SDHC format error

knite · #1 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 01:18 PM

I just purchased an 8 GB SDHC card (Kingston, class 4) from Meritline for use with my Sprint Touch Pro. I pop the card in, and select the format option when prompted. A few seconds later, an error is returned, saying the card couldn't be formatted. I've tried multiple times, including after a soft reset.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a special way to format SDHC cards, or large cards?

**freeza** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 01:19 PM

It shouldn't need formatting.

Does it not work?

knite · #3 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by freeza

It shouldn't need formatting.

Does it not work?

Well, the card isn't displayed in File Explorer, so it sure looks like it. Any new card should need to be formatted before use, AFAIK.

blazinazn · #4 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knite

Well, the card isn't displayed in File Explorer, so it sure looks like it. Any new card should need to be formatted before use, AFAIK.

Some need to be reformatted depending on what it has on it., but most don't.

**freeza** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 01:25 PM

It sounds like you have a defective card.

Have you tried using an adapter or hook it up to a computer instead?

IIRC, flash memory shouldn't need to be formatted. i've never formatted a card i've gotten.

It sounds like an issue I had not too long ago with my 16GB MicroSD card.

To make a long story short, I ended up returning it for another one that worked right out of the box, no formatting needed.

**jmorton10** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 02:17 PM

Sounds defective to me, a new card out of the box definitely should work without being formatted.

~John

LeoKnightas · #7 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 03:05 PM

Take it out of the phone, put it in a card reader and see if you can format it using your computer. (fat32)

xjdesertfox · #8 (**permalink**) 03-31-2009, 09:43 PM

Hello, i'm bringing up this thread because through searches this was the only relevant thread i found.

I have a touch pro, and a 4GB PNY card which i have purchased (unsure of class) and nothing happens at all when i push it in.

When i go to memory, it states Not Installed, but when i place the card in its adapter, and into my Nikon D60 camera, it works flawlessly. What could be wrong? the phone reads the 1 GB Sandisk car no problem, should i just purchase another card and try my luck?

mb3 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-08-2009, 11:48 AM

Some SDHC cards get frakked up after a while. I recently had a 6 month old 8GB Sandisk class 2 corrupt some files. First symptom was the TP refusing to go into disk drive mode. Second, certain programs that used storage card databases began freezing/dying. Third, the TP wouldn't free up supposedly deleted file's memory space.

While I was able to save about 95% of the files on it, I had to reformat to FAT32 before it was stable again.