Whats wrong with my SD card?

Question

i bought a new 2GB san disk SD card on ebay and when i put it in my camera it says 'memory card full' but on the computer it says its empty! i've tried formatting it and nothing happened :-S help!!!

Answer 1

First of all you bought it on EBay...uh i mean its probably not gonna work and its probably locked...

Answer 2

Use the format feature on your camera to format the card.  This will refresh the card, write new file folders and a new image index file.

Hopefully you did not get a fake one.

We have been warning every one to avoid buying memory cards from the Internet until the fake card sellers are shutdown.

http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake...

http://martybugs.net/articles/fakesandis...

http://www.digicamhelp.com/accessories/m...

With memory cards so inexpensive now, there is no reason to have to buy them on the Internet.  This past weekend, 4-packs of 2GB cards were selling for under $35

Answer 3

is it a sandisk or a random brand? if random, it might just be cheap rubbish. If  its sandisk, they will probably replace it.

Whatever the case, you should contact the seller, I've never heard of a camera that can't take a 2gb card.. unless it's one of the first digi's ever made?

Answer 4

try loading it with files on the computer, if that works OK its your camera

Answer 5

Possibly, your camera cant take 2gb cards? You wouldnt think that would be a issue but sometimes it is

Answer 6

Try refitting it back into camera

It may have been you TOO quick ??

I have never had a bad or corrupt SD card

has it got a lock thing activated on the card that your camera can detect ?

Or your camera cannot take this size card ??