Samsung i700 SD slot loses power

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"Chris Barnabo" <chris@spagnet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c06d2f3617963e09896b8@news-50.giganews.com...
> I've got a Samsung i700, with one SD slot. With all three cards I've
> used in that slot (Socket SDIO Wifi card, Sandisk 512MB memory card and
> (most used) Sandisk 128MB/Wifi Card) I've noticed that after a few power
> cycles, the slot appears to lose power - i.e. on a wireless card, the
> light stays out, and for memory cards the card is simply no longer
> accessible. Sometimes eject/reinsert brings the card back to life, but
> more often than not it takes a soft reset to get it active again.
>
> It seems that after a few power cycles (sometimes 10, sometimes as few
> as 1) it just loses interest in the slot, no matter what's in there.
> Doesn't seem to matter if it's on the docking cradle or not (so it's not
> just a battery thing). Since it's a PDA, it goes through a LOT of power
> cycles - kinda annoying!
>
> Any ideas, suggestions, fixes? TIA!
>
> -- Chris

I've heard of issues with digital cameras using SD/MM cards that have been
sorted by slightly thickening the card- sticking sellotape onto it- that
increases contact pressure. I've not tried it, and it is entirely at your
own risk if you try it.