Bonaro Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I bought a new Montana 650t and a micro 32gb sd card and recently got around to setting it up. I inserted the sd card in the gps and when i sync to the PC it gives me the message that it needs to be formatted. when I try to format it tells me it's write protected. I have removed the card, put it in an adapter and tried formatting it directly on the PC and it formats easy. I can even write files to it and delete them wile in the PC. I put it back in the garmin and I get the message again....WHAT THE HECK??? Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 What format did you use? Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 What format did you use? The default was FAT 32 The other choices were NTSF and exFAT Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 And it is an SDHC card, not an SDXC card? Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 And it is an SDHC card, not an SDXC card? Yes...Samsung class 10 32GB micro SDHC When I put it in the PC it works fine. I can format, write and delete Put it in the Montana and it thinks it needs formatted but It wont allow due to write protected. Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Can you try it in another device? Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 I don't have another gps. I tried the sd card directly in my pc and it works fine Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Does the GPS recognize the card? i.e. Put a GPX on it with the PC reader and then put the card into the GPS. Does the GPX data show up. The formatting request is on the PC, so has more to do with how it is seeing the GPS. Have you tried connecting the GPS to another computer? Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Does the GPS recognize the card? i.e. Put a GPX on it with the PC reader and then put the card into the GPS. Does the GPX data show up. The formatting request is on the PC, so has more to do with how it is seeing the GPS. Have you tried connecting the GPS to another computer? I cannot se Drive L: when it is in the GPS, all I see is the GPS itself. When I boot up the GPS with the SD in it I get a message to format but it fails to format. I downloaded the Ridgecrop formatter and it still did the same thing. I bought the SD on Ebay and it was in OEM packaging but I am thinking it may be counterfeit. I have a old 128mb micro SD and when I plug it in tt he GPS I can see that drive fine. I dont have time to screw with this...gonna buy another chip tomorrow Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I don't know if the 6xxx series solved the problem, but older units always had problems with some larger cards. You do not really need a 32 GB card as it is nearly impossible to use that much space within the various limits in the GPS. Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 With another device I meant a camera, phone, or similar all BUT the computer. Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Have you tried a different card in the GPS? I only use Kingston and they have always worked Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I tried a different sd in the gps and it worked fine. I noticed that from handling the sd, the lettering is smearing...pretty sure I got a fake chip Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I bought the SD on Ebay and it was in OEM packaging but I am thinking it may be counterfeit. I tried a different sd in the gps and it worked fine. I noticed that from handling the sd, the lettering is smearing...pretty sure I got a fake chip How long ago? If you still can, return it as it doesn't work correctly or file a complaint with eBay. Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I bought for myself at christtmas....just now getting to setting it up...I think I lost this one Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 No, because you claim it works on the computer. Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 No, because you claim it works on the computer. yeahbut.....I have read a little about counterfeit sd cards. They take a smaller card like a 2gb and spoof it into behaving like a 32gb then paint new labels on it and sell it for a higher price. It will function fine and normal until you hit the original size limit then you get errors and corruption. Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 No, because you claim it works on the computer. yeahbut.....I have read a little about counterfeit sd cards. They take a smaller card like a 2gb and spoof it into behaving like a 32gb then paint new labels on it and sell it for a higher price. It will function fine and normal until you hit the original size limit then you get errors and corruption. If you had one of those you'd see the same errors and corruption on the PC. Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Nope...no virus...plugged it into my puter at work and got the same results. I bought a new 32gb sd at lunch today I will report later Quote Link to comment
Bonaro Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ok...here is the conclusion. I bought a new 32gb class 10 card for under $30 and without formatting it worked perfectly. My old sd was a fake. Lesson learned kids...never EVER buy a sd card off ebay....they are all fake Quote Link to comment
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