RE: Navigator V memory card trouble - 2

I might be wrong and my memory is past it's best but I had similar problems when asked for additional memory. The nav wouldn't see the new card until I installed something on it. I added some songs and it was then ok.
Alan

Well that's interesting. I'll try that before replacing the card because that's easy enough. I'll admit, being a carpenter and mechanical engineer, (long story) I'm much better with mechanical things than bits and bytes and all things electrical.

Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #15

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... If anyone has added an SD memory card, and you wouldn't mind, please tell me what size you used successfully.

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From what I've read after a lot of digging on the Garmin site, 64GB cards are not compatible with the navigators. I'll be buying a smaller one this afternoon. It seems they want at least 4GB but no more than 32GB. They recommend the card be a class 10 card. I believe that's a speed rating. The card should be formatted with the FAT32 method if it doesn't work right out of the package. I'll post an update when I get it working so others can be spared the experience.

Way back I had a similar problem. I think a 32Gb card solved it. I too downloaded some songs to it as a recommended solution but that didn't work.

Over the years I've had a lot of Garmin niggly issues.....

Peter

A 32GB V10 SanDisk memory card was true plug and play. Whatever you do if you're prompted to install a memory card, do not make the mistake I did thinking 64GB would be better. I was thinking that way I'd never run out of memory. A Navigator V can not address more than 32GB of extra memory. I found the help a little misleading but if you read the Navigator V specific help it tells you not to exceed 32GB. There is some generic help that talks about 64GB cards but that's for more advanced, memory hungry devices with cameras. Learn something new every day.

Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #13

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Email Garmin. They are quite good at responding. Might take 48 hours but they will reply.

Chris

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #5

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Does Garmin Express automatically put the maps on the card when internal memory is full?

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I never tried to call them. That's on me. I've had so many bad experiences with other companies putting you on hold and encouraging you to solve your own problems through their website that I usually try that first. I this case I could have saved myself $14. I did learn a lot so that was worth it once I was beyond the frustration.