New Curve not recognizing an 8gig micro SDHC card

Hi - I am totally new to the BB and to this forum. Here's my dilemma - I just bought and "installed" an 8gig micro SDHC card last night. The phone does not recorgnize it. First when I went to take video, it told me to install a formatted card. When I try to format, I get the message "Media Card Format Failed". I have tried many times, checked on how it looks in it's spot behind the battery, etc. Everything else seems OK. Any help??
Thanks much.

friki wrote:
What I can deduce from my experience is that one should not buy a SDHC card if you've got a curve 9300 or 9330 phone. Even if the SP tell you the model is compatible with the technology, blackberry specs only mention that SD cards are accepted
http://worldwide.blackberry.com/blackberrycurve/3G/curve_specifications.jsp
Hello,
Sorry...but wrong. The only difference between SD and SDHC is the capacity of the card. SD goes up to 2GB (officially...some have labeled themselves SD but go to 4GB). SDHC goes from 4GB to 32GB. HC simply stands for "High Capacity." More information is available in the Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital
So, while the BB specs may only say "SD", they must include SDHC since they further indicate the capacity of Media Cards that various OS levels support:
KB05461MicroSD card sizes supported by the BlackBerry device software
Good luck!
Occam's Razor nearly always applies when troubleshooting technology issues!
If anyone has been helpful to you, please show your appreciation by clicking the button inside of their post. Please click here and read, along with the threads to which it links, for helpful information to guide you as you proceed. I always recommend that you treat your BlackBerry like any other computing device, including using a regular backup schedule...click here for an article with instructions.
Join our BBM Channels
BSCF General Channel
PIN: C0001B7B4 Display/Scan Bar Code
Knowledge Base Updates
PIN: C0005A9AA Display/Scan Bar Code

Similar Messages

Re: 8GB Verbatim Micro SDHC card recognized as 1GB Micro SDHC Card

Dear All,
A brandnew VERBATIM 8GB Micro SDHC Card is only recognized as 1GB in my T130 / WIN 7 - funny enough: A brandnew SANDISC 8G SDHC Card is recognized as 8GB
Anything I can do here to use the VERBATIM Card ?
Any Feedback is much appreciated
Ciao Gerhard

Where did you buy that 8GB SD Card? Are you sure it's genuine?
If you got it from eBay or similar, it may be a fake SD Card that is physically 1GB but reformatted and re-badged as 8GB.

Curve 8330 and I'm using a 16 gig micro sdhc card

believe it or not, I am using a 16 gig micro sdhc card in my sprint 8330 curve. At the time of purchasing I had no idea that certain OS supported a max amount of gigs. So of course imagine my surprise when the desktop software would not recognize the card -- luckily the sender of the card sent me a usb flash drive with a sdhc card adapter -- so I just put the micro sdhc card into the adapter and put the adapter into usb the flash drive and I just upload all of my music, etc. onto the card, then insert the card back into my bberry and voila, it works. Everything shows up. Mind you, it's a pain b/c if you want to add/remove things you can only do it this way vs. using the desktop software, but for the amount of space, I can deal with it. I actually sold my itouch (16 gig) and now am just using my phone as a media player. It's pretty cool! Anyhow, just thought I would share.

thanks for the info
Message Edited by bbhorrigan on 12-17-2008 03:54 PM
If someone helped you give them kudos. Research all info!

Optimum allocation size Toshiba Class 2 16GB Micro SDHC card

Hi --
Be gentle, please. I am newly registered here and am not sure that I found the correct forum to post this question.
I have a new Toshiba Class 2 16GB Micro SDHC card, just received today. Before I used it and while it is still under warranty, I wanted to test it for genuineness with the H2TestW program, which requires that I format it first.
Certainly I want to retain the default fat32 format but what file allocation size is best?
The card will mostly be used in my Sandisk Clip Plus to play MP3 files. A quick glance shows most of those files to be 5,500-10,000 KBs.
Suggestions, please?
Thanks.

Hi buddy,
I use different SD and SDHC cards for years now and I always use the default settings for allocation size. I never had any problems with that.

