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Tested MMC cards

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Firetalion 24 Nov 2004, 22:22

Grabbed a 1GB Kingmax MMC from newegg.com (cost around 74 USD), but it seems to not be working. When I have it installed, sometimes my phone locks up when ringing, and reboots right after. Sometimes it doesn't reboot, but just goes to a solid white lit-up screen that stays on till the battery is removed.

Problem was resolved when card was removed, or when original 32MB card was put back in.

Card seemingly works other than this tho, didn't need to format or anything (altho I did format after the problem occured to try and rectify it).

NokiaRocks 14 Dec 2004, 11:00

I have read from another forum (I think it was at&t user forum, but couldn't find it now) that this is happening because your MP3 on the card is encoded with a high bit rate. Apparently the CPU in the 6620 is not powerful enough to handle that. If you reduce the bit rate it should work.

Firetalion wrote:Grabbed a 1GB Kingmax MMC from newegg.com (cost around 74 USD), but it seems to not be working. When I have it installed, sometimes my phone locks up when ringing, and reboots right after. Sometimes it doesn't reboot, but just goes to a solid white lit-up screen that stays on till the battery is removed.

Problem was resolved when card was removed, or when original 32MB card was put back in.

Card seemingly works other than this tho, didn't need to format or anything (altho I did format after the problem occured to try and rectify it).

ManUtd 16 Dec 2004, 01:57

Anyone tested the simpletech STI-MMC/128 or 512? how about the Viking MMC/128? Also, is it true that the 512 is slower than the 128?

Curious 31 Dec 2004, 16:17

Does the size/brand of the MMC affects the battery life?

Shackks wrote:Kingston 128Mb RM70 with lifetime warranty. Bought in MY.

Thanh-BKK 07 Jan 2005, 04:12

Hi there 😊

I use Nokia 3650, have had a "NCP" branded 256 MB in there - worked excellent, quick starting apps, reliable. Price was 1.400 Baht (i live in Thailand), which is 35 us$.

Now since three days i use "Kingmax" 512 MB, price is 2.300 Baht (57,50 us$). It sucks! Very slow, apps need long to start (Photographer, Camcoder, Smartmovie!) and already corrupted yesterday, had to reformat (lucky i had a backup!). Can be formatted with card reader (cheapo 6-in-1), takes over an hour in phone. Also extremely slow in receiving data from PC (backing up card to PC = 5 minutes, playing backup back to card = 20 minutes!). The NCP was lightning-quick against this. I am about to get this crap exchanged with NCP 512 MB.

Regards.....

Thanh

minmaster 07 Jan 2005, 08:34

Thanh-BKK wrote:Hi there 😊

I use Nokia 3650, have had a "NCP" branded 256 MB in there - worked excellent, quick starting apps, reliable. Price was 1.400 Baht (i live in Thailand), which is 35 us$.

Now since three days i use "Kingmax" 512 MB, price is 2.300 Baht (57,50 us$). It sucks! Very slow, apps need long to start (Photographer, Camcoder, Smartmovie!) and already corrupted yesterday, had to reformat (lucky i had a backup!). Can be formatted with card reader (cheapo 6-in-1), takes over an hour in phone. Also extremely slow in receiving data from PC (backing up card to PC = 5 minutes, playing backup back to card = 20 minutes!). The NCP was lightning-quick against this. I am about to get this crap exchanged with NCP 512 MB.

Regards.....

Thanh

hmm..i havent heard such problems with kingmax mmc cards..maybe it has a problem with the 3650? people do say that bigger capacity cards will cause longer delays and lags so maybe thats part of using a bigger size card?

Thanh-BKK 08 Jan 2005, 06:24

Hello again 😊

It's definitely a problem with the Kingmax. I went there yesterday afternoon and had it exchanged with a NCP 512 MB. This one works like charm! Prior to that, i found that, using the Kingmax, i was even unable to record video! Neither the original video recorder app, nor Camcoder (which took AGES to load), nor ETI camcorder would record, instead each of them crashed with "app closed". Previously recorded video clips played stuckering and slow.

