SONY 505 problem with SD CARD help please - Page 2

kennyc · 09-23-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wayamauro

The thing is that the 8GB does work on my GPS, but my reader is not taking it.

It's the WRONG CARD. Read the 505 specs: 2G MAX!

See here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14388
or on the Sony Site.

gwynevans · 09-23-2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

It's the WRONG CARD. Read the 505 specs: 2G MAX!

The V1.1 firmware added "Support for SDHC memory cards that have a capacity of more than 4 GB", so it's not quite that straighforward.

kennyc · 09-23-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by gwynevans

The V1.1 firmware added "Support for SDHC memory cards that have a capacity of more than 4 GB", so it's not quite that straighforward.

Well, the OP clearly demonstrated that whatever card it is, it doesn't work.

wayamauro · 09-23-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gwynevans

I'd suggest that for the moment, you don't use any SD card with the reader and just use it's internal memory. That will mean that there's no chance of running into any issues caused by the SD card and secondly, you'll probably find that there's no day-to-day need to use a card!

They're useful if you must have all your books to hand, but the reader doesn't do all that well[1] once you go over a few hundred books, which you can normally[2] get on the internal memory.

/Gwyn
[1] The device slows down when indexing after a USB disconnect/SD card insertion, plus the index pages only show 10 titles at a time, so you end up having to page through them a lot.
[2] Normal books are typically only around 1/2 a MB or so so unless you're into graphic novels, you probably will have no need for a card for a while.

You are right, I was just trying to see the features of the reader. In fact it stopped working after trying to transfer to that SD card without sucess, in and out of the Sony Library, so maybe it drained it all. I am glad that the 2GB card worked, something may be wrong with the other one, I hope. In fact yeah, I do not like having many books in it, the most 5 or so, honestly, so all I need is the internal memory. But you know, I was thinking (I thought it would make sense) that maybe the reader would go much faster if the internal memory was clean, that meaning that by putting a SD card in it, I would leave the internal memory free of stuff to just "work" its OS.
Thanks Gwyn.

wayamauro · 09-23-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Well, the OP clearly demonstrated that whatever card it is, it doesn't work.

Yeah I thought that the firmware did fix that!

igorsk · 09-23-2009, 10:52 PM

Try reformatting the card with SD Formatter. For some cards Windows' format is not 100% correct and it may appear to work in some cases and fail in others. SD Formatter usually fixes everything, unless the card is physically bad.
And yes, the 1.1 and above firmware should work with SDHC cards (4GB and above).

wayamauro · 09-23-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Try reformatting the card with SD Formatter. For some cards Windows' format is not 100% correct and it may appear to work in some cases and fail in others. SD Formatter usually fixes everything, unless the card is physically bad.
And yes, the 1.1 and above firmware should work with SDHC cards (4GB and above).

Thanks I will give it a try

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09-23-2009, 10:52 PM	#21
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Try reformatting the card with SD Formatter. For some cards Windows' format is not 100% correct and it may appear to work in some cases and fail in others. SD Formatter usually fixes everything, unless the card is physically bad. And yes, the 1.1 and above firmware should work with SDHC cards (4GB and above).