SD card unreadable

[Duders]

Ive got a Toshiba 1 gig SD card. I usually use it for my mp3 player, but for some reason my mp3 player and windows can't detect it. Well, sometimes it does flash autoplay when i plug it in but rarely. What can I do? Ive tried it on another computer, a laptop, another card reader, and a camcorder. None of it has worked. Help!

[mobb098a]

this happened to me it ended up that the chip had a hairline fracture and the plastic cover was cracked under the label

inspect it for any cracks minewould barley work one in a blue moon

basicly its probably dead or dieing

 

or it could of got dammaged by static electricity

 

 

 

if its not any of these check the cards contacts for dirt corosion or damage

 

hope this helps

Edited December 15, 2006 by mobb098a

[Duders]

Not sure, but when i put it in my mp3 player, i try to open access it's onboard memory and i becomes corrupt. weird.....I heard rumors that I could try to format it using SuSe Linux. Anyone able to confirm that?

[riccbhard]

It's likely that the card has been damaged by either:

 

1. Static (You do not have to feel the shock to damage it.)

 

2. Shock, such as tiny cracks in the surface

 

3. Corrosion on the contacts

 

Although unlikely, it's possible somehow the data has become corrupted; especially if you have had the card near any source of a magnetic field, such as a magnet, or a high voltage device like a CRT computer monitor that isn't shielded too well. If that is the case, you could try to format it using most likely Linux.

[Duders]

One time, I forgot to eject it with windows. Could that have corrupted the data? Im downloading SuSe Linux to see if its just corrupt.