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danders · 12-25-2008, 04:32 PM

Hi. I have a Blackberry Curve 8300 and a 4GB microSDHC card. I inserted the media card and then tried to format it so I could start to put music, etc. on my Blackberry. However, my phone seems to be frozen after I clicked FORMAT CARD or whatever..and it has been for quite some time now. I don't know whether it's still formatting or if my phone is broken, etc. I don't know? I'm new to the whole Blackberry thing so if someone could help me and tell me what to do that'd be really nice..

snhrph · 12-25-2008, 04:42 PM

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Did you try battery pull? It usually solves a lot of issues.

danders · 12-25-2008, 04:43 PM

Ya..I've done that about 4 times..and the same thing keeps happening with the freezing..Should I format the card using my PC? I read that somewhere..I don't know how to do that tho..

xyrcncp · 12-25-2008, 04:50 PM

Are you running the latest OS for your phone? If not, that could be the problem, however, I doubt you're running 4.2

Otherwise, could it be a bad card?

snhrph · 12-25-2008, 04:54 PM

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Trying to format the card using your PC is a good idea.

danders · 12-25-2008, 04:57 PM

Umm..How do I know if I'm running the latest OS for my phone..it's a new phone so I would presume dso..And the card is new too..just opened it out of the package..so I don't think its the card..

How would I format using my PC..??

daphne · 12-25-2008, 04:59 PM

This article explains how to format a media card using your PC.

How to Format a Memory Card | eHow.com

danders · 12-25-2008, 05:07 PM

Inserting the media card into adapter to put into my computer is not even showing up on my computer..any help there?

danders · 12-25-2008, 05:19 PM

Ok Ok..Now I'm getting a MEDIA CARD FORMAT FAILED on my Blackberry..it's not frozen anymore..Any ideas?

daphne · 12-26-2008, 01:27 AM

It could be a bad card. Maybe you can return or exchange it.

SteveO86 · 12-26-2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by danders

Ok Ok..Now I'm getting a MEDIA CARD FORMAT FAILED on my Blackberry..it's not frozen anymore..Any ideas?

Did you format the Card from your BlackBerry? Also head to options -> about which version of the OS does it say you are running.. Sometimes there was an issue formatting a Media Card from inside the BlackBerry.

How long have you had this card? It is rare but it could be a bad card like a few of the above posters have mentioned.

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