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Hi, I have been ejecting my microSD card to transfer games over the past few days. When I tried to turn my vita on today, it showed "building database" and all my games are gone. I believe the contacts are loose on the SD2Vita. It's the one from Srident. I bought it from him as I though that given the higher price, the quality assurance would be there. I am not very good at electronics, can anyone tell me what is wrong with the card?
 

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Hi, I have been ejecting my microSD card to transfer games over the past few days. When I tried to turn my vita on today, it showed "building database" and all my games are gone. I believe the contacts are loose on the SD2Vita. It's the one from Srident. I bought it from him as I though that given the higher price, the quality assurance would be there. I am not very good at electronics, can anyone tell me what is wrong with the card?

hi i read that sometimes reflowing the card might help. What data do you see if you connect micro sd to pc?
 

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most likely, the card didn't make a good enough connection. the card needs to be in as far as u can possibly maneuver it. it needs to be to the point of needing another device to get it out. rebuilding the database means the system read either the internal memory card or the actual one (if u have one).
 

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Reflowing? When I connect my microSD to my PC, everything is fine. I see all the data.

He's referring to the SD2Vita adapter...

BTW, is there a "bridge" between pins 7 and 8? Image gets blurry when increasing its size. If that's the case it might be the issue.

Also, the four "holding pins" need rework, they look poorly soldered or not at all.
 
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my advice is a new adapter and one of the gamecard ones or 3g modem ones. I wouldn't want to risk you corrupting memory card. But if you can back it up easily and just want to play you can try repairing card but I just feel not worth it...
 

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He's referring to the SD2Vita adapter...

BTW, is there a "bridge" between pins 7 and 8? Image gets blurry when increasing its size. If that's the case it might be the issue.

Also, the four "holding pins" need rework, they look poorly soldered or not at all.
The 4 holding pins previously broke (top 2 broke, bottom right was not soldered at all, actually i believe only the top right and bottom left is soldered), which I believe it's due to repetitive insertion of the microSD card (not a good sign of a quality product!). I then loctited the microSD card holder to the PCB and also soldered the bottom right holding pin. I can't really tell if the pins 7 and 8 or even if the others are broken or not... I did informed Srident about this though, hopefully he can send me a replacement.

Attached a clearer image... i hope.
 

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had the same issue with a card I got from Srident, first one from him worked spot on, 2nd the solder looked like it broke in the mail, so the sd card reader part was loose, did email him and nothing :( Just ordered a few from another source, and all good, also ordered a couple of those new ones with cases etc that might make things easier? we shall see
 

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U used electrical tape?
Nope

had the same issue with a card I got from Srident, first one from him worked spot on, 2nd the solder looked like it broke in the mail, so the sd card reader part was loose, did email him and nothing :( Just ordered a few from another source, and all good, also ordered a couple of those new ones with cases etc that might make things easier? we shall see
Srident asked me if I wanted another one and I told him yes. Let's hope he's able to send one to me FOC. Anyway I bought another one as well:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Version2-0-...ards-/202031449325?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=TxQ648
Looks better, let's hope the quality is good too.
 

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Get one from US seller if you dont want to spend a month waiting, it is recommended to use electrical tape, hope u didnt short circuit the game slot.
You don't need to use tape in the gadorach redesign, its an improved version of the pcb, even if you short circuit, the vita would turn off but not necessarily damage the slot.
 
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