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SD Card Problems? - SD Card List |
What will happen here is you'll get a list of devices and what SD cards work, and more importantly which ones don't. You may notice that some users have not had problems with cards that other users have. I guess its really down to how hard the individual pushes the SD card... Please send me your SD card details so I can update this list. Use the Feedback page to send me the details, and please remember to include as much as possible about your SD card (i.e. use the headings below as a guide). As you may of guessed, red is non-working and green is working (so far).
There is a pattern forming - cards with codes 9999nn9999n and nn99n99999 seem to work (and are Made in Japan), and *most* codes with nn9999nn seem to fail (and are made either in Taiwan or China).
Any news on the latest Sandisk codes AR0307NS / AR0307NC / AK0307NT would be appreciated!
In the codes, n is a letter and 9 is a number. I've sorted the brand names alphabetically, then by capacity & code now, and highlighted changes in brands to make this ever increasing table easier to read!
Note that a number of brands (Dane_Elec, Lexar, PNY, Transcend, Pretec and Viking) use both known working cards/codes and not.... You can't tell this until you open the packet!
Notes / Disclaimer:
Appreciate the time taken by users to send me their details - it is helping, honest!!! I know it is confusing that below some cards are listed as working and the same cards are not, but I can only go on what you folks say. If you say the card works, then I flag it as working. But of course...
This info is based on user info received VIA EMAIL and doesn't mean that a card will / won't work in your device!!!
The Device List
| Device | Brand |
Capacity |
Code on back of card |
Made in.. |
Works Y/N |
No. of Users | Problems / Notes |
| Dell Axim X5 | Apacer | 128mb | AR0306LQ | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting |
| Apacer | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Apacer | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 3 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| CnMemory | 256mb | n/a | Taiwan | N | 1 | Free space errors | |
| Dane-Elec | 256mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 2 | ||
| Dane-Elec | 256mb | AR0305LR | China | N | 1 | Reformating | |
| Dane-Elec | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 1 | Corruption | |
| Dual | 256mb | n/a | n/a | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Dual | 256mb | 0112LR | n/a | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Extrememory | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Extrememory | 256mb | AR0305LQ | China | N | 1 | Code 87 ... | |
| Fuji | 128mb | AK0304LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Hagiwara Sys-com | 256mb | n/a | n/a | Y | 2 | ||
| Infineon | 128mb | AK0304LQ | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Integral | 64mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Integral | 64mb | 0212LY | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Integral | 128mb | AK0304LQ | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Integral | 128mb | AK0305LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Integral | 128mb | AK0301LQ | Taiwan | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Integral | 256mb | AK0305LR | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Kingston | 128mb | AK0305LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Kingston | 256mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Kodak | 128mb | AK0302MH | n/a | Y | 1 | ||
| Lexar | 128mb | AK0303LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | reformatting, space errors | |
| Lexar | 256mb | nn99n999999 | Japan | Y | 14 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 7 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0301LR | Taiwan | N | 6 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0301LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0301LQ | Taiwan | N | 3 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0304LR | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0304LR | China | N | 8 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0305LR | China | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Lexar | 512mb | nn99n999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Memorex | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Memorex | 256mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 4 | ||
| Muse | 256mb | AR0305LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Corruption, reformatting | |
| Panasonic | 128mb | n/a | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Panasonic | 256mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 7 | ||
| Panasonic | 512mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 3 | ||
| PEC | 128mb | nn99n999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| PNY | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 2 | ||
| PNY | 128mb | AK0303LQ | China | N | 1 | corruption | |
| PNY | 128mb | AK0304LQ | China | N | 1 | Disk full when empty! | |
| PNY | 128mb | AK0305LQ | China | N | 1 | corruption, reformatting | |
| PNY | 256mb | AK0305MM | Taiwan | N | 1 | corruption, reformatting | |
| PNY | 256mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Pretec | 128mb | n/a | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Pretec | 128mb | AK0304LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | reformating | |
| Ridata | 128mb | n/a | n/a | Y | 1 | (its a MMC card) | |
| Sandisk | 64mb | AB0303LY | Taiwan | Y | 2 | ||
| Sandisk | 64mb | AB0303LY | Taiwan | N | 1 | reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 64mb | AB0304LY | Taiwan | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption | |
