SD card write protected

  1. #1
    dancoo is offline Newbie

    Unhappy SD card write protected

    Can someone tell me how to erase my SD card please. It was used on my PDA for satnav but I now want to wipe it to use it in my new television.
    I have tried everything I can think of but I obviously now need help.
    Thanks for any advice,

    Dan


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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    Welcome to D-A-L dancoo

    I moved this from the XP section hoping you get better replies.

    Perhaps it would help us help you if you say what it is that you have tried?

    I suppose it is not as easy as just right clicking the drive & formatting?

  3. #3
    brain_damage is offline D-A-L Team Member (UK)
    got this ..from http://www.sandisk.com/oem/sd-backgrounder.htm

    SDMI Compliant Security
    The SD Card is designed to comply with all three levels of SDMI security requirements. Both non-protected (category 1) and copy protected (categories 2 & 3) material can be stored on the card. The copy protected material can be secured either by a unique card bound identification (category 2) or by an active cryptography algorithm (category 3), that involves challenge/response protocols against a private key. The SD Card security features also have the capability to revoke non-compliant SDMI components using a Media Key Block if security is breached. Under this security scheme, a content provider’s data (music, books, software applications, maps, schedules, etc.) can be Checked-In (moved to the card), Checked-Out (moved from the card) or copied to other SDMI compliant cards with necessary copy restriction. The Check-In/Check-Out feature gives the content owners the confidence that their content is protected

    It may explain things

  4. #4
    madmikejt12 is offline Dedicated Member
    i had no problems erasing mine the other day, has it got the lock on it?
    There is a white slider on the top left, this should be pushed up. If it is pushed down, it is locked and you will not be able to erase it

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