SD Card Problem

[ryans-canyon]

I tried searching a bit and didnt really come up with what I was looking for...

I have a Transcend 8GB SDHC class 6 SD Card. I've been using it with my Canon camera and computer for a couple months now and have had no problems. I recently went to use my camera and it said i needed to format my card, which I though was a bit odd since I formatted the card with the camera when I got it.

I tried formatting it and it said "Cannot Format Card" "Change Card". So i put it in the computer and it said the card needed to be formatted so i clicked OK. It then told me it couldnt do it. Now when I opened the Format Card thing it said "Capacity: 512MB". Only problem is its an 8GB Card, not 512MB.

I opened the command prompt thingy and tried that way...here is what I got:

C:\>format e: /u /fs:fat32
Insert new disk for drive E:
and press ENTER when ready...
The type of the file system is RAW.
The new file system is FAT32.
Verifying 0M
The volume is too small for FAT32


Do I need to get a new one? Is is possibly covered under some kind of warranty maybe through transcend?

Thanks

[kcallahan]

I had this problem once with a 512Mb SD card. Ultimately, it was defective. One thing to check is the lock switch on the card. Make sure it's not in the locked position. Other than that you might want to contact Transcend.

P/S - I've been told this problem is caused by a corrupt file on the SD card.

[Gigi]

Do I need to get a new one? Is is possibly covered under some kind of warranty maybe through transcend?

Thanks

Welcome to the site!

If you can't get it to work, contact Transcend. They have a lifetime warranty:

Welcome to Transcend Website - Transcend Releases its 8GB SDHC High-Capacity Secure Digital Card

[antontomov]

Try formatting with Pocket Mechanic by doing a low-level format first. You can download a 30-day trial version of Pocket Mechanic from our web site (in my signature below).