E65 and 4gb Micro SDHC card

Hi out there
I bought a 4gb Kingston Micro SDHC card for my new E65, but the phone don't regognize the card.
Can the card be used with the phone, and if so - how.
My phone has softwareversion 3.0633.69.00 from 06-02-08
Thanks in advance

The card cannot be used with the E65.
The E65 only supports the micro SD standard so it's maximum is 2GB. 4GB cards are the newer SDHC standard and cannot be made to work on older hardware.

Micro sdhc card

hello does E51 support 8GB micro sdhc cards??

oh a 4GB will not slow down your phone.
I heard ppl speak about 8GB slowing down, causing trouble restoring the phone memory after a firmware update etc etc. But I think a sandisk of 8GB could be ok. Still I will not try it.
remember that industry standards as spoken of in the above link are not always equally well implemented by all manufacturers. That is why I simply do not believe all of the good talk about the 8GB micro cards. I had my experiences with memory cards on all sorts of devices and you always end up loosing things if you're not careful.
But most important is NOT to buy a Kingston card. A sandisk works fine in my phone. I even have over 1GB of Nokia Maps installed and that application runs smooth. So I would say buy 4GB. Cause if you ever want to have some maps on your phone you can use a little extra memory.

N95-1 V21.0.016 WITH 8GB MICRO SDHC CARD ?

Any one hav used n95-1 with latest version V21.0.016 8GB micro SDHC card up to more than 50% of the card capacities? any problems of slow response or other kind of problems? Which brand is better? Sandisk or Kingston or ? pls help! thanks

18-Jun-2008 01:32 PM
psychomania wrote:
Definitely a no brainer!
I find it very odd that a sandisk class 6 card is cheaper than a sandisk class 4 card???
Of course it's odd!
I think the answer is just that prices are quickly dropping, especially on newer models, and the "class 4" prices are just "old" prices of items already in stock.
The italian online-shop site I was browsing (a reliable site, AFAIK), looking for the card, sells "class 4" for 39,49 euros and "class 6" for 35,89 euros.
And it seems they just retouched the higher price: just a couple of days ago, on the same site, "class 4" model price was about 45 euros! I think now they are trying to sell all "class 4" they have in stock, whereas they say they have no "class 6" in stock at the moment (I could just order it).
Thanks everybody for the clarifications.
Message Edited by freesailor on 18-Jun-2008 01:48 PM
Message Edited by freesailor on 18-Jun-2008 01:59 PM

C7 Micro SDHC Card Problem

I am having problems with my Nokia C7 which fails to start after installing a Kingston Class 4 16 GB Micro SDHC card. The card works perfectly in other devices (including a Nokia 6120 Classic!)
The C7 works OK with a 2 GB micro SD card.
The card appears to be within specification and whilst a C7 is not listed on the Kingston website the card is approved for the C6 and various other earlier models.
Any suggestions on how to get the card to work would be welcome.

Try formatting the memory card. If formatting via phone not possible or its not working try Connect your phone to a PC via mass storage mode and try and format the memory card.
blitZkid
Nokia C7: Running on Nokia Belle
"If I'm helpful in anyway, a click of appreciation on the star would be nice"

My hp dm3-3027cl card reader can not recognize the class 10 sdhc card

My hp dm3-3027cl card reader can not recognize the class 10 sdhc card. I downloaded and installed the card reader driver from HP web site for this dm3-3027cl, but still have same problem. There isn't a problem on class 6 SDHC card. It seems some other computers have the same problem on reading the class 10 SDHC card. My toshiba e105 laptop has no probblem to read class 10 SDHC card.

Hello snowman90024 and welcome to community,
Kindly install the USB and card reader driver then install cardreader driver and USB driver
Please let us know about the status after this.
Best Regards,
Tanuj
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution".! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

Micro SDHC Card Support ?

Hello,
Does the Classic support micro SDHC cards (could be useful for faster exchanges between the phone and the card) ?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Yes they are supported
Supported MicroSD media card storage sizes for use with BlackBerry smartphones
Click here to Backup the data on your BlackBerry Device! It's important, and FREE!
Click "Accept as Solution" if your problem is solved. To give thanks, click thumbs up
Click to search the Knowledge Base at BTSC and click to Read The Fabulous Manuals
BESAdmin's, please make a signature with your BES environment info.
SIM Free BlackBerry Unlocking FAQ
Follow me on Twitter @knottyrope
Want to thank me? Buy my KnottyRope App here
BES 12 and BES 5.0.4 with Exchange 2010 and SQL 2012 Hyper V

Speed class number of a micro sdhc card

Does the speed class number of a micro sdhc card make any difference for a Sprint 8330?
IrwinII
Please remember to "Accept as Solution" the post which solved your thread. If I or someone else have helped you, please tell us you "Like" what we had to say at the bottom right of the post.

