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Garmin Nuvi 310 SD Card reader issue

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  • 27-12-2007 7:23pm
    #1
    andrewdeerpark
    Registered Users Posts: 951 ✭✭✭


    I cannot read images or MP3's from 2 SD cards I inserted into my Garmin 310, the one with Ireland & England 2008 mapping only that I got as a present for xmas.

    Both cards are perfectly readable from my Dell Inspiron 630m SD reader slot notebook, plus in our Nikon coolpix s200 camera.

    The 2GB card was purchased in Aldi last week and the 512MB is an old disgo card from last year.

    If you connect the Garmin to my XP SP2 dell notebook via USB under the 512MB card both the internal memory of the garmin and the SD reader function fine from Windows Explorer. Use the 2GB and the garmin SD reader tells you the card is not formatted, try format it and it will fail.

    Using the Garmin in standalone mode either card is not readable through the picture viewer or MP3 player (yes I created a M3U playlist). Plus I do not see any obvious way to browse to the SD card in either programs, no file manager software on the device.

    The device was fully updated to the latest software on purchase via the webupdate tool.

    I contacted Garmin and got a pretty lame 1st level support email back suggesting the test via the picture viewer.

    Does anyone know of similar issues? Also what is the min and max SD card sizes allowed? Garmin support said 4GB but that SD is the new SDHC format anyone tried that format?
    http://www.sdcard.org/about/sdhc/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card

    I purchased in the carphone warehouse and went to the store with the SD cards in question tried reading them from a new unit there and I had the same result hence I do believe the issue is with this variant of the Garmin 310.

    My real concern is will this unit support the Western Europe SD card update from Garmin when I need it in the summer. I just want to prove standalone SD reading functionality.

    The unit is working fine plus bluetooth is spot on aswell just this issue. Help appreciated?


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