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SD Card Wont Format
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| My Meridain Gold has a 32 meg SD card in it and for some reasoon doesnt
want to be formatted anymore? When I format it locks up the GPS with a
blank screen.
Every few times I change maps or data in general on the card I format it.
Now for some reason it wont format in the GPS or in a card reader on my
computer.
Is it dead or do you think I can save it some how?
Its an older card and I have a new one in the GPS now but for the sake of
knowing...............
Thanks
Hal
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| Jack Erbes 2006-11-06, 10:33 pm |
| Hal wrote:
> My Meridain Gold has a 32 meg SD card in it and for some reasoon doesnt
> want to be formatted anymore? When I format it locks up the GPS with a
> blank screen.
> Every few times I change maps or data in general on the card I format it.
> Now for some reason it wont format in the GPS or in a card reader on my
> computer.
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> Is it dead or do you think I can save it some how?
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> Its an older card and I have a new one in the GPS now but for the sake of
> knowing...............
I had a SD card that did the same thing a couple of years ago and I send
it back to the maker (Lexar) and they replaced it. It had a 5 year
warranty if I remember right.
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)
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| Ron Hunter 2006-11-07, 4:33 am |
| Hal wrote:
> My Meridain Gold has a 32 meg SD card in it and for some reasoon doesnt
> want to be formatted anymore? When I format it locks up the GPS with a
> blank screen.
> Every few times I change maps or data in general on the card I format it.
> Now for some reason it wont format in the GPS or in a card reader on my
> computer.
>
> Is it dead or do you think I can save it some how?
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> Its an older card and I have a new one in the GPS now but for the sake of
> knowing...............
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> Thanks
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> Hal
First, make sure the write lock tab hasn't gotten moved to 'lock'
position. This can happen during inserting, removing a card.
If it is dead, it is no great loss, with 2GB cards selling for under $40!
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