thought_criminal

I broke the lock switch off my scandisk SD 1gb card.....And the messed up thing is that it must have broke in the locked position because now the card is write protected....what if anything can I do to make this card usable again. I know this should probably go in the storage card forum but I thought I could get help faster here....anyone know of a fix or solution? All help is greatly welcomed...thanx

swhoutx035

Originally Posted by thought_criminal

I broke the lock switch off my scandisk SD 1gb card.....And the messed up thing is that it must have broke in the locked position because now the card is write protected....what if anything can I do to make this card usable again. I know this should probably go in the staorage card forum but I thought I could get help faster here....anyone know of a fix or solution? All help is greatly welcomed...thanx

Hi TC, short of finding a really fine tool to try to slide the switch manually with it, I think you are out of luck. I don't think there is any software based way around it.

thought_criminal

I found the answer on another forum already, but thanx anyways swhoutx035.
There is a way to fix the card. All you need to do is tape over were the switch used to be. There isn't really an internal little switch in the card. It is more like the little rectangle thing on the old 3.5 floppies. Just a little piece of scotch tape and I'm back in business....f***ing awesome...I thought I was gonna have to trash my $60 card

Driftless

HOLY #%&*!!!!!! a noob taught me something!!!

AWESOME & WELCOME TO THE BOARDS!!!

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Driftless

whoops...thought you were a noib, and the mobile version doesn't let me edit posts...lol

thanks for the tip though!

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thought_criminal

Driftless I've been here longer than you.....I'm just anti-social

RaTBaG

Yeah - wow - Driftless u post too much
Go get a life

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swhoutx035

Originally Posted by thought_criminal

All you need to do is tape over were the switch used to be. There isn't really an internal little switch in the card. It is more like the little rectangle thing on the old 3.5 floppies. Just a little piece of scotch tape and I'm back in business

Hi TC, thanks for posting back with that bit of very useful info.

dfmclore

Originally Posted by RaTBaG

Yeah - wow - Driftless u post too much Go get a life

Leave Driftless alone if he wants to spend his life searching for the perfect CRT tan its his right.
The edit link is in the post header.
I remember long ago they had these things.....now what were they called.....oh yeah...audio cassette tapes.

swhoutx035

Originally Posted by Dfmclore

I remember long ago they had these things.....now what were they called.....oh yeah...audio cassette tapes.

Sorry. I remember reel-to-reel...

cooldude1015

That trick works on other things also such as a VCR Recordable Tape (or if you want... record over on a retail tape) or an audio tape...