[BMC1979]

I just bought a brand new 4GB microSD card for mine and my wife's BB. The problem is when I insert them into our phones and go to format I get a "Media Card Format Failed" message. The BB recognizes a media card being inserted and/or removed and I also followed the setup and instructions in the FAQ. Anyone got any insight on this?

[8320TM]

Format it on your computer.

[Dubdub]

Really don't need to format them. As long as it is a reputable brand, it should work out of the box. I have never formatted any that I have used over the years, on a phone or PC.

[BMC1979]

Originally Posted by 8320TM

Format it on your computer.

I did actually try this and it didn't make a difference

Originally Posted by Dubdub

Really don't need to format them. As long as it is a reputable brand, it should work out of the box. I have never formatted any that I have used over the years, on a phone or PC.

That's what I thought too but, even though the BB recognized that a memory card was inserted, it still said it needed to be formatted. Anyway, in the end after doing a little more digging, I found a solution that worked. I can't remember if it was this site or a different one, but I found a post somewhere that suggested removing the battery with the memory card installed and, once reinstalling the battery, trying to format the card. It worked perfectly. Simple solution to a frustrating problem.

Thanks to the two of you for the input.

[Lord Palmerston]

It sounds like a dumb question, but are you running at least OS 4.2.2? IIRC, that's the OS required to support a 4GB media card.

[RogersBTSC]

4.2.1 is the minumum req. for 4GB. runs on a pearl.

[CO_BBTechie]

Originally Posted by BMC1979

I found a solution that worked. I can't remember if it was this site or a different one, but I found a post somewhere that suggested removing the battery with the memory card installed and, once reinstalling the battery, trying to format the card. It worked perfectly. Simple solution to a frustrating problem.

Odd. I've not heard of this happening with your model. Some of the early 8830's had a formatting problem with the media card that was tied to the OS. Similar problem, you could format that sucker all day and it would fail over and over.