Disclaimer:

All comments posted to this web site are opinions expressed by the poster and/or the owner of this web site. The owner is not responsible for comments or repairs to computers that others may do. I will  warn you that you may be violating your computer manufacture's warrantee for certain things. Be sure to read it before opening your computer case!

I work hard to expand this free information.

You may express your gratitude by donating with your help supporting the server costs and help keeping the section alive.

I can't format my memory card

by Maggie
(Nasr City,Cairo,Egypt)

My memory card appears on my computer but when I double click on it there's a message appears that says "The disk in the drive is not formatted do you want to format it now?"

Then whwn I click yes & it begin the format or quick format it can't finish the format & there's another message says "Windows cannot complete the format"

I tried to scan it with avira but the scan report writes " no detections found" one more thing I can't rename it.

Whenever I try there is " invalid system label, format the drive first, you can't rename it until you format it" these r not exactly the messages but something like that.

Comments for
I can't format my memory card

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Dec 10, 2010
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Memory cards
by: Support

Hello Maggie,

What type of memory card is it?

USB Pen drive or SD for a camera/cell phone?

If it is a SD then you need to look at the module, there is small switch on the side that wiil lock the memory module to keep it from being written to or formated if in the wrong postition.

If it is a Pen drive and your computer says it isn't formatted or will not let you format it then try it on another computer.

If the other computer gives you the same error then the Pen drive has failed (rare but it does happen).

If the other computer sees the drive and you can access it then your computer either needs an update for the USB drivers or the USB controler in the computer has failed.

If the USB controler has failed you can buy an addon card and insert it in a spare slot in the computer.

Note: When a controler fails on the motherboard other components will start to fail, you need to consider either changing/upgrading the motherboard soon or buy a new computer.


Hope this helps...

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to Q and A

Return to top

From the Desert South West ~ Arizona, USA
Copyright DIY-Computer-Repair.Com 2006-2011

powered-by-sbi



My Twitter! xml-rss Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN Add to Google AddThis Social Bookmark Button My StumbleUpon Page Computer Blogs - BlogCatalog Blog Directory

Page copy protected against web site content infringement by Copyscape

www.diy-computer-repair.com BBB Business Review




DIY Insiders
Enter Email
Enter password


Fire that geek that is messing up your computer, you can do a better job.

Finally geek secrets revealed then translated in to everyday English!

Self Computer Repair Unleashed! E-book

The Official  www.diy-computer-repair.com Reference manuals

Get yours Today!


Home

E-Courses!

DIY Computer Repair Five Part E-Course

A seven part Advanced E-Course on computer repair for you!

Would you like to Over Clock your cpu and/or memory with out destroying them? Here is an E-Course that will show you how to do it!

What do you think of when you hear virtual computing?

Fix It! Your
DIY Computer Repair
Newsletter!
Click here to get your copy of Fix It!


Windows 7
is coming to a
computer near you!
Don't be left
wondering
what to do!
On Release day the free e-book will not be available and the price may go up!
Order your
copy of
Windows 7
Ultimate
Guide now!


My Twitter!

Please donate $5