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Hi.
i'm currently in the market for a new SD card
(currently i have a standard 256mb Dane-Elec card)
but i'm wondering if the speed difference in the new cards
link the sandisk 'ultra II' series really matters.
is the mda2/xda2 capable of higher speeds?
Did you think about searching in the first place?
Try it, there are at least 4 threads on SD Cards.
This one might answer your question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14210&highlight=
hi
if u r intresting about SD speed details the just go with edsub post, but if the file transfer speed between SD card and XDA2 is the importent thing then just get any SD because i tried all SD speed at file transfer. if u get a slow speed while transfering 10MB the problem is in File Explorer. to slove the slow speed problem just install Resco Explorer 2003 and do file transfer for 30MB it will finish in 30sec or so.
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All i wanted to know is if the mda is the bottleneck when using a SD card, and while browsing through all the pages of the himalaya accessories forum i didnt find a topictitle where that was covered.
thats why i posted it.
just to make sure, i re-searched the entire site with the keywords 'sd' and 'speed' and i got 1031 matches, and after reading the first 250 topictitles, still no topic which seemed to cover my question.
but from NightmarE's reply i understand that not the MDA is the bottleneck, but the explorer software when moving large files, so that will atleast help me speed up things in everyday use.
But still my question remains, is the MDA2 capable of higher speeds than a standard SD card?
Thanx in advance,
Casper
You probaly forgot to check the radio button "Search for all terms"
Because I got 23 items returned with edsubs thread on top.
I believe it's a mistake of phpBB to have the other choice "Search for any terms " as default
ah.. damn.. indeed...
you have to change the radiobutton to search for ALL terms..
damn that is annoying!
well i guess i'll just buy a standard sd card then, no sense in wasting extra money on the ultra/extreme/highspeed/etc versions.
so the conclusion is the speed doesn't matter
i'm currently in market for 1gb one, and price between normal and 60x are 10 dollar apart (CDN currency)
i can eighter get scandisk or lexar 1gb for $95 or kingmax 1gb 60x for $104.
which one would you get?
hi all i have 12 XDA 2 under the Qtek brand. And i have had stupid amounts of issues with sd cards. i have gone though over 30 of em.
im using the latest firmwares and im usign them for tomtom 3.09 and email attachments.
but i keep getting the SD cards dying. do most users find this normal?
i had a sandisk 256MB with my xda1 and that never gave any problems but were a bit slow
with my xda2 i had a 128MB sandisk card also slow
now i have a kingston 512 elite pro and it's fast and ok
never had a sd card die in any device
but sd cards have limited writes before they die but they have 1000's of writes before that
i have had many SD cards varing from dane elec. Viking. and kingston.
all of these are 512k and not (hi speed) just standard. but i hav e had to send so many back for completly dying. my supplier thinks i eat them or something
odd maybe there is something wrong with your xda so it gives them too much power or something
you mean 512MB right ?
Try Kingston. Mines a 256mb and I haven't had any problems at all. TomTom is fast (both version 3 & 5) and never had any die on me
I've also had a 256MB Kingston, which has been faithful in my XDA 2i.
I thought ok, time to get bigger, so put in a 1GB Toshiba, followed by a 512MB Toshiba.
Both of which are now DEAD!
90 quid, Mwaa... Bye bye!
I tend to agree with RudeGar - I would imagine that the HTC manufacturers didn't want the extra cost of a variable regulator to power the SD card, so if it negotiates a lower voltage, they are not able to supply it...
Linux just reports "block read error" when trying to access a dead card, Windoze hangs!
Anyone found a way around this problem?
Cheers,
Richard.
My 256 meg sd card today passed away, it was a viking I think and it contained my tomtom program and maps. I am glad it didnt happen while travelling as I get lost easily, anyway it has now gone to silicone heaven and I am heartbroken.
