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sd card question

ok this is kind of wierd but i bought my wizard from a friend. she formated the card to get all the stuff off. and by the time it gets into my hands it doesnt work anymore. the sd cards in the slot and my phone doesnt know its there, also activesync doesnt know its there. so does any one know if there is anything i can do to fix this myself?????? some program or mod?????
but now that i think about it another question comes to mind. is it that card or my phone just f-ed up have know clue????
ok i just read some before this one and my sd is real and its in a 8125 if that helps

The card probably just needs to be reformatted again. The easiest way would be to put it in a card reader and reformat it with your computer. Formatting it with a digital camera sometimes works too if you don't have a card reader.

great idea but each time i put the sd card in something i doesnt act right, for example in my wii, "cant read sd card" in my camra, without it i loads find but when i put it in the on light just comes on, the screen doesnt even come up lol, i put it in my printer/fax it said "error error" with the light flashing im not giving the up on it 10 bucks for a 2gb come on who else does that. anyway i'm also sry for post in the forum didnt see the accessories link, i got so happy to find this place i forgot forum manners.

Sounds like the only thing you have left to try is the card reader. If you don't have one, the easiest thing you can try is to download and install on your phone WM5 Storage, you can get it here - http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/wm5torage.shtml. Then activate it before you connect your phone to the usb cable and it will detect it as a mass storage device and allow you to format it again, as long as the cards not bad.

Was it formatted on an 'oldish' PC or laptop because it may have been formatted to the wrong spec as anything above 1Gb needs a version 2.0 formatter.
Browse the SD manufacturers sites for an SD format utilty (Toshiba, Sandisk, etc) they can sometimes recover them.

wow thank i dont have one but i was just going to take it to office depot and ask if they can do it for me but that cool

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Sounds like the only thing you have left to try is the card reader. If you don't have one, the easiest thing you can try is to download and install on your phone WM5 Storage, you can get it here - http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/wm5torage.shtml. Then activate it before you connect your phone to the usb cable and it will detect it as a mass storage device and allow you to format it again, as long as the cards not bad.
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Thanks for the tip! I thought that my sd card slot on my phone was jacked up. It worked for me!

Transcend 8GB Class 6 Micro SDHC - $14 shipped @NewEgg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208453
Not 16gb, but a heckuva deal for a speedy card.
No idea how long this deal is good for, but I just picked up 3 of 'em...

Very good deal, just picked it up hmhm
Kewlj1313

Damn I just jumped on the bandwagon and bought one lol

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Damn I just jumped on the bandwagon and bought one lol
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LoL, luckily these things are cheap, this makes like 3 2GB microSDs, 2 4GB microSDs, and now 1 8GB microSD, luckily I've got lots of electronics that they'll work with hmhm
Kewlj1313

Ordered this on Jan 4th for 16.99 shipped, it's a good card just got it today highly recommend it especially at that price.

I just bought one for 14.99 w/shipping from newegg.
Someone said that this card was not being read by the Proven 1.10 can anyone confirm this.
Also I am replacing my current Adata 8gig cl 6 for the mere reason that my device does not recognize it in bootloader mode. I hate to flash from activesync. You all can flash roms and radios through this sd card right? No problems?

Just got my in yesterday... so far so good...

Picked one of these up a week or so a go and it works great!

I did some searching is there any other way to format the memory card to FAT32 other than with a card reader? One more question is this memory card already formatted FAT32?

it doesn't matter. reformat the card. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REFORMAT THE CARD.
Factory formatting is always screwy. And I'm pretty sure there is an app to format a memory card on winmo...but I'm not sure.
But yea this card is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!

aceofspades1217 said:
it doesn't matter. reformat the card. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REFORMAT THE CARD.
Factory formatting is always screwy. And I'm pretty sure there is an app to format a memory card on winmo...but I'm not sure.
But yea this card is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
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yeah I dont have a card reader.. so thats why im asking about any programs out there..

Anyone hear of any SDHC cards not working on the Raph? I have a camera that likes some SDHC but not others. It's not so much by brand as by model. Just curious if it was just me or are there others?

