fake or dodgy micro sd?

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Hello,

I bought a 2GB Sandisk microSD today from a shop.

Upon inserting it into my hermes, it got stuck: the normal 'spring' action didn't work, and the more I pushed, the more the card slipped into the sd slot until it wouldn't go any further ...

I had to use a pin to slowly pry it out from the slot. Fortunately I got it out.

So did I get a dodgy / fake card?

I did notice that on the dummy microSD card that came with hermes, the front tip (the end that goes into the slot first) is narrower on both left and right side of the card than the back. While on the card I got today, only the left side is narrower; the right side is a straight flush line ... which smells fishy.

Should I return this? The shop keeper keeps saying it's the real thing ...

thanks

It'll loosen up. Mine did that too (on two different devices) for the first few times. BUT, SanDisk doesn't work in Hermes, so, take it back because of that. You need a JAPAN made MicroSD Card... There's a thread on this.

Originally Posted by LegolasTheElf

It'll loosen up. Mine did that too (on two different devices) for the first few times. BUT, SanDisk doesn't work in Hermes, so, take it back because of that. You need a JAPAN made MicroSD Card... There's a thread on this.

I got a SanDisk 2Gb (non Ultra II) and works very well.

Originally Posted by VivaErBetis

I got a SanDisk 2Gb (non Ultra II) and works very well.

Same here, I have a 2GB SanDisk Micro for over 6mths now, fully utilised and works flawlessly. A lot of ppl bought same card from same place I did, and I haven't heard complaints.

And fits perfectly in my TyTN, from day one.

I'll be the third to say that I have never heard of nor have I ever had problems using my 2gb Sandisk in my Hermes.. Legolas, what are you smoking?
And if you could please provide a link to that thread, I would appreciate acquiring its knowledge.

I have 2 sandisk 2 gig both brought about 4 months apart from seperate suppliers both work fine.

SD Card problems: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294324

Odd that you aren't seeing it.. On my two 8525, I can get the cards to disappear almost on demand.

It looks like mostly a Cingular ROM issue in that thread. Maybe that's why I don't have same problem, I've had my original TyTN ROM until I flashed to WM6 XDA Live 1.0, with which works fine too (not in a hurry to change to xda live 2.0, 1.0 so far works good for me).

I haven't had a single disappearance of my card and/or loss of a file since I bought the phone in Sept last year.

Yes, sandisk cards work fine. The issue with cards disappearing is a rom issue which will eventually be resolved. If you are using a stable rom you won't have a problem.

I've never had to force a card in the slot though!

problem "fixed"

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for the replies.

FYI, I've "fixed" the insertion problem now: it seems that I need to be a little careful when inserting the card into the slot, and keep it a little more to the left and down.

The first time I inserted it, I pushed it in a little higher into the slot, which caused it to get stuck. So the problem doesn't occur now, though it does make me wonder why the slot was made with such loose tolerances (I'd expected the card to either go in or not; and if it does go in, the slot should be such that the card goes in without any need for the user to be 'careful').

And the Sandisk 2GB card reads / writes fine in my hermes. I'm using the latest 3.5 ROM from HTC.

cheers.