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Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

VIC, 972 posts

4 Jan 2015 2:09pm

Hello all - I can't seem to get any SD cards to work in my BGT-31. Every time I try to format the card it fails. Any advice? I know there are cards that don't work, but I've tried 3 now and none work.

powersloshin

NSW

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powersloshin

NSW, 1855 posts

4 Jan 2015 2:15pm

I had the same problem, formatted mine on my pc and then it was recognized

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

VIC, 972 posts

4 Jan 2015 2:49pm

powersloshin said..

I had the same problem, formatted mine on my pc and then it was recognized

Thanks - will try.

ikw777

QLD

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ikw777

QLD, 2995 posts

4 Jan 2015 2:31pm

Make sure its a 2 gig or smaller card.

WazzaYotty

QLD

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WazzaYotty

QLD, 302 posts

4 Jan 2015 2:55pm

Sputnik11 said..
Hello all - I can't seem to get any SD cards to work in my BGT-31. Every time I try to format the card it fails. Any advice? I know there are cards that don't work, but I've tried 3 now and none work.

FWIW I had issues finding cards that worked too.
Eventually I found, in a camera shop, :
SanDisk 2gb MicroSD card installed in a ProMaster Micro SD adapter ( I had a SanDisk adapter but it was seriously tight in the GT31's slot so I dumped it.)
No hassles any more. Good luck!

BTW : +1 that comment from ikw777 that it MUST be a 2gb card.

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

VIC, 972 posts

4 Jan 2015 10:29pm

ikw777 said..
Make sure its a 2 gig or smaller card.

2 gig or smaller? Not many that small these days. Why so small?

Mobydisc

NSW

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Mobydisc

NSW, 9029 posts

4 Jan 2015 10:53pm

Sputnik11 said..

ikw777 said..
Make sure its a 2 gig or smaller card.

2 gig or smaller? Not many that small these days. Why so small?

Because the GT-31s are a fairly old design. Search for old SD cards in old digital cameras. It doesn't matter if the card is 128MB or 256MB.

decrepit

12884 posts

decrepit

WA, 12884 posts

4 Jan 2015 8:18pm

I suspect if you set up a 2gb partition on the card and format it fat16, it may work.
Any body tried?

WazzaYotty

QLD

302 posts

WazzaYotty

QLD, 302 posts

5 Jan 2015 2:13am

decrepit said..
I suspect if you set up a 2gb partition on the card and format it fat16, it may work.
Any body tried?

That all sounds like code to me Capt'n but then you know my digital ability levels. Have I met fat16 and where does he sail?

I got my 2gb micro SD off eBay ( not many around) and the adapter from a local camera store that had some old stock.

TheSailingMoose

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TheSailingMoose

VIC, 142 posts

5 Jan 2015 9:56am

It must be a compatible brand and under 2GB:SanDisk 2GB
Transcend 1GB
Kingston 2GB
PNY 2GB
Apacer 2GB 60X

These SD cards can be quite tricky to find cheaply but you can find 2GB SanDisk ones fairly often.

This is the one i got quite recently and it came in about a week and a half, works perfectly: ~~http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2GB-SanDisk-SD-Memory-Card-SDSDB-002G-B35-Standard-Black-Secure-Digital-Genuine-/371180034193?pt=AU_Electronics_Memory_Cards&hash=item566c0dd891~~

mathew

QLD

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mathew

QLD, 2172 posts

5 Jan 2015 10:52am

TheSailingMoose said..
It must be a compatible brand and under 2GB:SanDisk 2GB
Transcend 1GB
Kingston 2GB
PNY 2GB
Apacer 2GB 60X

These SD cards can be quite tricky to find cheaply but you can find 2GB SanDisk ones fairly often.

This is the one i got quite recently and it came in about a week and a half, works perfectly: ~~http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2GB-SanDisk-SD-Memory-Card-SDSDB-002G-B35-Standard-Black-Secure-Digital-Genuine-/371180034193?pt=AU_Electronics_Memory_Cards&hash=item566c0dd891~~

Indeed. EBAY is your friend.

Or to be techy about it:

- it needs to be a "low voltage" SD card.
- it needs to formatted FAT16 and have 32k cluster sizes.

I haven't tried a 4GB card formatted for 2GB... it may work, but I wouldn't bet on it... as 4GB cards use a faster data-transfer-rate. It probably is worth trying though.

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

VIC, 972 posts

5 Jan 2015 11:06pm

Thanks man - have bought one of these.

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

VIC, 972 posts

24 Jan 2015 10:47am

......Format card......SUCCESS

Now we're all set.

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

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26 Jan 2015 7:35pm

One more newbie question - how do I read the data on on the card?

MartinF2

QLD

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MartinF2

QLD, 484 posts

26 Jan 2015 6:45pm

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Marty

decrepit

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decrepit

WA, 12884 posts

26 Jan 2015 8:03pm

As above, but if you want to do your own analysis you need software, there's 3 alternatives, "realspeed", "GPSresults" and "GPSarPRO". Realspeed is Australian, but I think only has a windows version. GPS results has mac and windows, and gpsarpro works on any system that has up to date Jarva installed.

Sputnik11

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Sputnik11

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27 Jan 2015 7:34pm

decrepit said..
As above, but if you want to do your own analysis you need software, there's 3 alternatives, "realspeed", "GPSresults" and "GPSarPRO". Realspeed is Australian, but I think only has a windows version. GPS results has mac and windows, and gpsarpro works on any system that has up to date Jarva installed.

Thanks mate. Appreciate it.

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