To format your card plug your device to your PC as a "Disk Drive" and format your card via My Computer.
Voila.

Just jumped on this deal. Thanks.

Got mine today. Making separate cards for my Android work for the Kaiser and Raphael, plus another with just media on it. They seem to transfer a lot faster than my class 2 cards.

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To format your card plug your device to your PC as a "Disk Drive" and format your card via My Computer.
Voila.
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Umm sorry but how do you plug you device so that the PC can read it as a "Disk Drive"?

When I plug my data cable in it automatically gives me the option to
Auto Sync
Disk Drive
Internet Sharing
choose Disk Drive if applicable, should allow you to see it in My Computer on your desktop now as a physical disk drive.

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When I plug my data cable in it automatically gives me the option to
Auto Sync
Disk Drive
Internet Sharing
choose Disk Drive if applicable, should allow you to see it in My Computer on your desktop now as a physical disk drive.
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Hmmm yeah thats what I was curious about I looked on My Computer but it doesn't show it as a physical drive... any settings that I need to change?

Interesting, nope I don't think I had to do anything special. Does your cell phone read the card fine?

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Interesting, nope I don't think I had to do anything special. Does your cell phone read the card fine?
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Yeah it read its fine.. I just wanted to format it to FAT32 so I can flash it.. but ill play with it more when I get home..

Problems writing image to microSD

About a year ago, my wife got an NC and I installed CM7 on a microSD card. She loves the NC/CM7 combo. A week ago, I got a NC for my birthday. But I cannot get write the image to the microSD card. Any and all help would be appreciated.
My problem is that when I try to write the image to the card (on Win7, using three different image writers), I get the error message that says "Error in writing disk Disk 1, error 5, access is denied." I have browsed all the threads and searched them. I have also searched the internet. It seems that the problem is that something else is accessing the microSD card, or at least the image writer thinks that that is true, and write access is denied.
I have browsed all the NC threads on this board and searched the internet. It seems that the most common response was to use a different image writer. I have used WinImage, Win32DiskImager and RoadKill. I get the same error message on all of them. I have tried to track down what program/process might be accessing the card, and haven't found any. (Based on my reading in this forum, I have made sure that no Explorer window is open.)
The only advice I've read which I haven't tried yet is to use an external card reader. I have an HP G62 laptop with a built-in card reader. (And it was this system which I used to mod my wife's NC, so I know that the hardware used to work.) I would really like to NOT buy an external card reader, which is why I'm trying to track this down.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Particularly, is there a way in Win7 to identify any programs/processes which are accessing the microSD card?
TIA
Doug

Why do you NOT want to buy an external card reader? It is most likely the cause of your issue. They are cheap (less than $5) and readily available. EBay has them for 99¢.

brand of the sdcard?
Any tries with different cards?
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leapinlar said:
Why do you NOT want to buy an external card reader? It is most likely the cause of your issue. They are cheap (less than $5) and readily available. EBay has them for 99¢.
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I don't think I need another thing lying around that I'll use once. But if it solves the problem, I guess it is worth it.
Doug

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brand of the sdcard?
Any tries with different cards?
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It is a SanDisk 4gb Class 4. I think my next step is to get a new card and see if that works. If it doesn't, then I'll get an external card reader.
Doug

BrKrusty said:
It is a SanDisk 4gb Class 4. I think my next step is to get a new card and see if that works. If it doesn't, then I'll get an external card reader.
Doug
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SanDisk is absolutely compatible, so the brand is not an issue.
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BrKrusty said:
It is a SanDisk 4gb Class 4. I think my next step is to get a new card and see if that works. If it doesn't, then I'll get an external card reader.
Doug
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Since you are obviously using an SD adapter to be able to fit it into the PC card reader, that could be bad too. In fact some card adapters have a write protect switch on them to prevent accidental writing.
If you get an external micro card reader you can throw away that card adapter and have one less thing laying around.

