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Tested MMC cards

216 replies · 199,044 views · Started 29 January 2004

marcus90509 wrote:can i insert a secure digital card into my n-gage or i must buy mmc
there are some dimensions difference or is it all ok

Only MMC cards will work: period.

Using a Hexon NCP 512 MB on my Ngage. No problems, no errors. Works fine even at low battery strength.

Just recieved a brand-spanking-new ATP 128mb MMC. Seems to be working great after a not so quick format on the N-Gage. Playing music off it as we speak.

Glad I took the risk and ignored the warning. Was cheap and worth it.

just bought an Apacer 256Mb mmc ... for about RM 200 which is roughly USD 53

it came with 3 years warranty as well ....

works like a charm ... although have some little problem with the mp3 player ... some of my software icons tends to disappear everytime after using the mp3 player ...

somehow, by performing a backup phone to memory card process, all the icons magically appears again ... dun really understand why but it worked for me ..

works like a charm ... although have some little problem with the mp3 player ... some of my software icons tends to disappear everytime after using the mp3 player

That is not a problem,its a N-Gage feature.The icons should re-appear after a while,if they don't restart the N-Gage.

GhostDog wrote:That is not a problem,its a N-Gage feature.The icons should re-appear after a while,if they don't restart the N-Gage.

oh sorry, my mistake ... didnt describe the problem well enough ...

let say i have 10 icons, when i start music player all of them would disappear which is understandable ... as u mentioned, it is a feature ...

but the problem is ... after i close the music player, only 3 icons re-appear ... for the rest of icons appear, i will have to reboot or backup my phone memory to mmc.

I have exactly the same problem,that is why i said its a feature 😉 The only fix a found is reboot.You can start the apps whose icons are missing with a file manager if you locate the .app file and open it.

Curious.......I've seen several ads online for generic Sd cards that state that they will work in MMC slot, I know that the Ngage is MMC only but was wondering if anyone tried one of these supposed MMC compatible SD cards and got it to work????

Dazler wrote:Post your tested MMC Cards.
Size, Manufacturer and place where you bought it from 😉

has ne1 else tested a 512MB MMC? what brands and what are the verdicts?

hay dose any oen no where i can get a good ngage mmc card 512 cheap or a 256mb card cheap ?? pls tel me

Has anyone tried Kingston 128mb card? I�m about to get one so i would like to know does it work well.

bought two days ago Kingston MMC 128Mb, but in my N-Gage shows 122Mb can be used only! And why I drag a MP3 in it through USB cable for the first try. But In tools/Manager/ I can't see anything but showing 'No data' !!! Who can help me? 😮

I bought Sagatek 256 MB MMC card on ebay and it does not work. When I put the card in, I get the message "memory card damaged". It formats the card and when it finished, I get the message "system fault". Can anybody help solve this problem ?

DeadcandancE wrote:bought two days ago Kingston MMC 128Mb, but in my N-Gage shows 122Mb can be used only! And why I drag a MP3 in it through USB cable for the first try. But In tools/Manager/ I can't see anything but showing 'No data' !!! Who can help me? 😮

your memory card is therefore not working try formating the memory card it may be corrupt if not send it back

marcus90509 wrote:can i insert a secure digital card into my n-gage or i must buy mmc
there are some dimensions difference or is it all ok

YES!!!!!!!!!! You must use a MMC once stands for Multimedia Memory Card. there are different types of cards for different electronics devices/equipments but the one that is MMC regardless of the brand will do the work. I hope my response was to your satisfaction. I do not live in England, I live in California, USA so I am not familiar with WS's or stores there. Good luck!!!!

most people noticed that mp3player have a pb with MMC card above 128Mb, but I have the n-gage QD and there is no built-in MP3 player, but I've noticed something weird.
I have a kingmax 256 Mb MMC and it works perfectly when data is below 128 Mb. I filled the card up to 220 Mb and it seems to work fine too, but when I play a game or use an app that access a lot the MMC time to time it disconnect, I mean that the n-gage QD says that the MMC was disconnected without using the appropriate command (you have to ask the phone to disconnect the MMC before you get it out) and then immediatly reconnected it like you just insert it.
I deleted game that I didn't use and get below the 128 Mb limit and now I don't have any problem...

Yeah i heard about problems with cards larger than 128MB, that's y i decided to get a 128MB card... coz personally it was sufficient for short movies, some data, a little bit of MP3s/RMs and other misc stuff... Yeah Le Zouave i heard about that from a friend, and he's using a SmartMedia 256MB. He tells me that (don't take his word for it though) if u don't insert the card FULLY into the slot, just enough for the rubber cover to close over the slot, this problem doesn't occur as often? U're probably as surprised as i am after reading this... :?
I'm personally using a NAND 128MB card, watever that brand is it's serving me well coz i've had no problems with it so far, plus it was quite reasonably priced at about S$85 or US$40+?

It's try your friend method, dranXX, I see the trick but I think it's really a matter of the n-gage QD to support MMC over 128.
Anyway I paid the MMC 52�, it's not a lot, maybe I'll take later a fully tested 512 MMC.

Transcend 128MB works fine but my Pretec 512MB gives an error in N-Gage QD 'Memory card corrupted'. The 512 MMC card works fine with a USB card reader. And guess what? I'm pissed!

Hi guys. Ridata 256MB MMC �33 GBP from eBay works fine. However need to restard/back up device memory after disconnecting USB port as half of the icons go missing. AFAIK that's the only time that happens.

Formatted MMC with card reader then with NGAGE. After format, fone gave "Memory Card Corrupted" message. Connected DKE-2 cable into PC and formatted with FAT file system. Works OK after that. :icon14:

I bought 256MB Integral from Totenham Court Road,
It ran fine - the first thing I did was to format the blank card which took 15-20 mins
Now runs OK

M

I've been doing some hunting around for multimedia cards. I've found that online retailers do not allow returns of products that are incompatible. I assume from reading these forums that I will have potential difficulties selecting a multimedia card that is compatible with my new n-gage. So I have been hunting around for straight from the manufacturer compatibility lists. What I have found and may be of some use to those who need to return MMC that do not work with the n-gage and are confronted by retailers who say they should have checked the compatibility first:

Verbatim and Pretec: http://www.verbatim.com.au/products/downloads.cfm?ID=MMC128M&technoteID=1060 then click on this link

Billionton: List the n-gage as compatible with their MMCs http://www.billionton.com/website/product/DM/MMC%20Report.pdf

I do not know for sure, but I have heard many MMCs are rebadged Billlion cards.

If anyone else can find manufacturer compatibility lists it would broaden the possibility of MMC choice and returns to retailers.