| Sandisk | 64mb | AK0304LY | China | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 64mb | AK0304LY | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 128mb | 0205LQ | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 128mb | 0206LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | CRC errors | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | 0209LQ | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 128mb | 0209LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | Missing device, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | 0212LQ | Taiwan | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AR0212LR | China | N | 7 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AR0212LQ | China | N | 7 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0301LQ | Taiwan | N | 3 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0302LQ | Taiwan | N | 3 | Reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0303LQ | Taiwan | N | 17 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0304LQ | Taiwan | N | 19 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0305LQ | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0305LM | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0307NK | China | Y | 1 | Corruption | |
| Sandisk | 128mb | AK0307NT | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0206LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Unable to access SD card | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0208LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0209LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | free-space errors | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0209LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0210LR | Taiwan | Y | 3 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0211LR | Taiwan | N | 2 | Error code 20 - Cannot copy | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0212LR | Taiwan | N | 6 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0212LR | Taiwan | Y | 3 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0301LR | Taiwan | N | 18 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0301LR | Taiwan | Y | 2 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0302LR | Taiwan | N | 22 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0302LR | China | N | 1 | Reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0302LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0303LR | Taiwan | N | 24 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0303LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 53 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | Y | 2 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0305LR | China | N | 6 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0305LR | China | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0305MM | Taiwan | N | 10 | Dot directories, corruption, free-space errors, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0306MM | Taiwan | N | 4 | Corruption | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 4 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0307NS | China | Y | 5 | free-space errors, reformatting | |
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0307NC | China | Y | 2 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0307NS | China | Y | 25 | ||
| Sandisk | 512mb | AX0303RJ | China | N | 2 | Error code 20 - Cannot copy | |
| SimpleTech | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| SimpleTech | 256mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 10 | ||
| SimpleTech | 256mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Toshiba | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 3 | ||
| Transcend | 64mb | AB0301LY | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Transcend | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Transcend | 256mb | AR0302LR | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Transcend | 256mb | AR0304LR | China | N | 2 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Transcend | 256mb | AR0305MM | Taiwan | N | 2 | Corruption | |
| Transcend | 256mb | AR0306MM | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories | |
| Viking | 256mb | nn99n999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | (Made by Hagiwara Sys-Com) | |
| Viking | 256mb | AR03???? | China | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |
| Viking | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 1 | Corruption | |
| Vmax | 128mb | 99n9n9999 | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Compaq Ipaq 3850 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0306LR | China | N | 1 | Reformatting | |
| Compaq Ipaq 3870 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | 0212LR | China | N | 1 | Unusable; but works in a Toshiba Laptop! | |
| Compaq Ipaq 5450 | |||||||
| Lexar | 256mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Reformatting, unusable. | |
| NEC MobilePro 300E | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0305MM | Taiwan | N | 1 | Reformatting, unusable. | |
| Palm M505 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 64mb | N | 1 | PDA cannot recognise, format or rename card | |||
| Palm Tungsten T | |||||||
| Integral | 128mb | AK0305LQ | China | Y | 1 | (very slow!) | |
| Palm Tungsten T2 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | PDA cannot recognise, format or rename card | |
| RCA Lyra (mp3 player) | |||||||
| Lexar | 128mb | AK0301LQ | Taiwan | N | 1 | read errors, free-space errors | |
| Toshiba e335 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Card removal error | |
| Toshiba e740 | |||||||
| Vmax | 128mb | n/a | Taiwan | N | 1 | Locks up PDA on insert | |
| Toshiba e755 | |||||||
| ExtreMEmory | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Lexar | 256mb | nn9nn999999 | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0301LR | Taiwan | Y | 1 | ||
| Toshiba | 128mb | 9999nn9999n | Japan | Y | 1 | ||
| Viewsonic V37 | |||||||
| Sandisk | 256mb | AR0304LR | Taiwan | N | 1 | Dot directories, corruption, reformatting | |