[Q] Kingston Micro SD card not detected by Leo - HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, apologies if there's another thread on this.. I did a search and combed through 8 pages and couldn't find any reply.. Anyways.
I'd like to run Android on my phone, so I purchased this microSD card from Amazon:
Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card SDC4/8GB
And I loaded it up with Froyo Sense and I insert it into my phone, and nothing happens, the card is not detected.. I did format the whole card to FAT32 before loading up Android, maybe that's the problem? Any help is appreciated.. Thank you.
Mil

Also I forgot to mention in my initial post that I am using a TMOUS phone but it is unlocked for ATT..
Thanks
Mil

bought the card off ebay?..may be a knock-off?

pakure said:
bought the card off Amazon?..may be a knock-off?
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Correction

I think if you're running Android from the SD card (which is the case with HD2) you should have got a higher class SD card (class 6 or higher). Otherwise theoretically class 4 would be sufficient. Additionally there are other reports - just google it - from people complaining from kingston class 4 sd cards being not recognized...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646731&page=7

Thanks all, I just went ahead and bought a Transcend class 8 8GB off Amazon instead!

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Shift compatible sd cards

Does the shift support the SDHC Class 6 Memory Card or just the standart sd memory card?
If yes what which one do you recommend? Thanks
I hope so! I have a 16gb SD card coming on Wedenesday!!!
I read somewhere else (it was a review on the internet) that an 8gb SDHC card was used to test movie playback and there were no issues.
I'll report back here on Wed/Thurs regarding my findings with a 16gb SDHC Class6
it does, I have one and it workes like a charm.
Yep, mine work a treat. Not a fast as I hope as I bought a Class 6 16gb SDHC. Most I've seen is 3.4MB/sec (writing) when its in the slot. If I use the SDHC card in the USB adapter I purchased, I see 14-16MB/sec!
benktlottie said:
Yep, mine work a treat. Not a fast as I hope as I bought a Class 6 16gb SDHC. Most I've seen is 3.4MB/sec (writing) when its in the slot. If I use the SDHC card in the USB adapter I purchased, I see 14-16MB/sec!
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I've just bought a 4GB Kingston SDHC class 6 and I'm gutted as the Shift isnt picking it up at all. Tried a standard 256MB I had lying around and it works no problem. Anyone else had problems?
what brand?
benktlottie said:
Yep, mine work a treat. Not a fast as I hope as I bought a Class 6 16gb SDHC. Most I've seen is 3.4MB/sec (writing) when its in the slot. If I use the SDHC card in the USB adapter I purchased, I see 14-16MB/sec!
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What brand/model of 16 GB SDHC did you buy? I am looking for one compatible to buy...
I've an AData Class 6 16gb SDHC, and it works very well on my Shift.
Regards,
Dave
I can confirm the Transcend class 6 16GB SDHC card works fine as well.
ssaqu said:
What brand/model of 16 GB SDHC did you buy? I am looking for one compatible to buy...
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This one mate!
http://www.lowpricememory.co.uk/Inov8-16GB-Class6-SDHC-Memory-Card.html
Thank you for your response! Not expecting such a quick reply I have already bought one beeing convinced by the seller of the possibility of replacement in case it would not work properly...but it happened to be exactly the same card; what intuition !
When inserted, my SD card sticks out by about 3mm. Is this true for everybody, or have I been unlucky enough to have bought a 'long' SD?
R U joking? Don't worry it is like that...otherwise it would be rather hard to press it if you wanted to unplug it...relax my mate
?????
Flanimal said:
When inserted, my SD card sticks out by about 3mm. Is this true for everybody, or have I been unlucky enough to have bought a 'long' SD?
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??????????????????
it's normal don't worry.
Do these card work in Snapvue / WM6 mode?
hammerman44 said:
Do these card work in Snapvue / WM6 mode?
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No, they don't.
bugger, guess i'll have to wait for someone to poke around and work some magic !!
sdhc
my working ok when is in
16 gb sdhc Topram fromebay
BUT if you take that out
you have to reboot vista
any suggestion???
sdhc
my working ok when is in
16 gb sdhc Topram from ebay
BUT if you take that out
you have to reboot vista
any suggestion???
32 GB Topram sdhc class 6 - is this compatible?
I'm glad I searched this thread...i just found this 32GB sdhc class 6 card
http://www.buy.com/prod/topram-32gb-class-6-sdhc-high-speed-flash-memory-card-usb-2-0-sdhc/q/loc/101/210247368.html
Since no one has updated from a year ago on gerardo66 question,
Can anyone confirm if "TOPRAM" is a compatible make (or a reliable card)?
If not, is there a better manufacturer that anyone favors?
Transcend class 6 32GB SDHC on Shift
Just got my 32GB card today.
I can confirm the Transcend class 6 32GB SDHC card works fine as well (for the few hours I've had it in the Shift).
I am only getting 5MB/sec max write speed from stock HDD to SD card, read speed is fast though!

