xda2i is compatible with 4Gb SD cards

[ultrararegroove]

Hello
I would like to know if the xda2i is compatible with 4Gb SD cards
Thanks

[gingerchristopher]

I would assume so as its a standard fit. Wont be very fast though?? Where and what kind of price are you looking at??
gingerchristopher

[gingerchristopher]

bit of an update. the 2i wont work with all 2g cards. so I am asuming that it wont work with the 4g. if anyone else finds out it would be good to know.
gingerchristopher :roll:

[Server]

I have alpine with 2Gb Transcend card... All is OK.

[robsno]

I have just seen an ad for a 4Gb card on EBay advertised as compatable with the XDA 2i, I use a 150x 2Gb myself but noticed this card was also a 150x and good value at £65

[flawless]

As posted here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=53650) I'll try the 4gb SD card we have at work tomorrow.

[flawless]

Yep, worked fine. It was a 4gb 150x card (£120 >.<) and it worked fine.

[frankrick]

The XDA IIi employs the Intel's PXA272 as its core processor. The SD controller of the PXA272 currently supports one SD or SDIO card based on the standards outlined in the SD Memory Card Specification Version 1.01 and SDIO Card Specification Version 1.0 (Draft 4). Unfortunely, the maximum capacity of SD card defined in version 1.01 is only 2GB.

[flawless]

The XDA IIi employs the Intel's PXA272 as its core processor. The SD controller of the PXA272 currently supports one SD or SDIO card based on the standards outlined in the SD Memory Card Specification Version 1.01 and SDIO Card Specification Version 1.0 (Draft 4). Unfortunely, the maximum capacity of SD card defined in version 1.01 is only 2GB.

If you're saying the XDA IIi does not support 4Gb SD cards, you're wrong, since I tested the one that is sitting on a shelf where I work and it was fine.

[frankrick]

If you're saying the XDA IIi does not support 4Gb SD cards, you're wrong, since I tested the one that is sitting on a shelf where I work and it was fine.

Actually, I really don't know whether the XDA IIi is able to support 4GB SD card or not. I found the technical info in Intel PXA27x Processor Family Developer’s Manual and SD Specifications part1. Version 2.0 SD spec can support up to 32GB SD card but Version 1.01 only 2GB. And, the SD controller of PXA27X is built on Version 1.01.

p.s. Here are references:
1) page 16, "2. System Features", SD Specifications part1 Physical Layer Specification Version 2.00 Draft
2) page 737, "15.1 Overview", Intel PXA27x Processor Family Developer’s Manual

[flawless]

32Gb? How much is that going to cost?

I thought a 4Gb card was a bit excessive!

[Server]

As I know, everything is ok with 4Gb.

[scoxlade]

Just bought a 4Gb Zynet 150x SD card and it seems to work fine, although I have not tried copying a whole 4Gb to it.

That was on my XDA II (since my IIi is currently having it's screen repaired!)

Incidentally, does anyone know what the max transfer speed of the II and IIi is to the SD card?

Thanks

Steve
P.S. My Casio Exilim EX-S600 can't see all 4Gb, but can write to it.

[microcadcom]

Hi,
I have just bought 4GB SD card for my XDA IIi, I copied all my music on them. But surprisingly enough, music and some data I have copied is total 1.9 GB, but the memory tools shows only 245MB free. where has another 1.7 GB gone? Does this mean it doesn't support 4GB?
Regards!
Narayan

[Mus]

Edit: Q answered

[Marcos Paolo]

hi

I bought a 4gb SD card in order to try it with my alpine.
unfortunately it isn't compatible.


Hello
I would like to know if the xda2i is compatible with 4Gb SD cards
Thanks

[robsno]

I can verify 4Gb works well, I have been using a TOPRAM 4Gb 150x in my XDA 2i for the last 9 months or so and no issues at all currenly it has about 3.2Gb of data on but is just the same stpeed to use as my old 1Gb 150x SD. TomTom works fin, movies play well and no issues with software or MP3s just dont put any today plugins on your SD as that will affect performance.

[gantlej]

hy guys.

i would like to know if xda IIi supports 8gb SD cards?because on ebay those are really cheap(like 15€ = cca. 20$), i know its not lots of money, but i dont want to buy something it wont work...now i have 2gb RS MMC card in it with adapter from my old nokia 6630, and works fine, just not big enough for divx movies etc :D

regards

[robsno]

Sadly 4gb is the largest non HC cards I have seen, wether micro or SD anything above 4 gb seems to be an HC and HC cards will not work (Or so everyone tells me I believe them as it is a different interface standard)

[hebigakure]

so it also work on xda II?

[robsno]

They may look the same but the drivers are different so cannot comment, likely not as they are older drivers. If you update it to WM5 (XDA2 being himalaya and therefore you have that option) then maybe as there are patches in the hacking section to allow SDHC cards to work on older WM5 and 6 machines. May be worth a gamble.

[Jase SPV]

I've been using a Kingston 4Gb SD Card in my Alpine for over a year now. No probs.
I synchronise my 'My Documents' folder from the PC to the card so I can have my music, videos & pics with me at all times.

[Roger Gustavsson]

My Qtek 2020i (HTC Alpine, XDA IIi) supports a Maxflash 133x 4GB SD-Card. Yes, SD not SDHC!

Roger Gustavsson

[Mus]

But can you see more than 2Gb on these 4Gb cards?