SD card read error

[mr1scan]

I was listening to the radio and after a while, I did not hear it anymore, nothing happened with the power. I took the sd card out and plugged it into my computer it reads just fine, but the scanner is not seeing it at all. I think I have a radio problem instead of an sd card problem am I correct?
Thank you

 

[nessnet]

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

 

[fxdscon]

I was listening to the radio and after a while, I did not hear it anymore, nothing happened with the power. I took the sd card out and plugged it into my computer it reads just fine, but the scanner is not seeing it at all. I think I have a radio problem instead of an sd card problem am I correct?
Thank you

At this point, it's much, much more likely that the SD card is at fault.

Hopefully you have all your settings and programming stored in Sentinel, and do the following:

Download and use this program to re-format the SD card.

SD Memory Card Formatter for Windows Download - SD Association

SD Memory Card Formatter END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT, THE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE PRODUCT...

www.sdcard.org

Then use the "clear user data" function in Sentinel on that card. Be sure to check the box that says "display all drives" in the clear user data window. Then write to the card from Sentinel to restore your settings and programming.

If no luck with that, replace the SD card with a new one and repeat the process.

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[fxdscon]

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

Sentinel does not perform any formatting on the SD card. Best to use the formatting process from :

SD Memory Card Formatter for Windows Download - SD Association

SD Memory Card Formatter END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT, THE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE PRODUCT...

www.sdcard.org

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[kruser]

I've seen the card sockets contacts become dirty in both the 4 and 536 models.
Usually just removing and reinserting the card will clean them up. I'd probably cycle it in and out of the card socket a few times myself.

If the card reads after doing this, I'd still follow the advice given above and format and redo the card as you don't know if something has become corrupted on the card. I'd also get a few spare cards as well. Cheap insurance. Go ahead and prepare them with Sentinel and write your files to them and keep them handy but update them occasionally if you change your favorites often.

 

[mr1scan]

I've seen the card sockets contacts become dirty in both the 4 and 536 models.
Usually just removing and reinserting the card will clean them up. I'd probably cycle it in and out of the card socket a few times myself.

If the card reads after doing this, I'd still follow the advice given above and format and redo the card as you don't know if something has become corrupted on the card. I'd also get a few spare cards as well. Cheap insurance. Go ahead and prepare them with Sentinel and write your files to them and keep them handy but update them occasionally if you change your favorites often.

I did try that no luck thank you. I'm going to try the above info.

 

[kruser]

I did try that no luck thank you. I'm going to try the above info.

Good luck. I've read reports of the radios card reader failing but it's very rare. Saw one user who zapped the SD socket when he went to remove his card. Humidity was low and as he was reaching to push the card in, wham, a zap of static jumped from his fingertip and apparently fried something with the card reading components.

If you have another card of 4 GB up to 32 GB that you can try, do that if you can't get the current card working.
Just follow fxdscon's instructions for the format program.

 

[mr1scan]

I was listening to the radio and after a while, I did not hear it anymore, nothing happened with the power. I took the sd card out and plugged it into my computer it reads just fine, but the scanner is not seeing it at all. I think I have a radio problem instead of an sd card problem am I correct?
Thank you

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Good luck. I've read reports of the radios card reader failing but it's very rare. Saw one user who zapped the SD socket when he went to remove his card. Humidity was low and as he was reaching to push the card in, wham, a zap of static jumped from his fingertip and apparently fried something with the card reading components.

If you have another card of 4 GB up to 32 GB that you can try, do that if you can't get the current card working.
Just follow fxdscon's instructions for the format program.

Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Not necessarily. Put it back in to your computer, use Sentinal's clear user data function (basically formats and loads necessary, basic files) then use the write to scanner function and re-load the card. See if this does it.

Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Sentinel does not perform any formatting on the SD card. Best to use the formatting process from :

SD Memory Card Formatter for Windows Download - SD Association

SD Memory Card Formatter END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT, THE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE PRODUCT...

www.sdcard.org

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Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[mr1scan]

Sentinel does not perform any formatting on the SD card. Best to use the formatting process from :

SD Memory Card Formatter for Windows Download - SD Association

SD Memory Card Formatter END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT, THE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE PRODUCT...

www.sdcard.org

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Thank you for the help followed what was said and up and running

 

[kruser]

Don't leave us hanging! Others may Google this problem and find this post that you are up and running but you did not say which part of the process fixed the problem.

 

[buddrousa]

Just a quick note MAKE A SPARE SD CARD and program it just like your scanner.

 

[DC2020]

I am having the same problem and the above solution does not work for me.
New SDS100
Sentinel 2.03.02 on Win 10
I could never update firmware following directions in the Manual using micro USB cable.
1. I have Cleared User Data with SD Card in scanner and attempted Write to Scanner and Update Firmware (HomePatrol-2) multiple times unsuccessfully.
2. I have re-formatted SD Card with above app in PC and attempted Clear User Data, Write to Scanner and Update Firmware multiple times unsuccessfully.
3. I then re-formatted SD Card with above app in PC and inserted card in scanner and repeated #1 multiple times unsuccessfully.
4. I have repeated #1, #2 and #3 with a NIB SD card unsuccessfully.
5. I attempted #1, #2, #3 and #4 on another PC unsuccessfully.
6. I returned the SDS100 and received a new one from another vendor. I have repeated #1, #2, #3, and # 4, unsuccessfully.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

 

[buddrousa]

You have to be in MASS STORAGE

 

[kruser]

I had one recently where a Win10 machine would not assign any USB flash SD cards as USB removable drives. Because of this, Sentinel would never see the card. Even checking the show all drives box would not show the card.
Windows 10 explorer would show the SD card as a removable drive but nothing would make Sentinel see the card.

It was a Lenovo desktop and it was determined the bios was at fault and not reporting the SD card correctly to the OS. Kinda weird though as it worked just fine with Win 7.
I ended up junking the Lenovo and replaced it with a much faster HP also running Win 10. It works just fine with Sentinel. It sees the SD card in the radio or in a card reader like it should.

 

[DC2020]

Thanks.
I have pressed E and selected Mass Storage every time the card has been in the scanner and I plug in the cord