Hey guys,
I have heard of issues here with certain memory cards not working with the Samsung Focus. What cards are you guys using for additional memory (16 gb or 32 gb cards preferably)? Also if I add memory, will I have to do a hard reset and lose everything that I have stored on the built in memory? Thanks for your guys' help.
Posted Dec 27, 2010, 6:48 AM UTC
Wait until Microsoft lists certified cards.
You'll need a hard reset (which makes sense) but your purchase history is stored in Zune while your documents and contacts and such are stored online
I'm using the 32GB sold at AT&T. Flawlessly.
I'll have to go see what the store has in stock there. When I bought the phone and asked the sales person, she told me that they don't carry them and that I should go to Best Buy. I didn't question her but I remember buying my SD card from the AT&T store when I bought my last phone.
none of the retail cards available right now actually meet the proper specs
I just ordered one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L1H0SC/ref=oss_product
Works like a charm in my Focus after I did a firmware reset. The phone is recognizing 22.02 GB of storage.
UPDATE T+24h: Today I found my phone had powered off in my pocket, and wouldn't turn back on until I pulled the battery and replaced it. I can't prove causation, but I've had the phone about 1 week and it never locked up prior to the MicroSD insertion.
I got a 32 GB class 2 card from Sandisk with my Focus, after putting 20 GB worth of music on it I started getting the random restarts, sometiems when it restarts it reboots to the setting up screen but after another restart it gets my data back.
I looked for a solution online, and someone said doing a hard reset twice in a row fixed the problem so I'm trying that right now, I'll tell you if it fixes anything.
Thanks for the info. I think I read on another site someone had the same issue with the 32 gb class 2 card, that's why I was skeptical of buying it, but I really want a 32 gb card in the end. Keep us updated on how it goes after the double hard reset, and also after loading back the 20 gbs of music. Good luck.
Alright, my phone just restarted again on me, I think that was because of the battery though, because after the initial restart, it turned off again and eventually gave me the battery indicator. It works fine again after I plugged it in.
Nope, the double format did not fix the problem.
I should stress that, the restarts so far only happen about once every 12 hours, so far it has yet to actually impact my productivity. I think i'll just have to sit tight until there's an update that may fix the problem, either that or the certified cards will be released.
Cool thanks for the updates. I'll likely do the same and just wait til the certified cards are released.
So now, I haven't gotten a random restart in about 24 hours, I'm not sure if the problem is gone, but I guess i'll have to wait and see.
I am currently using a Sandisk 8GB Class 4 card since Dec 1st and have had no issues.
Here is the most extensive thread I have seen on cards specifically for the Focus.
If nothing else I might just roll with this one for now. After doing some further searching it seems like there will be some certified for WP7 branding on the cards that are supposed to be compatible. I don't know if I want to shell out around 100 bucks for a 32 gb card that may not work, rather take the risk on a smaller card for now.