Mio 186 and missing SD Cards

Grahamdi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 9

Hi

I have a Mio 186 I have used successfully for about a year now when I go into Explorer on my Device I can not see my Storage Cards. Even when connected to my PC they do not seem to be available. I hav etried 3 diffeerent cards.

Thanks for any help

Graham Confused

highwayman212 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:23 am Post subject:

Seems strange Graham

I assume you ment a Mio 168 not 186, if not please ignore this.

I dont know why the SD card is not visable. Mine is visable through My Device on the PDA.

On the PC I have to explore through Mobile device then through My Pocket PC to the next level to see a folder called storage card. It is then available to explore.

Do you have programs on the storage card that work or are you just using the internal memory?

Chris
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Grahamdi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 9

Hi

Mistype on the number. I have no programs stored on the Data card just data - maps etc. When I go and Explore there is no mention of the Storage Card either through the PC or the PDA.

Any ideas

Graham

neil01 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:03 pm Post subject:

Are you referring to 'exploring' using Windows (My Computer in XP), or 'Explore' in ActiveSync?

Grahamdi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 9

Hi

In both and also when I explore using the PDA itself.

Graham

mikealder · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject:

Have you tried reseting the device, soft reset only - just prod the stylus in the hole marked "Reset" and then see what comes up - I have had the SD card "disapear" a number of times, this usually brings them back - Mike

Grahamdi · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 9

Hi Mike

I have now done a reset and now have the card back. Well I switched it off and on if that is a soft reset but I lost all my data because I did not back up anything.

Next time I will Wink

Thanks
Graham

mikealder · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject:

You really need to look at the book, this was an avoidable situation, it would appear you have performed a HARD reset, you need to know how to perform a soft reset instead, the soft reset will re-boot the device but should not loose data, find the reset hole on the device and remember where it is for next time (cos there will be a next time when it can't find the card).
As for back-up I would seriously take a look at Sprite Back-up software, easy to use and its not reliant on the PC to re-install, when it all goes wrong and you are mobile away from home its a simple matter to re-install the entire lot to the device - Mike

Border_Collie · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 1:44 am Post subject:

The soft re-set hole on the Mio 168 is on the left hand side, facing the device, about a quarter of the way up, just above the earphone socket. Use the stylus to press in the hole the wait several seconds while it re-sets.

The Hard re-set is on the back of the unit bottom right, a slide switch.
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