Polaris and Micro SDHC ???

Hi everbody, I'd like to know whether it is possible or not to extend the memory of my Polaris with micro SDHC card or only micro SD??!!
Thanks
stevedua said:
Hi everbody, I'd like to know whether it is possible or not to extend the memory of my Polaris with micro SDHC card or only micro SD??!!
Thanks
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Yes, the Polaris is compatible with microSDHC. I as well as many others are using 8GB microSDHC cards. Many people have asked this question, and its also listed in many online spec sheets as well as in the manual.
I can confirm the polaris WILL work with the MICRO SDHC because I'm using the 6gb SDHC. I heard it's capable of 32gb maximum.
16GB cards are on their way!
I am more interested in a MicroSD 8Gb Class 6 instead of 16Gb Class 4.
Polaris specs from HTC:
"Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)"
SD 2.0 = SDHC
Specification of SD define max 32GB
SDHC
Hi,
No problems, I use Sandisk 8GB microSDHC wit my Touch Cruise.
Yosi
I use a Sandisk 8g SDHC, class 4, and goes pretty well!!!
do have you view a real difference of speed (program run, take photo, Tomtom navigate) on a SDHC class 4 and a SDHC class 6 ?
(sorry for my english)
voxel said:
do have you view a real difference of speed (program run, take photo, Tomtom navigate) on a SDHC class 4 and a SDHC class 6 ?
(sorry for my english)
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I haven't seen any Class6 of 8 Gb MicroSDHC (maybe there is no one??). If i'm right 16gb microsdhc will be available in stores only from december
I don't have experience with changing to a class 6 card, I do have changing from a none classed micro sd to a class 4 micro sdhc card.
I noticed a performance boost specially in loading tomtom.
---Alex--- said:
I am more interested in a MicroSD 8Gb Class 6 instead of 16Gb Class 4.
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there will be no ANY differrence betwen class4 and 6 in phone
huge difference will be visible only in data coping on computer using card reader
fast memory cards were doveloped for cameras and other devices with fast readers - our phones are far from this
view this link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2590710#post2590710
The "class number" is for "speed write" and not "speed read".
An application that read data (map,photo,video...) on microSD class 4 or class 6 has same performance.
obviously sdhc class refer to write speed - that is definition
I just do not wite every time "write/read"
reading speed may increase, but it depends on card
it das not changing fact, that in HTC TC will be no visible difference betwen cards - but huge differnce will be in other devices
and yes, I did check it I have two Sandisk card - both read and write speed are different in my card readers (in both readers I have)
hi,what is different between class 4 class 6 of memory card?
paullu said:
hi,what is different between class 4 class 6 of memory card?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card#SDHC