Anybody got a any cheap replacements :?:
My Kingston 256 MB is OK too, but now I'm very leery of upgrading to higher capacity... :?
yess it is
oh yes it is
dunno if this will help anyone, but i started with a regular sandisk 128mb, then upgraded to a sandisk ultra II 256, then a kingmax (not kingston!) platinum 512mb, then now a toshiba 1gb. All this on my xda2.
all have been fine except one time where i had a problem with the kingmax platinum, but i suspect that was because i dumped it in a card reader, and did some major transferring in and out of large files (movies, etc). Soon it would show a greatly reduced capacity in both my xda and card reader. Got cnetx's flash format, fixed & formatted it, and now it's fine, though i've since moved it to my digicam, and now use the toshiba 1gb.
I had a Toshiba 512 SD which completely died within a week now I have a Kingston 512 MMC+ had it a month and still going strong and very fast.
sd cards...
Hi all, I've got a maxell 128mb and a Panasonic pro high speed 512mb. My Maxell gave me a bit of a scare when i had my Xda2. All my data was wiped off !!! I inserted the card the one day and it was as empty as the day it was born. Took it back to Dixons and that was not much help. They said i can send it away to try and retrieve my lost data.
I cut my losses and formatted the card on my PC. No probs since
I am now using both cards in my xda2i and i've had no data loss.(touch wood)
I have been using 128 and 256 Ridata cards for 3 years without any problems. Also I have used a 512 Astone for the past 9 months for movies also without incident.
I always keep my spare ones inside a case and don't expose them to direct sunlight. They may be tough critters but you can damage them if they are mistreated.
MMC or SD
I have an XDA IIi (Well the Qtek version of it) and am going to get a memory card in the order of 512Mb for it. There seems theres been a lot of bother been had with the SD cards. Has anyone had any problem eith MMC's? Are there any disadvantages to using MMC cards (speed etc)? Can anyone reccomend a cheap SD card at this size that they have had no problem with? Cheers
Tom
I have just bought a qtek s 100, and a 2 gb kingston ultimate 120x SD -card.
But my phone can't find the memory card!
I think i need a driver update or something, so that i can use my memory card
please help me
I don't think a driver update will solve the issue...
The card's speed (120x) is just too fast for the Magician. There are quite a few posts about this topic on the forums.
If you can, exchange it for a slower speed card (around about 60x). Then you should have no problems with it.
ONLY low speed crds will work/ But i have SanDisk 2gb sd card/ It work properly.
i chabged to the sandisk ultra II, 2gb, 60/66x
it works perfect
thanks for the help
Will a 4GB mini SD card work in the Trinity (Orange SPV M700)?
If so which 4GB card will work (Please send me a link for UK purchase).
Thanks in advance
I do have 4GB minisd card, showing total memory 3982,20 MB
bought on ebay!
Which type (OEM 4gb mini sd, MEMOQ 4gb minisd ...)of them works???thanks a lot
4gb Mini Sd
Something recognizes this company?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4GB-MINI-SD-M...96415249QQcategoryZ118260QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I am using 4G SDHC without problem
SHATTAH100 said:
Something recognizes this company?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4GB-MINI-SD-M...96415249QQcategoryZ118260QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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i'm also interested in knowing the quality and reliability of this card
TOPRAM minisd 4GB
any idea??
I'm using a standard mini 4GB sd - no probs at all.
Filled it up with about 3GB of media and prog files so far.
Formated it using Pocket Mechanic.
Takes an age to defrag
how long have all of you had the 4GB mini sd cards? i have heard of people having them working for a couple of months but they die after a few months.
thanks
I need to know too
Interested in topram as it seems to have the best rep
Didn't work for me :-(
I bought a TwinMOS 4 GB MiniSD HC Class 2
Can't get it to work at all...
If anyone else has a 4 GB MiniSD working can you post the details of it? Cheers!
I am using two 4GB TOPRAM mini SD since one week ago and I haven't had any problems. I bought them in ebay to Kofkl and Erkirkland. Do not buy to Mobilemem (not reliable Supplier).
well i had a 2gb right now topram, kind of died i believe, the computer seems to see something but just hangs and then says i either dont have a device in, or get an I/O device error i believe :/
but i was really looking into the 4gb topram one, but also want to know who had one for over a few months working still as some people reported them to not work after a while??
and were are the other manufactures that have 4gb NONE sdhc :/ MiniSD
I use a Sandisk 4 GB mini SDHC Card without any problems.
ulischultz said:
I use a Sandisk 4 GB mini SDHC Card without any problems.
