SD Card Kills Windows?

[evilfantasy]

I bought a "new" SD Card from Amazon.com (4GB Sandisk Micro, looks unused but who knows)

When I put it in the card reader then go to My Computer to open it it seems to freeze Windows. I can still navigate with the mouse but I can't get it to open the drive, right click menu won't open etc until I pull the SD card out of the slot. Then everything goes back to normal. I tried running a virus scan on it but the scanner will freeze when it begins to scan the drive, until I pull the card out of the slot.

Anybody experienced this before?

[Zylstra]

I would try it in another computer... your computers memory card reader might not be working right, or your computer might not be handling the drivers correctly for some odd reason.

If you fear spreading some sort of virus, which is not likely at all, you could try it in Linux...

[evilfantasy]

Nada.

I tried another SD Mini in two computers and it works. This new one is still locking up without opening. Even tried it in another SD adapter.

[Zylstra]

Sounds like it could be a bad card...

I would return it.

Plain and simply, if other cards are working in your computer, then its not a problem with your computer. It has to be the card.

Unless its a file system read error, even then, it would just sit for a minute and then ask you if you want to format it.

You could try formatting it though the command line if explorer is hanging on you. If that doesnt work, then the card probably isnt any good.

[evilfantasy]

I'm pretty sure it is the card. I've never had any problems with my other ones. I'm probably out the cost but it was a very good deal so it isn't much, it's just the principal. I will complain and send it back to them. Plus do whatever I can on Amazon.com to give them bad feedback if they don't replace it.

How do you format through command line might I ask?

[evilfantasy]

Got it!!

It's a Micro SDHC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroSD

The SDHC cards don't work in computers (but why???) but they do work fine in what they are intended for which is phones, MP3 players and so on.

I stuck it in my MP3, which is what I got it for and it started reading it right away. Needless to say I am very happy

Now I have to learn how the MP3 works with/reads the SD card.

[Dias de verano]

The SDHC cards don't work in computers (but why???)

They work fine in my computer. That's because my Akasa 3.5" AK-ICR-01EB internal card reader is compatible. It cost me 9 UK pounds.



SDHC is a newer format, faster than plain SD and offering bigger memory sizes.

An SDHC card won't work in an older SD only slot, although it will physically fit, whether that slot happens to be in an internal card reader (fitted in a 3.5" computer drive bay), or a card slot on a laptop, or an external card reader, a camera, camcorder, phone, or other external device.

Cards 4 GB and larger are only available in the newer SDHC format. People buying SD cards should first check if all the slots they wish to use them in are compatible.

An SDHC compatible device will read from and write to both SD and SDHC cards, with lower performance using SD cards, but an older SD only device will only work with the older type.
 

[evilfantasy]

Thanks for the extra info.

The only reason I figured out it was different was I set it down next to one of my 2GB minis and noticed the extra information written on the 4GB.

I wonder if there is a software/firmware update somewhere that will allow them to be used on older PC's?

[Calum]

I just thought I'd mention, some readers have trouble with 2GB microSD cards too.
I have a cheap reader which, when copying files to my 2GB card, messes up with some specific files, but no others.  Apparently this is a common problem, some readers are too old to take the higher capacity cards.
Mine's also one of those that won't read Microdrives.
Surprisingly Dias, your reader looks exactly the same as mine, and I mean exactly, down to the layout and size of the font, apart from the brand.  No idea if mine will read SDHCs though as I don't have one.

[evilfantasy]

I got it for about 8 bucks on Amazon. Very good deal.

I'm getting ready to start playing with it again. I'm not sure how the external storage is used by the MP3 player yet. I put some music on it but can't find it in the play list. I'm wondering if the internal storage needs to be full before the external is used. *Confused...

I'm looking for a cheap USB reader now. Something like this Sandisk MicroMate Reader - for SD and SDHC memory cards

[computeruler]

didnt you post this on a different forum

[evilfantasy]

Yep. Nobody was answering over there so I brought i there also.

[computeruler]

i answers lol im beating you!!!!

[patio]

i answers lol im beating you!!!!

I wonder what this means...

[evilfantasy]

I wonder what this means...

Competition on another forum.

Doesn't matter, I'm a mod so am exempt from winning...