How to unlock memory card nokia 5310

i just updated my nokia 5310 firmware from 5.81 to 8.32 and now my memory card has locked itself.
can anyone help with this?
does anyone know the code?

19-Oct-2008 07:22 AM
paittola wrote:
I think the locking code returns to "factory default" after a firmware update is made.
The phone's lock code does return to the default 12345 after a firmware update with phones that do not support UDP (User Data Preservation).
The MMC password does not get reset to the factory default simply because there is no factory default for that.
The file in the phone's memory containing the MMC password is erased when the software is updated, which means that the phone no longer remembers the password. The phone then prompts the user for it, which is when they wish they'd made a note of it somewhere!
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On the contrary, I'm going to explain what may not be mentioned in your user guides.
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¡ Terribly sorry for those who have selected Yes to the Reformat caution message. It wasn't your fault. But there's an idiom that says, sleep on it! "Think about it for a while before coming up with a decision".
But now that you have tested the feature and know its solution, don't be afraid, and enable the Remote lock feature again! God forbid, but it may be needed one day!
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