problems with 16GB micro SDHC

Hello,
I'm now on my second 16GB micro SDHC card, the first one by CoreMicro, and this one by A-Data and both are having the same problem. My Rhodium, with a stock rom, will stop detecting the card after a random period of time, or really quickly if a program is constantly accessing the memory card, such as with music or an audio book.
This has never happened with my 8gb Transcent micro SDHC card, and since its happened twice with cards from 2 different manufacturers, i'm thinking its not the cards, but the Rhodium itself.
Does anyone know of anything that might be causing this problem or how to fix it?
Search First
Look at here please: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4031832&postcount=18
Regards.
Thank you for that. I guess we can add 2 more brands that dont work: A-Data and CoreMicro. Sigh...
Did you format the card accordingly?
Google panasonic sd format. Use that program as it formats the card correctly using the correct allocations.
auspex said:
Thank you for that. I guess we can add 2 more brands that dont work: A-Data and CoreMicro. Sigh...
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I've been using a 16gb A-Data card for a few months with no real problems.
auspex said:
Thank you for that. I guess we can add 2 more brands that dont work: A-Data and CoreMicro. Sigh...
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Ramsfan_Jim said:
I've been using a 16gb A-Data card for a few months with no real problems.
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I have been using a 16 gb A-Data as well, on my VZN (CDMA) TP2 without problems.
John
My A-Data 16GB class 6 card caused no problems in normal use or with Navigon 7. The problems only occured in MP3 playback, but for that use where very reproducible.
Eric
Eric Walter said:
My A-Data 16GB class 6 card caused no problems in normal use or with Navigon 7. The problems only occured in MP3 playback, but for that use where very reproducible.
Eric
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Good I just bought one. Decided to buy it over the transcend although my transcend 8gb worked better than my adata 8gb. Seems to be the opposite going on by what people have been saying on the thread. Will check back in if there is a problem with it.
I have been using a RiData 16 GB Class 6 for over a month without a problem on a Telus TP2
I would think it is a problem with the TP2.
I used my Adata 16GbC6 in the TP2 and had problems. Stuck it in my Canon camera and had no problems with it at all.
RMAed replacement arrives from AData today. Will see if I did in fact have a fault card. Doubt it.
I have a Verizon TP2 and am using an A-Data 16GB class 6 card with no problems. Heck, I didn't even format it before use.
I am having similar problems with a sandisk 16 GB class 2 on a Verizon TP 2. I'd like to try a newer Sandisk however to see whether that helps it. I can't find any class 6 Sandisks though. Are they not out yet?
I had a sandisk 16gb card which was fine, but somehow it got corrupted so I bought an ADATA card. it works fine EXCEPT I CANNOT flash roms off it. my device doesnt see it at bootup. very strange (so I have to install ROMS off an older card).
Any thoughts anyone?
sdlopez83 said:
Good I just bought one. Decided to buy it over the transcend although my transcend 8gb worked better than my adata 8gb. Seems to be the opposite going on by what people have been saying on the thread. Will check back in if there is a problem with it.
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YuP to quote myself...
I can confirm that I am having the same problems with my a-data 16 gig card class 6..
Problem: Can't flash from sd card with 8 gig nor from the 16 gig class 6.
The transcend card and sandisk it works like it should.
Anyone else have this problem from a-data

Updating the MicroSD?

Hi
I bought a 4gig MicroSD and would like to know the steps to update the SD please
Update?
All you need to do is take off the back, pull out the old card, and plug in the new one.
If you want to keep the contents of the old card, just drag the contents to your PC first, then swap the card, and copy the contents back.
update = install a bigger one
tx
take the old out
put the new in =D
thats all you need to do
Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
You should turn off the phone OR unmount the SDCard before remove it.
TX .. I thought there was some wierd partitioning and formatting and so.
tx to all the help
ppirate said:
Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
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i hope not because i just bought 16gb class 4 from ebay for £14 ( around $28 )
Ill have to give this to my girlfriend if it does coz i need the biggest possible
Seems like you will have to go shopping again. At least for the X10 the 16Gig limit is replaced with a 32Gig limit. At least if I can believe this page:
h t t p : //gadgets.apnafundaz.com/20 10/09/xperia-x10-whi tepaper-revision-6-for-andr oid-2-1-eclair-no-16m-color-adobe-flash-mu lti-touch-and-more/
Though the link is a bit old. So I was hoping that maybe somebody here had already tried this. As I would rather spend my money on a 32 Gig card then buy a 16 Gig card and hear that I could have got double that.. ;-)
Didn't you guys get the fancy card reader with your E10s/U20s?
I bought my E10i on the launching day and in the box was that USB MicroSD-card reader.
Using it is easy to put your contents of your old MicroSD to a folder on your computer. Either temporary (to move it to the new mSD) or as back-up.
Don't remember it's SE name (have mislayed it as I used the reader and 2GB card that came with X10Mini, for installing Ubuntu on a EeePC 701)
Well.. I didn't get a micro SD reader with my kit in Germany..(I had a couple laying around which I was using but they have both died.. I don't know how a reader seems to just keel over and die.. seems something strange happened on an eject in Linux and now they are dead... tried all sorts of things to resurect them. (Linux detects them.. windows too but the reader doesn't detect any micro SD cards I throw at it.... oh well.
on a brighter note.. I just found an A-Data 16GB Class 10 card for under 30 Euro's its at Jacob Elektronics (there is another 7Euro for sending but still a cheap Class 10 card (if it's a real A-Data Class 10 card, my experience of the A-Data brand has been pretty good.. its a reputable brand and the website/shop seems legit.)
I am convinced it will not be any faster than a class 2 card for general use but the transfers between phone and PC will be super quick and for the price.. why not go for the fastest available?
I will let you all know how it turns out.. if it arrives.
Kiwi
I think the A-Data cards will be fine.
Got a full size A-Data SDHC in my camera 8GB class 6.
just a simple swap with phone switched off.
When I upgraded my contract phone to the mini pro, it was bundled with a 2gb card. I told the operator I'd seen a similar deal on a different network only they were shipping with an 8gb card, not a 2gb.
For my cheek, my phone arrived with an 8gb free of charge
You don't ask, you don't get
and also a spare sd card reader too! (now I have 5 )
Well after waiting over a week for the damn Adata 16GB Class 10 card to turn up I finally got hold of the company who said.. " it may be another 3 weeks because of a supply issue" funny as they said they were in stock when I ordered it.
anyway.. I canceled my order (as I am moving back to New Zealand in 2 weeks) and just bought a Sandisk 16GB Class 4 from Conrad electronics for 36 Euro.. meh.. at least its Sandisk so I trust it not to die after a few weeks use..
Kiwi
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
Ezraghast said:
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
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Good news. Earlier there was some thread in this forum stating that 32 GB doesn't work in Mini - probably while it was on Android 1.6. How is the access speed ? Is it satisfactory?
ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
luz1fer said:
ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
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I've looked around for 32Gb card, and the only I found where class 2. I'm sure that cards of higher class will be become available, but at the moment I know of none.
im using 16gb class 2.. all apps on there.. working good to me