I guess what I'm asking is the following:
1. Does the 8330 support/accept any of the speed class ratings?
2. Is a, for example, Class 4 card 'faster' than a Class 2 card? Or is it the other way around?
I have a 1 Gb in my BB now and don't do a lot of the downloading of videos/ringtones etc so I should be fine for a while, but was curious to know the above in case I see a great price on a larger card. My 8330 will support 8 gb.
IrwinII
Please remember to "Accept as Solution" the post which solved your thread. If I or someone else have helped you, please tell us you "Like" what we had to say at the bottom right of the post.

My macbook pro does not read my camera's sdhc card all of a sudden, why?

my macbook pro does not read my camera's sdhc card all of a sudden, why?

Hi mukilb,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
About the SD and SDXC card slot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3553
Cheers,
- Judy

New Nano not Recognized, other iPods work fine

Just got a new Nano. Most recent version of iTunes and the old Mini and 1st generation iPod work fine. The Nano is not recognized by iTunes or Windows. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks.

You really didn't need to repost the same issue. It sometimes takes awhile for anyone to provide any attempted solutions but eventually someone will respond. Also, it helps to look through the forum because there may be other threads just like yours. I responded to your other one (not sure if the suggestion will help. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716

Brand new Shuffle - not recognized in Windows or iTunes

I just got an iPod Shuffle 1Gb for Christmas (today). Followed all the instructions installing software, etc. Plug in the iPod - the light on the front flashes orange. Does not show up in My Computer, Device Manager or iTunes.
Uninstalled iPod and iTunes software, rebooted, installed latest iPod and iTunes software downloaded from website. iPod still not recognized and still flashes orange when plugged in to a USB port. Tried several different USB ports - no change.
Rebooted again (more than once).
iPod is fully charged.
iPod has been reset.
I can't restore it, because even the iPod software doesn't recognize it.
My USB ports are fine - digital camera and external USB hard drive still work when plugged in to the various ports. Unplugged all other USB devices and iPod still wasn't recognized.
All my friends love their iPods. This is my first one. I have to say... I'm not impressed.
As I said, this was a gift, so I don't have a receipt for it, and there isn't an Apple store near me. And I think having to pay $30 to send it back to Apple so they'll replace it with a "new, used or refurbished" iPod is bullsh*t.

I had the same problem today.
What I found is that during the install routine, the Shuffle was not formatted. I went through Windows Explorer (right click on "Start" and choose "explore"). My computer found the shuffle as a removable media, but when I tried accessing it (clicking on the drive while in explorer), I got a message saying that it wasn't formatted. So, I said yes to the prompt to format it and as soon as it did, iTunes saw it and started the rest of the install routine. I had to restart and replug in the device, and it seems to be working great.
I don't know if this will help you out, but it is worth a try.
Merry Christmas
Shuffle Windows XP Pro
Windows XP Pro

New iPod not recognized in Vista PC and no devices in iTunes

Hello, plugged iPod Touch into computer and Vista showed usual little box which said automatically located drivers and installed them. But couldn't find iPod in My computer. Installed iTunes from download area. No devices in left column.
Reinstalled iTunes from fresh download. Plugged iPod in every USB point on computer, but nothing happens. IPod not found or recognized.
Tried to find USB driver in Device Manager but all have generic names and so can't identify which driver was installed for iPod. None show installation date or anything which may identify which one. Also forgot to create restore point first (kicking self - always do this normally before installing something new).
Been through Apple help pages and tried all their ideas including reinstalling. Still nothing found.
Could someone please suggest what to do, besides dropping computer out of window?
Many thanks
Phil Chave

I would try this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369
(iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows)

New Curve not recognizing an 8gig micro SDHC card

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for