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Title: micro sd problems?
Post by: bonus41 on November 29, 2011, 12:32:56 PM

well i picked up a micro sd card at sears awhile ago and i could never get it to work (may be a simple problem) i have worked a lot with Sony memory stiks and some sd's but never micro sd cards and none of my computers can recognize them? i tried on all of my three computers (Microsoft 98, xp and vista) but i can't get the computers to even read the stick? is this a simple fix? or am u doing something wrong?

geez how many questions did i ask now :o lol

thanks for the help 

Title: Re: micro sd problems?
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on November 29, 2011, 02:03:20 PM

You are trying to read it with the card plugged into an micro SD to SD card adapter right? (Sorry gotta ask the obvious first)

If you are I'd be taking it back to where you got it and having it exchanged, sounds like a bad card.

(http://wme.my/images/KINGSTON-MICROSD-CARD-R43578-0.jpg)

Title: Re: micro sd problems?
Post by: bonus41 on November 30, 2011, 01:20:50 PM

i have the adapter that looks like an SD card... my friend who has a good quality one works on her computer but does not work on any of mine i don't know what the problem is?

Title: Re: micro sd problems?
Post by: InmemoryofRomeo on November 30, 2011, 01:36:09 PM

So you have a different brand of micro SD card to the adapter? Perhaps that is causing an issue, although it is unlikely, the pins may not be contacting properly. Do you have a camera the card will work in, if you do you might be able to reformat it with your camera then try it again in your computer.

Title: Re: micro sd problems?
Post by: PleoPet on December 02, 2011, 11:35:29 AM

What is the size/capacity of the micro SD card?

If it is 4GB or larger, it requires a SD card reader that can handle the larger "SDHC" cards.

This is not the plastic adapter, it is the computer itself, or wherever you insert the full sized SD card adapter.

> i tried on all of my three computers (Microsoft 98, xp and vista) ...
Those are older computers. If the SD card reader is builtin to the computer/laptop, then they may not handle SDHC (>4GB) cards.

In general you will have fewer problems if you use 2GB or smaller SD cards (full sized for old Pleos, micro SD for PleoRB)

If you have a 4GB or larger card, it should work in the PleoRB, but you may need to buy a new USB adapter that handles SDHC cards.

Good luck

Title: Re: micro sd problems?
Post by: bonus41 on December 04, 2011, 01:15:46 PM

its a Maxell 4 gb card and reader (same company) i'm trying to load it with a Lexar media jumpdrive trio its pretty old i use on old sony memory stiks and it works on sd's as well