16 gb sd card

is it ok to buy 16 gb sd card for my mini not pro
i mean that the won't be slow ....etc ?
it is ok, i have an x10mini too, and i'm using a 16gb sdcard in it, and it's working very fine and fast, so just go buy it and enjoy
Here another 16GB SD card user.
For me its perfect, I have no feeling that it slow down or something
i got a new 16GB SDHC card couple of weeks ago, but since then my phone sometimes restarted itself, and some apps is running very bad, particularly Waze (it's a GPS programm). I tried to format the card with the PC and phone also, but still same results. I had a 2GB card, and had no any problem it all...
Any ideas what may be the problem?
Thank you in advance
I'm using 16 GB card, and my phone is speed. It's no slowest xD
Can you tell me please what card exactly do you use?
Thank you
i use 16gb sdhc class 6.. work very well!
rspy said:
i use 16gb sdhc class 6.. work very well!
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10x, but what is the brand of the card?
dima_vy said:
10x, but what is the brand of the card?
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Buy this..
Sandisk..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001F7AJKI/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1323809459&sr=8-1
Thanx!
This one i already had, and sucessfully returned to ebay top-seller. I ordered kingstone, i hope it will be better
I have A-data 16GB sdhc 10 class and it is working perfectly, even with apps on sd.
In case someone need a check about SD working
I have a SD 16GB Kodak class 4 and it works perfectly on my Mini
Problem with SanDisk 16GB microSDHC
I also already had a 16 GB SanDisk, I bought it on amazon. I'm still trying to return it, my phone restarts every time I try to format it.
i tryed a sandisk 16gb too but restarts alwasy
after buying a new one from kingston class 4 it works perfectly
sry for bad english
I have A-data 16GB sdhc 10 class and when i copy my files and i extract from the pc my phone don't recognize my memory and when i insert one more time and say my pc that the memory don't have format and i have to format one more time. Someone can i help me?
try formatting the block size to 32KB
An sd card does not need to be formated only hdd do... What couldve hapend is that your boot sector got screwed up. Try putting your sd card in an card reader and connect it to the pc. On windows 7 go to start type cmd and hit enter. Then type: chkdsk /X /F /A:, where A: is your card reader. Hit enter and wait. I revived a couple SD Card by this method. Without losing any data!
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Edited for clarity.
I have a Class4 16 gb card. Worked well so far.
Guys - Can we lose the personal criticism here - this thread is bang on the money with a problem I'm really struggling with and I'd hate for the thread just to become a shouting match.
My daughters x10 Mini Pro (running latest paul-xxx version of CM7) is just refusing to play nicely with a Sandisk 8Gig Class 4 SDHC which has prviously worked perfectly in a Samsung Genio.
On the 8 Gig card music jumps between tracks as you are listening , apps moved to SD Card refuse to run, photos save OK and will open once in Gallery but then the jpgs get corrupted and cannot be reopened on the phone or when transfered to a PC.... and to crown it all I get random reboots/freezes.
If I drop back to an old Kingston 2 Gig Micro-SD (ie non-SDHC) everything on the phone works fine and yet when I format the 8Gig card on my PC, there are never any errors and I can then copy files on and off the card (via the card reader in the PC) multiple times with no issues.
Is this just a somewhat more extreme example of other peoples experiences or would you suspect my micro SD is b*ggered?
I suspect that this "quality" Sony phone is just so sensitive to SDHC cards that I need to get one which others can confirm works reliably and stick to it.
For now my daughter is content to run with the 2 Gig card and have a stable, working phone but obviously she'd like to carry more than a dozen Albums and Apps at any time.
Any advice?

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