Killed my i3

bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

I somehow have completely wiped my micro SD card, does anyone know how to recover it, every time i turn on now it tells me to use the provided PC software to load maps. I have tried everything imaginable to sort it out including using map source software but to no avail. My Garmin didnt come with any software. Any Ideas ??

Wildie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 57

try undelete.
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bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

No can do, there is basically nothing on the micro sd card and no way of recovering what was there. I can load maps back on to the card but it doesnt show up correctly on the GPS and there is no search facility for anywhere.

oddsock · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

This may get it back .. http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

edit : http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

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bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

Nope tried various recovery tools but to no avail, is there anyway of downloading the original software ??

MaFt · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:43 am Post subject:

i'd contact garmin (phone will be better than email) as to be honest they are the only ones who can help.

it's not your fault they don't supply an installation disc, is it? let them sort it.

MaFt

ps - recovery tools don't work on flash memory. they only work on hard drives / floppys as the data is not actually removed, the operating system just marks sectors on the drive as 'being available to write to'

adrian_anastas · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 27, 2006 Posts: 73

I have a Garmin I3, and before I upgraded the maps I purchased a second Micro SD card, JIC.

As long as you've registered the unit on the MyGarmin page you should still have your 25 Character Unlock code to to unlock the same version maps. Do you know if you had version 8 or 9 (I think all the SD card units have v8).

You could also pay for upgraded maps to get an unlock code for the V9 maps. They usually send the DVD out free of charge.

MaFt · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: Re: Upgrade the maps!

inspiredron · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

I have been able to download the V8 version which I believe my Garmin came with and I still have the unlock code and I was unable to write it to the Micro SD card but it just hasnt seemed to sort the problem. Now when I turn the Garmin on it asks me to use the original software to connect my Garmin to the PC. I can by pass this by holding the left arrow key. Now when I go into menu it has changed, there is no postcode search and when I view maps it doesnt show anything on the screen unless i zoom right out and it shows main roads only. Its all over the place, very wierd.

MaFt · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:45 am Post subject:

bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

Yep I contacted garmin and they told me that I have to send it back and it will cost me about £30 to get them to reload the software ! There must be a way to do it for free otherwise im off to get a navman

MaFt · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

phone them again and ask if they will waiver the charge seeing as they choose not to send out back up discs with their items.

still, £30 isn't much compared to a new unit

MaFt

bennetski · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 11

Ok found a sort of solution, I downloaded metroguide onto mapsource which doesnt need activating and transfered the maps onto my garmin and it worked. I have lost the ability to do postcode searches but I can manually enter address's. I havent tested it yet but so far so good

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