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Thread ID: 87209 2008-02-12 10:57:00 Too many corrupted memory cards kiwikeith (1273) Press F1
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639727 2008-02-12 21:45:00 I have on here at the moment, a 2gig Sandisk that I cannot even access it is just dead..I have seen many brands with the same problem but I have heard that the Dick smith cards are a bit dodgy but wouldnt like to single out any brand just XD and SD ..I am doing a google at the moment trying to find software to recover file from it, photo rescue seem to do a advanced copy of their software that at least recognises the card but it is too advanced, i may try the dummy version.
I have a Dick Smith SD card that I can't access and haven't bought any more DSE cards but perhaps it's the luck of the draw eh?.
Pato (2463)
639728 2008-02-12 22:05:00 i really think someone, maybe PC World should do some investigating on this issue it is way too important to let it rest. kiwikeith (1273)
639729 2008-02-12 22:22:00 Paul where did you get the info that says SDHC (I presume that means High Capacity) are not backward compatible with card readers

There are many locations. This is from wikipedia
"SDHC cards only work in SDHC compatible devices, but standard SD cards work in both SD and SDHC devices."

Older readers may be firmware upgradable.The MS hotfix isn't the cure, it may be something SDHC DRM related for all I know.

I haven't seen mass panic about SD card corruption here forums.dpreview.com
but there are quite a few modern PCs with built in readers that don't read SDHC.
PaulD (232)
639730 2008-02-12 22:34:00 Thanks Paul
But unfortunately these people cannot read their cards even from their cameras,whereas before they could??
kiwikeith (1273)
639731 2008-02-12 22:35:00 also the card I have here is not SDHD only 2.0gb SD kiwikeith (1273)
639732 2008-02-12 22:38:00 Well true, altho I or the site didnt say it applied to normal card readers.

You'll have to have an SDHC compat card / reader (obviously), and the fix will let u use cards over 4 GB.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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