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Bad memory card problem! |
Fat Man
Joined: Apr 27, 2007
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i all, i have a problem, so i figured i would come here..
i recently bought a 4gb pro duo card for my Sony K750i off ebay for about £30, it was working great untill i tried to put a substantial amount of music on it (1gb) but only a handful of the songs would acctualy play, i cant quite remember the error message, but it was something along the lines of "failed to play media file."
feeling rather worried, i went to google. i took advice from a website (http://ilari.scheinin.fidisk.fi/blog/?p=20) and formatted the card using the "format ext. memory" function in the file manager.
however, when i lthen conected my phone to the computer, (via USB lead) the folders that the phone uses had not been re-created, as someone on here had said it should. (I read this somewhere yesterday.)
i have tried formatting it again to no avail, i have even tried copying the files from the memory card that came with the phone. (it just said the file had become corropt when viewed in windows.
and another thing, it wouldn't work with my mum's belkin memory card reader, it just crashed explorer :S
sorry if that was a bit long...
thanks in advance!
EDIT: i have tried re-creating all the files that are on my 64mb stick (that works) manualy, only for it to say they are currupt.
(i tried posting in the Memory stick FAQ thread, to no avail) |
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A L 3 X
Joined: Dec 20, 2006
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From: Yorkshire Phone: iPhone 3G
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are you sure you havent got a fake MS duo?
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ZawngEK
Joined: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 25
From: India
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i would not use such a big card with a k750 in the first place
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Fat Man
Joined: Apr 27, 2007
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On 2007-04-30 18:13:35, palex wrote:
are you sure you havent got a fake MS duo?
sure, it was working fine, up until said format..
i had ~30 mp3s on it and ~30 photos working fine...
On 2007-04-30 18:17:21, ZawngEK wrote:
i would not use such a big card with a k750 in the first place
i have noticed it is running a tiny bit slower.. but that is all..
is that the only consern?
[ This Message was edited by: Fat Man on 2007-04-30 17:45 ] |
A L 3 X
Joined: Dec 20, 2006
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From: Yorkshire Phone: iPhone 3G
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yes it could be ecause fake ones are usually cheap smaller ones hex-edited to look like they are bigger and hwne you format it doesnt know if its a 4gig or whatever size.
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Fat Man
Joined: Apr 27, 2007
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On 2007-04-30 19:01:22, palex wrote:
yes it could be ecause fake ones are usually cheap smaller ones hex-edited to look like they are bigger and hwne you format it doesnt know if its a 4gig or whatever size.
is there anyway to tell for sure?
in windows it says 4gb, as well as in the phone..
oh dear.. :s
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A L 3 X
Joined: Dec 20, 2006
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urm theres a guide somewhere but not sure where :S
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umerhayat
Joined: Feb 27, 2005
Posts: 285
From: Pakistan
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Did you got warranty for card . Fake cards usually die after you try to copy data on them and message come
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bodum
Joined: Aug 14, 2005
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From: Malaysia
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chances are it's fake. but you could try formatting it using your pc first, like a normal hard drive? then inserting into your phone and reformatting it into your phone's format? |
umerhayat
Joined: Feb 27, 2005
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From: Pakistan
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Yes its a good idea
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Fat Man
Joined: Apr 27, 2007
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how do i format it using my PC?
ill have to try it out...
unfortunatly, i think i left it at my dad's house.. :s
ill get back to you all...
thanks all!
EDIT: I just got an email through saying the seller's ebay account has been disabled due to him having too bad feedback, (or something) so now im fairly sure it is a fake...
i have filed a complaint and warn you all of the dangers of fakes!
[ This Message was edited by: Fat Man on 2007-05-03 17:56 ] |
umerhayat
Joined: Feb 27, 2005
Posts: 285
From: Pakistan
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its sad.thats why i do not shop online
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arien617
Joined: Feb 01, 2006
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@Fat Man
If tou still want to try a format on the card, download Sony's memory stick formatter program from their site.
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Posted: 2007-04-30 18:11
