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PSP pro duo memory card problem

  • 25-09-2007 11:40am
    #1
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Turned on the PSP on the bus into college today and got a message saying that the memory card is unreadable and I should format it. I took it out cleaned it but couldn't get it to work so had to format it wiping off all my save games, including 7 hours worth of Jeanne D'arc, all my emulators and roms, music and my backed up college work. Anyone else had this problem? Just wondering because I'm hoping I don't have a dud memory card and it happens again especially when I'm using it to back up important college work. Shoddy Sony build quality strikes again :rolleyes: I take care of my PSP and the memory card never leaves the PSP. It wasn't as if I was messing around with it either, it was grand the day before when I was just using it to listen to music.
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  • #2
    animaX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭animaX


    Thats a real pain in the **s!! Have you checked to see if the stick is actually real? Go to the music or video menu, highlight the memstick and press triangle. Then press information. If it says "magicgate-supported" then its real. If it says "magicgate - unknown" then its fake!!

    Also, you could try formatting in FAT16 instead of FAT32. You can do that in windows by right-clicking and choosing format...


  • #3
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    It's real all right, it's the 1 gig card I got in the PSP giga pack when I bought it.
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  • #4
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Probably too late now, but you should have connected the memory stick to a PC first to see if it could be read, copied your game saves and other stuff over, then formatted the card and put your saves back on...


  • #5
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Throught the PSP is the only way I have of reading Pro Duo sticks.
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  • #6
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Retr0gamer wrote:
    Throught the PSP is the only way I have of reading Pro Duo sticks.

    Pro Duo sticks come with an adapter that any memory card reader should be able to read. Pro Duo's are also used in cameras and therefore have to be able to connect to a PC...


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  • #7
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    They only work with Sony cameras and I don't have one that takes pro duo. Also the card you get in the PSP giga pack doesn't come with an adapter for the PC since you should be able to read it by connecting your PC up. This of course doesn't work when your PSP is acting the arse like what happened to me.
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  • #8
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,264 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    EDIT:

    heres a pro duo adapter for less than €4 delivered... cant beat that!

    Linky!


  • #9
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    I got a cheapo combined memory card reader/usb hub and it reads pro duo cards without any issues... Tis a bit too late for these kind of suggestions though:(


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