leapinlar said:
Since you are obviously using an SD adapter to be able to fit it into the PC card reader, that could be bad too. In fact some card adapters have a write protect switch on them to prevent accidental writing.
If you get an external micro card reader you can throw away that card adapter and have one less thing laying around.
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Hmmm . . . I have gotten another microSD card (Sandisk 4gb Class 4); that didn't work -- got same error message. So I bought a microSD card reader. And I got the same error message. Win7 insists that something is accessing this microSD card at the same time I am trying to write the image onto it.
That just about exhausts the solutions I've come across in this forum and across the internet. So now back to the last question I asked in my original post:
Particularly, is there a way in Win7 to identify any programs/processes which are accessing the microSD card?
If there is a program/process accessing the card, I can terminate that process. Any help??
Doug

BrKrusty said:
Hmmm . . . I have gotten another microSD card (Sandisk 4gb Class 4); that didn't work -- got same error message. So I bought a microSD card reader. And I got the same error message. Win7 insists that something is accessing this microSD card at the same time I am trying to write the image onto it.
That just about exhausts the solutions I've come across in this forum and across the internet. So now back to the last question I asked in my original post:
Particularly, is there a way in Win7 to identify any programs/processes which are accessing the microSD card?
If there is a program/process accessing the card, I can terminate that process. Any help??
Doug
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I have solved the problem, by seemingly breaking several "rules."
First, after inserting the microSD card into the onboard reader (nestled into its adapter), I then removed the card without properly ejecting it then reinserted it. Second, I then used WinImage to write the image onto the card using the "Write" command (after choosing the disc under the "Disk" menu and opening the image using "File/Open," I then used "Disk/Write"). Everything seemed to work as it should -- the progress bar incremented up until the files were written 100% and all seems to work fine on the Nook.
Doug

Thanks
Many thanks to leapinlar and Rastaviper for helping me through the process of getting this to work. I am now the proud owner of a NookColor which can be booted into CM7.2.
Doug

SD card issues

My Yoga Book always says that my SD card is missing and I need to reinstall it. I install it as part of the internal storage, this might be the issue. I have gone through three different brands, Samsung microsd card does not work at all for me. Simply will not read, says it is incompatible. The other two work for about a couple hours but then I will reboot and sudenly it will not read and say it is not inserted, when it is. So frustrating. Also when the microsd card is unreadable, I have the second issue of the Book not coming back on after it sleeps or when the screen times out. To get the screen to come back on I have to take out the microsd card and the screen will come right on, but than says " the is no sd card, please insert." Any one else having this issue? I really want to like this little machine but it seems REALLY underbaked.
I have an idea of what is happening with my cards. I have a very good Samsung microsd but the machine first said "This card is too slow" !!! I set up the microsd card as "internal" storage not media storage. Well, the Book formats the card, uses it but on reboot it looses the card and says the card is either "not in" or, the card is "not compatible". So I try to reformat but the Book will not format it and neither will my PC or any other device. I keep getting that the micro sd card is now "write protected" or "cannot format raw data", so now I have two expensive micro sd cards that are completely useless and I am very very upset. I have one other card I can try to use in the Book and format it as "media" instead of "internal" but Im afraid it might raw format it too and Im stuck. AAARRGGHH. Any ideas on how to re-format these micro sd cards?

Hi! Any update regarding the issue? Would be really glad to know if you have resolved it as I am currently experiencing something similar with my Yoga Book (Windows). I have a 128GB microsd and sometimes it suddenly stops recognising it. I've never had the too slow error though. My card was formatted using NTFS.
Wondering whether the card tray design is bad, and if the card gets displaced when moving around. I'll try another card, and will update this post later.

