Can't write to a micro SD card

[Stu]

I've had an old micro SD card knocking about the house, not sure where it came from or if I've ever used it.
Tried it in my Sansa Clip+ Mp3 player but I can't add anything to it. I've tried formatting it, but still no luck.

Any help appreciated thanks

[Richie]

it's fubar....

[Stu]

Surely not

[DarrenSV650S]

They're cheaper than chips anyway. Especially if it's an old one

[Stu]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

They're cheaper than chips anyway. Especially if it's an old one

ok, so recommendations where to buy & what size to get? I guess the bigger you get has economies of scale then it starts getting ridiculously expensive for the higher capacity. The player accepts up to 16GB (it has 2Gb internal) I was thinking 4 or 8

[DarrenSV650S]

I always get the max the device can handle but it's up to you. I just got a 8gb off amazon for about £15

7dayshop or mymemory have used both, but only ever buy sandisk cards, not the cheapest, but never had a problem.

Rob.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

I always get the max the device can handle but it's up to you. I just got a 8gb off amazon for about £15

The player was only £26. Can't find a 16 for less than £30 odd.

I fancy 3x 4GB for £10, http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC...Card---Class-6 but it's out of stock. It was an offer, so does that mean it won't be repeated?

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Stu

The player was only £26. Can't find a 16 for less than £30 odd.

I fancy 3x 4GB for £10, http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC...Card---Class-6 but it's out of stock. It was an offer, so does that mean it won't be repeated?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDSD...0330793&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDSD...0330793&sr=8-1

I've had them in a similar state before, and it can sometimes depend on the device you're using to format them with.

Option 1.
Try to format it in a camera.

Option 2.
Place card in card slot on PC (if you have one), alternatively this will probably work with usb drive too.

1. Start > Run > cmd
2. Type DISKPART
3. Type LIST DISK
identify the faulty disk. Disks will be listed with total sizes of disks, so make sure you get the right one - don't want to go formatting your hard drive .
4. Type SELECT DISK x (where x is the appropriate disk number from step 3.)
5. Type CLEAN ALL
6. Type CREATE PRIMARY PARTITION
7. Type SELECT PARTITION 1
8. Type ACTIVE
9. Type FORMAT FS=FAT32
10. Type ASSIGN
11. Type EXIT

If that doesn't work, then yes, it probably is fubar.