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I'm glad to hear that your SDHC card is working well. What rom version are you running and have you done any tweaks to your device? Also, do you use the Windows Media Player on your Trinity? I'm just trying to track down where the problems could come from. Thanks.
I bought a 4Gb mini SD from mobymemory. It came with a nice little adaptor/keyring too.
Unfortunately it kept corrupting data from day 1. Files and folders being deleted, then named with strange characters.
To give mobymemory credit they got me an RMA very quickly and refunded me within a week.
In the end I went for a 1Gb card from Crucial (as was in a desperate rush). £10 with special next day delivery. Wanted 2Gb but they weren't in stock that day.
MobyMemory's 4GB miniSD is working fine with mUn's latest WM6 ROM(2.0.0.SE), filled it up with music and no problem so far(some user reported that MM's 4gb card worked nice until it was filled with more that 2GB of data, so, I decided to test that with mUn's ROM).
With a previous WM5 & LVSW WM6 rom(2.0.0.3) I had a few issues, a couple of 100% percent data loss events lol, it hapened whenever I stressed the card, i.e. listening to music while playing a game installed on the card, power off the device while still playing the game( or auto power off if the music was paused ) and powering the device on again.
My MiniSD 4GB memory card worked fine for only one month! After that My trinity stacked and had to to soft reset wich time I pushed the start menu, all this with the old ROM without GPS.
I've inserted in a card reader, and copied everything to a folder in the host pc, formated the 4gb card copied again everything to the card, udated the ROM and is workig very fine so far, until when????
Kingston doesn't work - SPV does not see it at all.
Sandisk MiniSDHC
I'm using a Sandisk 4 GB miniSDHC Card for about 2 weeks now without any problems.
dave the hampster said:
I'm using a standard mini 4GB sd - no probs at all.
Filled it up with about 3GB of media and prog files so far.
Formated it using Pocket Mechanic.
Takes an age to defrag
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Defragmenting Memory Cards is completely useless There is no Harddisk Head running around on your SD Card, so defragmenting is useless. And: SD Cards only have a limited count of read/write cycles which will be reduced by defragmenting them.
Hi all, I just want confirmation that the universal using Beasty & Laurentius 2.08.01 ROM can handle 4GB and 8GB SDHC cards before I go ahead and buy one. I am currently using a 2GB SD card with no problems but obviously would like to have bigger SD(HC in this case), card available.
Thanks and hopefully you guys can let me know.
Works perfect
xstater said:
Hi all, I just want confirmation that the universal using Beasty & Laurentius 2.08.01 ROM can handle 4GB and 8GB SDHC cards before I go ahead and buy one. I am currently using a 2GB SD card with no problems but obviously would like to have bigger SD(HC in this case), card available.
Thanks and hopefully you guys can let me know.
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Internal Read/Write speed is good.
But USB hdd mode terrible slow ( with SDHC cards )
I guess this come from USB 1.1 transfer capacity and speed limitations. ( I've forgot about Read/write buffers, Changing buffer may give damage the device Beasty or Laurentius has said that in a thread. )
Actually USB 1.1 has 42 mbps transfer rate ( SDHC Class 12 cards have 12~48 mbps ) but not in sale at this moment. Currently class 6 in shops ( 6 ~ 24 mbps )
I'm currently using SDHC cards and there is no problem.
Except : Device get small freezings while watching High resolution and high bitrate encoded videos ( 640*480 etc.. )
At the end.
Big storage good for more multimedia.
Note:I've not tried B & L 's latest rom yet . but I Think SDHC driver is same and come from one of Guru of Rom Masters mamaich and I always believe his works.Hopefully it's works for you too..
Thanks for info.
Hi there, thanks a lot for the info, I use my Universal primarily for GPS (I have both TOMTOM and iGo installed) so I just want to be able to put more maps without having to erase any of them when I go back to america. Thanks again for the info, I will be looking into buying an 8GB SDHC card now.