Android must be formatted to fat32, although the best way is to format it in a Android device like your phone if needed. Not sure about your other issues. Is there an update from Lenovo maybe. My card reader is just fine. #knockonwood

31stfreak said:
Hi! Any update regarding the issue? Would be really glad to know if you have resolved it as I am currently experiencing something similar with my Yoga Book (Windows). I have a 128GB microsd and sometimes it suddenly stops recognising it. I've never had the too slow error though. My card was formatted using NTFS.
Wondering whether the card tray design is bad, and if the card gets displaced when moving around. I'll try another card, and will update this post later.
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Sadly I ended up buying a new microsd card. My two cards that I started with are still un accessible and useless. I format it to Fat32 and inserted into the YogaBook and designated the card as media. It's been working great ever since. Still annoyed that I am out $100 worth of micro SD cards
Good luck to you. I have the Android version.

brie987 said:
Sadly I ended up buying a new microsd card. My two cards that I started with are still un accessible and useless. I format it to Fat32 and inserted into the YogaBook and designated the card as media. It's been working great ever since. Still annoyed that I am out $100 worth of micro SD cards
Good luck to you. I have the Android version.
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Hi! (In my case) I think it was due to the "thickness" or dimensions of the microSD. I had one that was slightly thicker than the original card I was using for the Yoga Book. I swapped them, and haven't had any problem since then. Sorry to hear that you had to shell out another $100. That really sucks. Mine was sheer luck. (Thanks to the added "chunk.")
Hope this bit of info will be useful for other YB owners.

Unfortunately I can confirm that ;/
In my case I observed the same...
I have a model with windows. It's EXTREMELY slow! Generally, no just the SD card. Almost impossible to work on it. Lenovo sucks!
According to the SC slot I've tried many different SD cards and always the same... Time of copying 2GB file, calculated by windows, about 672 hours... Only...
This is my second computer from Lenovo, and the last one.

If you're migrating files, try doing small amounts and copy not cut and paste. Otherwise just take the card out and do it on a more robust pc.

dr_harnas said:
In my case I observed the same...
I have a model with windows. It's EXTREMELY slow! Generally, no just the SD card. Almost impossible to work on it. Lenovo sucks!
According to the SC slot I've tried many different SD cards and always the same... Time of copying 2GB file, calculated by windows, about 672 hours... Only...
This is my second computer from Lenovo, and the last one.
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I'm using an SD card and it seems to be running fine. Are you using it for something that needs regular access to your SD card? Like, installing Windows or a program on it? Because that will make transferring to and from the SD card very slow, or at least a lot slower than what it would usually be. The technology in the Yoga Book's SD card slot is old, so it can't handle stressful situations.

Hi, Thanks for your answers,
My main HD has 64GB, its not a lot of, so I thought about changing location of My Documents and all my files on the SD card. But after setting of paths to SD the computer froze due to it couldn't read SD fast enough.
So, I decided to move my personal folders back and tried to move files manually.
But the situation is the same :/
Don't you think that transferring of files on the another computer to SD card has no sens??
It is needed for me to move files from YB to another computer, so while I can't do it than the SD slot and whole Yoga Book is totally useless for me.
Do you think, guys, that it is possible to install Android on it?? There is a possibility to boot from the external USB-CD or just USB, but I couldn't find the Android version for YB.
Maybe with Android it will work??
Did someone of you tried to do it??
Thanks

dr_harnas said:
Hi, Thanks for your answers,
My main HD has 64GB, its not a lot of, so I thought about changing location of My Documents and all my files on the SD card. But after setting of paths to SD the computer froze due to it couldn't read SD fast enough.
So, I decided to move my personal folders back and tried to move files manually.
But the situation is the same :/
Don't you think that transferring of files on the another computer to SD card has no sens??
It is needed for me to move files from YB to another computer, so while I can't do it than the SD slot and whole Yoga Book is totally useless for me.
Do you think, guys, that it is possible to install Android on it?? There is a possibility to boot from the external USB-CD or just USB, but I couldn't find the Android version for YB.
Maybe with Android it will work??
Did someone of you tried to do it??
Thanks
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I did delete Windows 10 and try install Android, however, I was not successful in getting it usable. So right now, Android is a no-go for those who have the Windows 10 version (although, you can install emulators that allow you to run Android apps). I usually try to minimise how many things I have on my Yoga Book - keeping apps to a minimum, and I've got my Downloads and Documents on my SD card and it's fine. Maybe your SD card is an old one?

