happened! Something strange is going on, which leads me to believe that there's a chance I can recover the lost data on the card. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Adam
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Probably a bad sdcard. It happens. Reformat and try it again. If that fails then get a new sdcard.
By the way, I'm merging with a similar post that you made a couple of months ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=692071
I'm trying to keep this forum clean and organized you know.

Now the 2GB card got erased! It was called "2GB," Now it's blank (besides a directory called "LOST.DIR" w/ nothing in it) and called "NO NAME."
Do you think the phone could be causing this to keep happening? This is how it started w/ the 8GB card until it eventually stopped being recognized at all. Is the SD format supposed to be FAT32?
Thanks,
-Adam

SD Card Slot now non-functional

Looking for help on Card Reader problem.
1. Qtek S200 was working great - no known issues.
2. Screen broke after dropping device.
3. Replaced screen, all functions are a "GO" except SD Card Reader.
4. Card Reader Slot not recognizing any SD Cards to include original.
5. All SD cards test good, assuming Card Reader is culprit
6. Checked for bent pins, dust buildup, or broken solder joints
7. Everything looks good nothing visually wrong
8. Hard Reset and tried several new ROMs in case of corruption. No help.
The final observation I made was when the screen is timed out, and I insert a card into the slot... the screen does light up as though the reader is recognizing a card being put in, but it cannot see it. When I check SETTINGS > SYTEM > MEMORY > STORAGE CARD it still says "Not Installed".
I guess I'm out of luck... anyone else have any ideas?

i have the same problem os card slot exactly like u except i didn't change my screen yet