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Problem with MiniSD card

Anyone ever had a problem with their O2 XDA Mini S not recognising a mini SD card?
I got a 512MB one on Thursday (not a cheapo one, a SanDisk bought from the O2 shop), and when I put it in (with the device on), nothing happened. If I went to Settings > System > Storage Card, it said "Not inserted".
Ok, I thought, maybe it needs formatted somehow. Couldn't find an option for that. So I thought maybe reseting the device, but that didn't work either. I took the card out and put it back in, and it instantly showed up this time.
Anyway, all was fine over the next 2 days, till last night - I was messing about with TomTom 6 (which is on my SD card) before I went to bed last night, and all was ok. I exited the app, I put the phone on charge and when I got up this morning and started TomTom I got "No maps found". This was because when I checked Memory > Storage Card, it said "Not inserted". Popped the card out, put it back in, works fine.
Any seen this behaviour before, and do you think it's more likely to be a problem with the device or the card?
Cheers

I had the same problem with a 2GB MiniSD after checking with varius programs I just removed and re-inserted the card. It was detected immediately and has worked fine since (if it has not I've just done the remove and re-insert thing).

Was it an expensive one or a cheap one? I've read on here people have had issues with really chep Mini SD cards. My O2 was a little unstable for a bit when I got my 2GB card. But then I paid £45 for 2 of the blighters from eBay so it wasn't surprising. Currently it seems OK though.

2nd line of my post:
"not a cheapo one, a SanDisk bought from the O2 shop"

markmcrobie said:
2nd line of my post:
"not a cheapo one, a SanDisk bought from the O2 shop"
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I had this same problem. I fixed it by removing the miniSD card from the wizard. Then soft reset the device. THen turn it back on. Wait for it to fully boot back up and re-insert the card. Also, do you have a card reader you can test the card on to make sure its the phone, not the card?

Seems ok in my card reader, but then it was only in it for 5 mins.

No SD Card inserted

Hi All,
I just turned the phone off and then on again and when it turned on I got an error message saying warning! no sd card inserted. There was one in the phone and it seemed to work fine after that. It does it nearly every time I reboot the phone.
Is this normal?
Thanks.

Well, it has happened to me a couple of times. Just remove the battery and jerk the memory card a bit and it should work again.

just make sure the microsd card is inserted properly. When you push it in it should do a click

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

[Q] SD Card crashed?

You guys are the most helpful!
My 16gb sandisk micro sd card is no longer being recognized. I booted my HTC HD2 in Android and mounted the sd card to transfer pics to my pc. Just then I got a call coming in and the phone immediately became unresponsive. I kept getting the force close message but I couldn't stop it (it seemed to be in a loop) So I unsafely disconnected the phone from the pc, took out the battery and rebooted it. It started up in windows, but when I went to check for the sd card it could no longer be found. I pull out the card put it back more than twice, and yet the phone failed to recognize my memory card.
Please help me guys

put the sd card into a card reader, connect to your pc and if if its recognised there, it might be a dying card I've lost 1 16GB and an 8GB in 18 months with my hd2
If the pc recognises the card with no error save the date, reformat to primary partition fat 32 using Easeus free edition, also try the phone without the card

Thank u
Hey ..I really do appreciate the time u took to respond. Funny I was thinking the same thing....I broke my old card reader, now I have to get another another on from Amazon.com. As soon as I can lay my hands on one that is gonna be my first move.
Again, thanks a bunch.
P.S
Sadly I feel like an idiot for not backing up my sd card...(more than 3000 photos on there )

wartibobo said:
You guys are the most helpful!
My 16gb sandisk micro sd card is no longer being recognized. I booted my HTC HD2 in Android and mounted the sd card to transfer pics to my pc. Just then I got a call coming in and the phone immediately became unresponsive. I kept getting the force close message but I couldn't stop it (it seemed to be in a loop) So I unsafely disconnected the phone from the pc, took out the battery and rebooted it. It started up in windows, but when I went to check for the sd card it could no longer be found. I pull out the card put it back more than twice, and yet the phone failed to recognize my memory card.
Please help me guys
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After trying the SD Card thru a card reader and if it still doesn't work/recognize it - then your mobile (hd2's)windows is corrupted - coz the same happened with me thrice and ultimately I took it back to the HTC service centre and they re installed the windows 6.5 and since then everythings is working normally and there is no problem with the SD Card anymore, but your old card becomes thrash and you'll have to get a new card :0)

johnerz said:
put the sd card into a card reader, connect to your pc and if if its recognised there, it might be a dying card I've lost 1 16GB and an 8GB in 18 months with my hd2
If the pc recognises the card with no error save the date, reformat to primary partition fat 32 using Easeus free edition, also try the phone without the card
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Same here. Lost a sd-card recently but probably due to my own fault.
The card was difficult to get out of the reader (Yup, it seems there is some tolerance on the size) so I had to use some small tweezers.
I finally managed to get it out without any visual damage but after inserting it in the HD2 it couldn't see it anymore, neither in the cardreader afterwards.
What I think is that I had physically bent the card and broke the connections to the actual memory chip.
Some good advice on memory cards and I can't stress this out enough especially for dedicated photo equipment. Instead of buying a 16GB card buy 2 x 8GB and from a known seller and known brand.
The best and probably worst experience example that I can give is from a couple who were on their honeymoon and lost all of their pictures because of a el-cheapo 8GB memorycard.
For a phone it is something else but I made a custom out of it to create a map on my c-drive called sd-card phone. Ok it is not a every week copy but it is handy to have the data on my pc and on my phone.

X10 doesn't start (SD card or SIM failure)

Hello,
I have one issue with my X10: It was not starting, after removing the battery and waiting some time it started again but than at a moment was dead again. I went to the service center, they checked it and when I got it back it was working. After inserting SIM card and SD card (I gave it to the service without SD card) it died again. Went back to the service, they said is OK, got it back and it's still dead when inserting the SIM card. I am wondering if in the service they tested it with SIM card. I am already fed-up with this issue, I had the phone away in service for 2 weeks now. Ho can I convince them that my phone is dead and they need to replace it (it is still under warranty)? I tried even at home to re install the software with SEUS/Emma and stil the same, it doesn't start with SIM card in it.
Any suggestions welcome...
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

Have you tried starting it without SD card?
If it still fails to boot you should try another sim. If you don't have one go to the shop of your service provider and ask if they want to test your phone there. With and without sim.
Sent from my SO-01C using XDA App

Tried all options. What is strange is that after a while (few hours) phone without SIM and SD card starts. I am checking with another SIM maybe the problem is because of the SIM.
Mugur
http://mugur-ionecu.ro/tag/xperia

I had a issue where my SD got lightly scratched leaving it damaged.
My x10 would not start i replaced it with a newer one and bam problem solved.

Recommendations can insert the sim card to see another family, SD card can take a look at other tests to see
If you still can not read, recommended direct repair, as is still under warranty
I have met a SIM card chip can not read too ~ ~