Believe me, I've tried all possibilities, which came to my head
I bought three different SD cards (actually I have SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-II, 128GB, formated in exFat) and nothing.
I tried also to run linux, and I noticed a small difference in relation to Win10, that in linux the copying process is pending all the time, while Win10 is breaking the process every time and ordering me remove the write protection.

Hi guys,
I found a solution!!!
I don't know why, but I created two 64GB partitions (almost, just 50% and 50%) on the card and formatted as a fat32 and.... Suddenly it works!
Thanks for your attention!

Has anyone tried the 200GB or 265GB micro SD cards yet? google search seems indicate that it might work but not able to get any concrete proof.
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Yes, I use a Samsung 256GB micro SD card fine in my YB. Insert it and format it using the YB and it'll format it as FAT32. Only problem with that is I need to convert/compress my larger than 4GB movie files to something smaller.

thanks to PPC_Ed's confirmation, I ordered a 200GB drive and was able to get it working on my Yoga Book Android.

512GB SD card
Grooby97 said:
Has anyone tried the 200GB or 265GB micro SD cards yet? google search seems indicate that it might work but not able to get any concrete proof.
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I bought a cheap 512GB sd card on eBay for less than $12 from China. I have stored tons of stuff on it. Downloaded a 1080p movie onto it using the adapter on my laptop and the lap top wanted to fix issues. It did, and everything still is fine. It actually might not be 512gb, but I have more than 200gb on it and it works fine - no speed issues at all. Android still reports 512gb total capacity (499 gb). I couldn't be happier with the $12 spent.

SD card not detected

I have the Yoga book with windows, and recently I had to remove my micro SD card to use in another device. Now the tablet simply acts as though the port is empty, even though the card is in it. Help?

Check the card in another machine and make sure it’s formatted as fat. The yoga book is a little picky. I had to buy a brand new card for mine. They do go bad after a time...

Victory
Hi,
I have been posting about this issue everywhere, and with lack of ideas, i started trying different microSd cards i had laying around.
And 1 card was recognized, that was format as Fat32 with a special default allocation value, that i used for Wii U. I can't tell you what default allocation, because I don't know how to see it, but as soon as i will i will post it.
The good thing is that it just worked. And i tried so manny things..... I even went so far as to reinstall windows....
fredsav said:
Hi,
I want to update this topic because I have the same issue on my Yoga Book Windows 10 Pro 1809.
It's a second hand and it's totally refreshed with a new Win10 version with yoga book drivers (cf https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823). I don't know how it worked before.
All is functional and up-to-date.
I have a microSD Samsung Evo + 128Go (which is a 32Go I think, a counterfeit but it's not the subject). it's recognized by the system, the drive appears and write/read is OK (but long).
I bought yesterday a SanDisk Ultimate Pro 128Go class 10 U3. But it's not recognized by Windows...
1/ When I insert the tray with the card, I can hear the Windows sound when you connect something. So Windows "knows" that there's somethinh new.
2/ Briefly I see the connexion icon on the right-bottom of the desktop, but it disappears quickly. No other sound.
3/ Drive letter is not visible and in computer management, there's no additional drive, only the internal drive.
4/ In device management, there's a line (SD controller host or something like that) with a yellow symbol, error code 10. But I can't fix it, Windows update finds nothing more.
5/ When I pull the tray, the disconnection sound can be heard.
6/ SDcard is OK on another PC and I tried all format types (exFAT, FAT32, NTFS) but same issue.
7/ Note that I have a Yoga Book with Android (so the same hardware I think) and this card was recognized and full functional...
I tried to install Realtek driver (as topic https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Yoga-Book-Android/Yoga-Book-SD-Card-limitation/td-p/3481360/page/2 ) but nothing more, this driver is not activated in device management. Same issue.
Even if I use the other card Samsung which is recognized, the RealTek driver is not activated.
I have to uninstall something before ? There's a conflict somewhere ?
I'm lost... Thanks for your help !
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