Solved SD card format issues

Alexander Moore

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It seems that my SD card cannot work. It was working just fine before, but after using a CMD command to install a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Installation to it, from disc drive directly to the SD (which I now want to remove) it can no longer be read by computer.

Upon inserting the card, my computer prompts me telling me I need to format the disc. It then opens a window saying the following :

Capacity : Unknown Capacity (this is the only option)

File System : FAT, NTFS, exFAT (and what I want is FAT32, but it's unlisted)

Allocation Unit Size : Default allocation size (this only changes when choosing NTSC or exFAT.

But upon attempting to format (under any set of options) it just tells me that it can't be done.

Attempting to do so in CMD only gives me an error as well.


Currently, the computer is reading the card as being in "RAW" format. It can't read how much of it is being used or unused. In disk management, the whole drive reads off as 14.43GB of Unallocated space.


So basically...what do?


Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Origin EoN 17S
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel i7 Extreme 2920XM Overclocked 4.1 (~4.8Ghz Turbo Mode)
Motherboard
CLEVO P170HMx
Memory
16GB Kingston Hyper-X Dual Channel DDR3 @ 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Overclocked 2GB NVIDIA 580M GTX
Sound Card
Unknown - Uses Realtek Drivers
Monitor(s) Displays
FHD LED Display by LG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SDD||

750GB SATA III HDD
PSU
FSP220-ABAN1 (100-240V 50-60Hz, manufactured by FSP Group)
Case
CLEVO P150HM
Cooling
Dual fans (one for GPU, one for CPU)
Keyboard
Laptop keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
6mbps (locally). Often less internationally, even with VPN.
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Issue fixed on my own - sorry for bugging you.

Fixed via SDFormatter V3.1
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Origin EoN 17S
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel i7 Extreme 2920XM Overclocked 4.1 (~4.8Ghz Turbo Mode)
Motherboard
CLEVO P170HMx
Memory
16GB Kingston Hyper-X Dual Channel DDR3 @ 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Overclocked 2GB NVIDIA 580M GTX
Sound Card
Unknown - Uses Realtek Drivers
Monitor(s) Displays
FHD LED Display by LG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SDD||

750GB SATA III HDD
PSU
FSP220-ABAN1 (100-240V 50-60Hz, manufactured by FSP Group)
Case
CLEVO P150HM
Cooling
Dual fans (one for GPU, one for CPU)
Keyboard
Laptop keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
6mbps (locally). Often less internationally, even with VPN.
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
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