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dgreen

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    Formatting a micro SD card -
    « on: February 19, 2011, 09:43:41 AM »
    I have never had this problem before, I've formatted dozens of micro SD cards and even the one I am now having problems with.
    I have tried to format this SD micro card but windows says 'Windows was unable to complete format'
    It is a 2gb card.
    I've even tried a seperate utility by HP but the same error message was returned.
    Any ideas

    Thanks

    patio

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    Re: Formatting a micro SD card -
    « Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 09:46:09 AM »
    Are you doing it thru Disk Management ? ?
    What was on this card ? ?
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

    Salmon Trout

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    Re: Formatting a micro SD card -
    « Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 10:54:51 AM »
    Whether this is a brand new card or one you have used before, it may be faulty. It might be a good idea to check it with a utility such as Check Flash. I have used this to confirm bad flash drives and cards. The latest version (1.16.1 at the moment) is here:

    Zip archive: http://www.mikelab.kiev.ua/PROGRAMS/ChkFlsh.zip

    Information: http://www.mikelab.kiev.ua/index_en.php?page=PROGRAMS/chkflsh_en


    « Last Edit: February 19, 2011, 11:56:12 AM by Salmon Trout »

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    Re: Formatting a micro SD card -
    « Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 04:52:40 PM »
    You can buy 2GB SD micro cards for $5 to $10.  I'd toss it and buy a new one.  If you had never used one before it might be something you were doing wrong, but you say you have used dozens.  If you put a value on your time, you have probably spent more than that already.

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    Re: Formatting a micro SD card -
    « Reply #4 on: February 19, 2011, 05:34:19 PM »
    If you put a value on your time, you have probably spent more than that already.

    I have to agree. Life is too short. Especially for flash memory!