After i exchanged cards it all works just like before with the NCP 256. So it's not to do with the size, but with the brand. I can only recommend "NCP" in terms of standard MMC's.

On a sideline, i also got a NCP RS-MMC with 256 MB for my boyfriend's 6260 yesterday. The 6260 is NOT able to format it! It will crash/hard freeze in attempting to format that card. But i think that's a fault of the 6260. The 6260's original card (32 MB) was not detected by the computer when put into the reader, but the NCP does work. So i formatted it in the reader (FAT file system) and put it in the 6260 - works fine. Also FASTER THAN THE ORIGINAL!!

Kind regards....

Thanh

minmaster 13 Jan 2005, 02:47

Thanh-BKK wrote:Hello again 😊

It's definitely a problem with the Kingmax. I went there yesterday afternoon and had it exchanged with a NCP 512 MB. This one works like charm! Prior to that, i found that, using the Kingmax, i was even unable to record video! Neither the original video recorder app, nor Camcoder (which took AGES to load), nor ETI camcorder would record, instead each of them crashed with "app closed". Previously recorded video clips played stuckering and slow.

After i exchanged cards it all works just like before with the NCP 256. So it's not to do with the size, but with the brand. I can only recommend "NCP" in terms of standard MMC's.

On a sideline, i also got a NCP RS-MMC with 256 MB for my boyfriend's 6260 yesterday. The 6260 is NOT able to format it! It will crash/hard freeze in attempting to format that card. But i think that's a fault of the 6260. The 6260's original card (32 MB) was not detected by the computer when put into the reader, but the NCP does work. So i formatted it in the reader (FAT file system) and put it in the 6260 - works fine. Also FASTER THAN THE ORIGINAL!!

Kind regards....

Thanh

hey thanh, what is your firmware version?

Thanh-BKK 13 Jan 2005, 11:49

Hi there 😊

The FW version in the 6260 is as follows:

V 3.0436.0
03-09-04
RM-25

And on the 3650 is as follows:

V 3.13
25-04-2003
NHL-8

Kind regards..... Thanh

lakeywhite 14 Jan 2005, 21:12

Hi,
I have just bought myself a PQI 1GBmmc, and a few seconds after I clicked on the confirm button I thought "shouldn't I have checked if it was compatible on this thread first?" :stupid:
I have just done a quick search and found reports of the 128mb and 256mb, is there anyone who has tried the 1gb? Is there any reason why it should behave any different?

Thanks.

hellraiza15 18 Jan 2005, 18:27

dunno if this is the right forum for this but hey.

wanna get a 64mb mmc for ma nokia 6600 and was wondering when i get it what do i have to do to put all the system folders and category folders on it. Do i go into extras>memory and choose to format it or is there another way.

Thanh-BKK 19 Jan 2005, 10:59

Hi there 😊

Yeah, you can do it that way. When doing that, the phone will put the required system folders on the card. If you do have a MMC card reader connected with your computer, i would advise you to first backup the old MMC (in Windows, you have to make sure that the relevant system files are copied as well, open any folder on your harddisk, go to "Tools" on top of it, click on "folder Options", there on "View" and in the dropdown menu uncheck "Do not show hidden files and folders" AND (important! Many forget this!) "Hide protected operating system files". If you do NOT do that last step, important files will not be backed up.

Then insert your MMC in the reader (the old one obviously), open it, click on "Edit" and then "Select all" (all visible folders/files will be marked), then right click any of them and select "copy". Then go to your desktop and right click on a empty place, select "Create new -> Folder", open that one and select "Paste". Then rest a minute, all the content of your pld MMC will be copied to that folder.

