TT RIDER--PROBLEM WITH SD CARD.........

yamkwak · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 25

Can anyone help but I have a small and annoying problem with my TT Rider. every time I open the small panel for access to the usb 2 and charging port the sd card literally 'falls' out and wont stay 'home' in the slot at all. This means I cant use my rider in the car and have it car powered??? Took it back to Halfords and they said they havent got anymore in stock and wont be getting anymore as it is now obsolete and is being replaced soon. have been offered my money back. Has anyone had problems with the SD card slot and does anyone know if the rider is being replaced. If so I may get my money back and wait for newer model any advice greatly appreciated, cheers :D

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:17 am Post subject:

can you rotate the sreen on the Rider? If so, just place the unit upside down.

It was an rather stupid decision to install a SD card slot facing down.
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CheesyMike · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:07 am Post subject:

Take the money! Read this forum and you will see that this will be the first of many problems you may/will have with the unit.

IMHO the Rider was too flawed for me to live with for the 3 years that I would have expected to own it. For that reason I got a refund after just 2 weeks. I don't regret doing that.

I'm now waiting to see first reports on the Garmin Zumo 550 before taking the plunge and buying another system.

Mike

idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

hi, I wish that was the only problem I had with my rider, from new it managed to get to the middle of France before the cradle pins drilled holes in the rider contacts. Anyway, back to your problem, Sorry if this is a stupid question but have you pressed the card right into the slot until it "clicks"? It will then lock into place until it's pressed in again.... hope this helps. 8O

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:03 am Post subject:

The problem with SD card slots is that they do not have a locking mechanism. You can simply pull the card out, no need to press it in first.
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idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

I wonder if there are different types of SD slot then? I use SD cards in my Ipaq and TomTom Rider and they both click and lock into place after being pressed in against a spring tensioner. They have to be pressed again to release them. Anybody else having SD fitting problems?
BTW, I've just installed a Kingston 2GB SD card to my Rider and it works fine with both TeleAtlas and NavTeq maps on it. The card is currently selling for £17.99 if you shop around on the web. It doesn't seem so long ago that I paid over £30 for a 10mb CF card for my first digital camera. Keep those prices dropping!
Merry Christmas :D

Tim Buxton · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

I have a RIDER and with the amount of testing I do with it, the SD cards are in and out like a fiddler's elbow. I have no problems with the SD card remaining in position and I have used the device extensively in both m/c and car mounts.

As regards the 'locking', it isn't actually a lock; it is more like an 'easy eject'. You can push the SD card in until it clicks but it is then possible to pull the card out again without pushing it in again first.
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lbendlin · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:49 am Post subject:

yamkwak · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 25

Thanks for replies, I got my money back, over £300. Now I see Riders going for just over £200, don't know wether to get another one or wait. Is it right TOMTOM are producing a Rider2 improved version or not??

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