[M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! - Club CDFreaks

totalz · 21-12-2006

Just bought a new M2 1GB card. I try to slow format it, and fails at the end. Tried with Fat & Fat32, tried on my card reader and my mobile.

Did i get a faulty card? Any program can do a check on that? I usu just do sfv on files!!

And it's only 911MB avail., i was expecting 953MB...
bloody $ony

MusiqueLover · 21-12-2006

ive never had a problem with sony's memory cards... what do u mean by slow formatting it?

totalz · 25-12-2006

"slow formatting", just not quick format...

**C0deKing** · 08-02-2007

Be warned! There are masses of fake Sony memory sticks on the market. If you got the memory stick cheap the chances are that it's a fake and there is virtually no way to tell them apart, even the hologram is the same. The only trick to detect a fake from a real one is sometimes the available memory and the way the plastic packaging is welded.

See this excellent article that saved me from buying a fake:
http://reviews.ebay.com/FAKE-Sony-Me...00000001236041

*lui_gough* · 08-02-2007

Coming from Australia, here's one from OCAU
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake_Memory_Cards

It has been said that OCAU's is quite comprehensive compare, hope this saves someone else any troubles

21-12-2006	#1 (permalink)
totalz CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 289	[M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! Just bought a new M2 1GB card. I try to slow format it, and fails at the end. Tried with Fat & Fat32, tried on my card reader and my mobile. Did i get a faulty card? Any program can do a check on that? I usu just do sfv on files!! And it's only 911MB avail., i was expecting 953MB... bloody $ony __________________ got time to die, but no time to be sick *** IBM @Server * C2D 6320 :: Vista x64 * 4GB DDR800 * Seagate:SATAII-320gx2 (Raid 0) * 1608P3S -> 111L (8.29 ) 2ndSlave * LiteOn 451s@832s (CG5J) Ext.USB2.0 * Nero 6.6.0.6 ***

21-12-2006	#2 (permalink)
MusiqueLover CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50	Re: [M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! ive never had a problem with sony's memory cards... what do u mean by slow formatting it?

25-12-2006	#3 (permalink)
totalz CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 289	Re: [M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! "slow formatting", just not quick format... __________________ got time to die, but no time to be sick *** IBM @Server * C2D 6320 :: Vista x64 * 4GB DDR800 * Seagate:SATAII-320gx2 (Raid 0) * 1608P3S -> 111L (8.29 ) 2ndSlave * LiteOn 451s@832s (CG5J) Ext.USB2.0 * Nero 6.6.0.6 ***

08-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
C0deKing Advisory Admin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the pack Posts: 10,275	Re: [M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! Be warned! There are masses of fake Sony memory sticks on the market. If you got the memory stick cheap the chances are that it's a fake and there is virtually no way to tell them apart, even the hologram is the same. The only trick to detect a fake from a real one is sometimes the available memory and the way the plastic packaging is welded. See this excellent article that saved me from buying a fake: http://reviews.ebay.com/FAKE-Sony-Me...00000001236041 __________________ http://codeguys.rpc1.org/ LiteOn Tools: EEPROM Utility <-- New v4.1.0, Flash Utility <-- New v3.0.2, Settings Utility Samsung Tools: Patch Utility <-- New v3.4.2 LiteOn Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced OverSpeed (EOS) \| Enhanced Online HyperTuning (EOHT) BenQ Patches: Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced SolidBurn (ESB) Samsung Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Remove RipLock (RLR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Retain book type (BS) \| Default DVD-ROM (ROMD) The man who does things makes mistakes, but he who doesn't makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing. Benjamin Franklin The Forum Rules Click HERE to join cdfreaks.com

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lui_gough CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: .au/sydney Posts: 1,025	Re: [M2] Sony Memory Stick Micro 1GB, can't slow format! Coming from Australia, here's one from OCAU http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake_Memory_Cards It has been said that OCAU's is quite comprehensive compare, hope this saves someone else any troubles __________________ Drives I Own (and are in use in one of my many computers): - 3x BenQ DW1640 - 2x Pioneer DVR-111L - LG 4163B - Liteon SOHW-1633@1653s - Nu-Tech DDW-082 - Liteon 166s - Pioneer 120S - BenQ 1650s - LG GCE-8523B - Liteon LTR-5224 - BenQ 5224W - Liteon SOSW-852S - Philips DVD+-RW SDVD8820 - Ricoh MP7163A - Asus CD-S500/A

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