TomTom GO530 Internal Memory - Repair Suggestions?

Ginger_Devil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 4

Good afternoon
Having read through the forum posts I believe the internal memory on my TomTom GO530 has given up as I can't see it and I can only boot the unit up when an SD card is inserted. TomTom are quoting a flat rate of €107 to send it for repair which I think is extortionate.
In the meantime I have bought an XL2 to keep me going but can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place to send my GO530 for repair?
Cheers
Alex

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:42 pm Post subject:

I suspect that most people who have had internal memory problems do just as you have done with the SD card, as they work quite adequately off that, without having to resort to an expensive repair or purchase of a new device.

divady · Lifetime Member Joined: May 12, 2008 Posts: 4

Try these people, they seem to know what they are doing , usually at a reasonable price, especially if you can take it to them in London thus saving postage.

Sat Nav Repairs at 704, Holloway Road London

www.satnavrepairservice.com/contact.html

justbrowsing · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679

....or just stick with running everything from an SD card?

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:53 pm Post subject:

Like wot I said

Ginger_Devil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 4

Thanks everyone.
For now I think I will run it from an SD Card until next year, I've got quotes for £30 - £40 to fix it.
Any suggestions of SD card speed, I'm looking at a 4GB Class 10 30Mbs?

justbrowsing · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679

Class 4 or 6 is plenty fast enough. Any faster & the device couldn't keep up anyway.

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:38 am Post subject:

The device can't keep up with the card??? Shocked

It's a slow card that can't 'keep up' with the device that's a problem if the card is too slow. Having a faster one than the device can use is not a cost effective way of doing things, but will not adversely affect the performance so long as it's compatible in other respects.

Ginger_Devil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 4

It's going to cost me £9 for a 4GB Class 10 Sandisk Extreme, not really a great expense. I ran a standard Kingston SD card in it yesterday and found the the map was struggling to keep up with my actual location, I'm guessing this is the read/write speed?

justbrowsing · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679

stuart · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:21 pm Post subject:

stuart · Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:42 am Post subject:

Ginger_Devil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 4

Well I received my SD card last weekend and decided to sort out my TomTom, I switched it on with no SD card in it and it's now back to life and fully functional!?

rfp2001 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 134

Ah - the very threat to stick something where it might be uncomfortable for the TomTom was enough!!

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