Any anomalies when correctly removing/inserting an SD card?

Dr. Drib · 03-03-2007, 08:44 AM

I ask this question, because I might have had a soft reset when I first bought my Reader. I have a 1-gig SD card with close to 200 novels on it. I seem to recall that when I removed it once and then inserted it back in, that quite a number of books went through a reformatting stage when I changed the font size.

I might be wrong; I can't remember exactly.

But I do know this: I've had two spontaneous and an unexpected soft resets occur.

And on another topic: I just bought a 2-gig SD card for $17.00 and another 1-gig card for $10.00. I was thinking about transferring all books from the earlier purchased card and moving them onto the 2-gig so that I would have a lot more room for Old Time Radio shows (OTR).

If I do this, I know that I'll need to transfer them over using the Connect software or everything may go through a formatting cycle.

Anyone here have thoughts or experiences with what I'm talking about?

Thanks,
Don

stxopher · 03-03-2007, 09:26 AM

I've had it do the soft resetting just switching cards. Not often considering the amount the cards get moved (say it happens about every 75 switches). It just seems to be a random occurrence since it doesn't matter if data has been moved on to or off of the cards themselves.

It's never done it while it was charging though. Go figure.

HarryT · 03-03-2007, 12:10 PM

The Reader can certainly "throw a wobbler" if you remove the memory card while it's switched off (which you'd think would be the sensible time to do it, but it's not!). As long as you take the card out and put it back in with the Reader switched on, there shouldn't be any issues.

Dr. Drib · 03-03-2007, 05:02 PM

You're saying that the Reader should be ON when removing and EXCHANGING different cards? It should always be on?

Thanks,
Don

NatCh · 03-04-2007, 12:29 AM

Seems strange, doesn't it? But yes, it should be on.

HarryT · 03-04-2007, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

You're saying that the Reader should be ON when removing and EXCHANGING different cards? It should always be on?

Thanks,
Don

Yep. Strange, but true

. If you take the memory card out and put it back in when the Reader's switched off, more often than not it'll completely "hang up" when you next turn it on, and will require a soft reset to bring it back to life.

I discovered this the hard way, naturally

.

taralon · 03-04-2007, 02:49 PM

I've noticed that since the flash upgrade my reader is taking an inordinate amount of time to sync the card up after tranferring new files to it using the connect software. What used to be a 30-40 second wait is now a 5-10 minute wait. It just sits there with the little revolving arrows doing nothing. If I leave it sit, it will eventually refresh, but only after a minimum of 5 minutes. If I power it off or do something else to it during that time it seems to reset the whole wait.

03-03-2007, 08:44 AM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Any anomalies when correctly removing/inserting an SD card? I ask this question, because I might have had a soft reset when I first bought my Reader. I have a 1-gig SD card with close to 200 novels on it. I seem to recall that when I removed it once and then inserted it back in, that quite a number of books went through a reformatting stage when I changed the font size. I might be wrong; I can't remember exactly. But I do know this: I've had two spontaneous and an unexpected soft resets occur. And on another topic: I just bought a 2-gig SD card for $17.00 and another 1-gig card for $10.00. I was thinking about transferring all books from the earlier purchased card and moving them onto the 2-gig so that I would have a lot more room for Old Time Radio shows (OTR). If I do this, I know that I'll need to transfer them over using the Connect software or everything may go through a formatting cycle. Anyone here have thoughts or experiences with what I'm talking about? Thanks, Don

03-03-2007, 05:02 PM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Let me understand this.... You're saying that the Reader should be ON when removing and EXCHANGING different cards? It should always be on? Thanks, Don

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03-03-2007, 09:26 AM	#2
stxopher Nameless Being	I've had it do the soft resetting just switching cards. Not often considering the amount the cards get moved (say it happens about every 75 switches). It just seems to be a random occurrence since it doesn't matter if data has been moved on to or off of the cards themselves. It's never done it while it was charging though. Go figure.

03-03-2007, 12:10 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Reader can certainly "throw a wobbler" if you remove the memory card while it's switched off (which you'd think would be the sensible time to do it, but it's not!). As long as you take the card out and put it back in with the Reader switched on, there shouldn't be any issues.

03-04-2007, 12:29 AM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Seems strange, doesn't it? But yes, it should be on.

03-04-2007, 02:49 PM	#7
taralon Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 96 Join Date: Nov 2006	I've noticed that since the flash upgrade my reader is taking an inordinate amount of time to sync the card up after tranferring new files to it using the connect software. What used to be a 30-40 second wait is now a 5-10 minute wait. It just sits there with the little revolving arrows doing nothing. If I leave it sit, it will eventually refresh, but only after a minimum of 5 minutes. If I power it off or do something else to it during that time it seems to reset the whole wait.

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