In the meantime you have formatted your new MMC in the phone. When copying is finished, insert your NEW MMC in the reader, and revert the procedure, i.e. copy ALL files from your new desktop folder into the new MMC. Click "OK" if it asks "file xxx exists, overwrite?" and when copying is done, you can use the new MMC just as the old one. The advantage is obviously that all apps that were installed in the old MMC as well as pictures, messages etc whatever was in there is still available to you and you don't need to re-install anything 😊

Question: why get a lousy small 64 MB? You will want to store mp3's and maybe even movies.... go get a decent at least 256 MB 😊 Believe me. I gott a 256 MB first and tought "will never get that full". Well i discovered SmartMovie and now, few weeks (!) later i got a 512 MB and already saving money for a 1 GB 😊

Kindest regards.....

your Thanh

hellraiza15 19 Jan 2005, 13:49

yea was thinkin of a 128mb for 6 euros more but no mp3 or .ogg players work on my 6600 for some reason so no point gettin a much bigga 1,i just use it for downloading and emulation really and a 32mb lasted me a good while but might just go all out n press that extra button 😃

einer 14 Feb 2005, 20:00

I have a Nokia 6600

Spom.Kartica(Memory.Card) MultiMediaCard 512MB 12xTRANSCEND
(TS512MMC)
User posted image
Oznaka kartice: TS512MMC
Tip: MultiMediaCard
Kapaciteta: 512 MB
Hitrost zapisovanja(Write speed) : 2 MB/s
Hitrost branja(Read speed) : 2 MB/s
Dimenzije: 32 x 24 x 1.4 mm
Te�a: 1.5g
Napetost: 2.7V - 3.6V
Za�čita pred pisanjem(Writing protektion): Ne(No)
Garancija: 24 mesecev(Warranty 2Years)
Price: 55�

Spom.Kartica(Memory.Card) MultiMediaCard 1GB 12x TRANSCEND
(TS1GMMC)
User posted image
Oznaka kartice: TS1GMMC
Tip: MultiMediaCard
Kapaciteta: 1 GB
Hitrost zapisovanja(Write speed) : 2 MB/s
Hitrost branja(Read speed) : 2 MB/s
Dimenzije: 32 x 24 x 1.4 mm
Te�a: 1.5g
Napetost: 2.7V - 3.6V
Za�čita pred pisanjem(Writing protektion): Ne(No)
Garancija: 24 mesecev(Warranty 2Years)
Price: 100�

Čitalec Kartic(Card Reader) Vgradni 6in1 USB2 TRANSCEND
(TS0MFLRD8B)
User posted image
Branje in pisanje naslednjih kartic(Writing and reading):
CompactFlash I/II, MicroDrive, SmartMedia,
SecureDigital, MultiMediaCard, MemoryStick, MSPRO
Oznaka: TS0MFLRD8B
Za kartice: CF I/II, MD, SM, SD, MMC, MS, MSPRO, MSDUO
Vmesnik: USB 2.0
Velikost pomnilnika: / (Buffer: /)
Indikator delovanja: Da(Indikator of working: Yes)
Napajanje(Power by): USB
Dimenzije: 102 x 102 x 26 mm
Te�a: 234g
Garancija: 24 mesecev(Warranty 2Years)
Price: 17�

I will buy a card(i think 1GB) and the card reader (this transcend above), is the setup/card and reader good for video/audio/picture capturing whit the Nokia 6600?

What is that "12X" befor the "transcend" text?

What about the Write speed and Read speed : 2 MB/s, is this OK?

kalvinparker 16 Feb 2005, 09:52

PEAK 1GB MULTIMEDIA MEMORY CARD

Has anyone tested this multimedia card in a Nokia 6600, here is the spec:

PEAK Multi Media Card is a postage stamp-size, removable flash storage device, which is designed specifically for the newest portable Internet music players, digital cameras, cellular phones, handheld PCs, digital camcorders, smart phones, car navigation systems, electronic book, and other latest digital products. Main Features: Smallest Removable Form Factor, Rugged and Reliable Mechanical Construction, High-speed Serial Interface with Random Access, Complies with the MutiMedia Card specification, Forward Compatible to Secure Digital (SD) Card Slot, Forward Compatible to SecureMMC Specification, Multi-block Read and Write Supported, SPI Interface Supported, Low Power Consumption, On Card Error Correction, No External Programming Voltage Required. Performance: Data Transfer Rate: 2 MB/sec burst, Minimum 100,000 erase cycles, Minimum 10,000 insertions, Specification: Form Factor: 32 * 24 * 1.4 (mm), Weight: 1.5 g Max.

I wanna know if it will work or not before I buy it.