Uh oh....memory card = dead :(

[Jdemon]

Well when the PSP formats the card it's FAT not FAT32 so I'm sticking with that

BTW I have a Sandisk 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (magic gate) and I have had no problems yet with lots of swapping (not anymore ) and manny different MAME and other EMU's being tested/crashing/etc.

[shadowprophet]

I can conferm that there seems to be no drawback whatsoever to useing fat 32.
Not that i have found. I have tested this and there seem to be no problems yet.
This is not to say problems cant or wont develope in the future tho.
Believe me If this does happen, you guys will be updated to this information, as I will be on of the many on the forums complaining of a jacked up card.
but honestly. i dont forsee any harm in this. and besides even if it did jack it up. One could simply reformat. I like fat 32 tho , it actuelly seems to be a slight bit faster. No joke

[Onetonbullet]

^^^Can you load a retail game save?^^^

[shadowprophet]

Indeed you can I do it often with metal gear acid.
Ive never had a problem with it :P

[Onetonbullet]

I'll be damned...

[Saq]

Hey everyone...my memory card just died

At least, I think it is...anyone heard of this: when I put my memory card in, the activity light continuously blinks orange. I'm pretty sure my card is dead, and it's now a useless piece of orange plastic with 256mb that can't be used anymore.

**** I'm pissed

THIS is your own stupid fault. WHAT did you do? Throw it on the floor every time you lost a GT4 race?... it seems old age doesnt make a hell of a difference. Heck mines 4 years old and it works fine.

[zektor]

I would bet that 9 times out of 10 that these "dead memory card" issues are nothing but corrupt memory cards that need re-formatting. I came from the Palm world, and my 1GB SD cards were always getting corrupt for one reason or another. Sometimes misreporting their sizes, and sometimes not reading at all. When you format the card within Windows, you have to be certain that you do NOT have the card open when performing the format. If you use a file manager like Total Commander (which I do) you have to go completely out of it before formatting. Best thing to do is double click on "My Computer" on the desktop, and right click (do not OPEN) your card path, click format, and format it full FAT. That repaired my cards each and every time.

[shadowprophet]

Yeah tried it yet? Its faster isnt it

[easy_dog]

How much extra space can you squeze out by using fat 32? If its not that much extra Im not going through the trouble of backing up my 512mb and formatting it.

[Dr.Loko]

Hey everyone...my memory card just died

At least, I think it is...anyone heard of this: when I put my memory card in, the activity light continuously blinks orange. I'm pretty sure my card is dead, and it's now a useless piece of orange plastic with 256mb that can't be used anymore.

**** I'm pissed

so, it happen to me...my MSPD is corrupted, and is the same problem that u have...anybody can help me? im tired...i follow the steps and nothing! when i put it in the Card reader, it doesn't recognize it..HELP!