Hacking disappointed with slowdown with acekard2

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HAHAHA! Cheers mate!

Helpme you and I went through the same crap at the same time. I bought my AK2 and I made about 2 or 3 threads more or less related to my disappointment on AK2's slowdown, and last night my AK2 died with the exact same error as yours did.

I am currently pursuing a request to have DealExtreme replace mine, when did you buy yours? The issue is that around the time we bought ours there was a bad batch of AK2s which would break down sooner or later. Yours just did, like mine did last night. And to think I was just about to buy an ADATA and solve my slowdown problem once and for all.

Man I feel for ya. I'm in the same poop that you're in right now, and if it helps you to know I am pursuing this issue further on the official forums, demanding to know what is broken and how it may be fixed cause I don't like the idea of waiting another month for the whole return/replace cycle, especially via Hong Kong post which sucks.

If I come up with any answers from 'em I'll remember you and post here okay? But don't get your hopes high as chances are I won't come up with jack.

Helpme I have one question I'd like you to answer: WHEN your cart broke down with FAT Error, HOW LONG BEFORE that had you last taken the microSD out and put it back in? I'm trying to determine if it's a mechanical connection failiure or something else, as the AK forums say it's caused by a "bad connection" in the cart but refuse to give details, I dun wanna sound too optimistic but MAYBE all there is to it is the slot not connecting to the microSD? I had removed my microSD out of the slot 5 minutes before it broke so I'm thinking maybe we can come up with something on our own?

EDIT: Another thing I found out is that popping the cart out during Loading quickens the FAT Error. The Loading before the error usually lasts 1 1/2 seconds, if pulled out at any moment before that time the FAT Error ensues, so this does indeed go according to them, that the cart chip data is loaded into memory and then attempts to read off the cart, if the cart disconnects during that time it results in a FAT Error much quicker, so the error itself is an indicator of bad connectivity. Also, with or without the memory in the FAT Error takes the same 1 1/2 seconds to start. My guess is it's not even TRYING to connect to it.

I opened up my AK2, on the metal cage which houses the microSD reads the serial number 070306TA, anyone know from what number forth healthy units are produced?
 
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Helpme I have one question I'd like you to answer: WHEN your cart broke down with FAT Error, HOW LONG BEFORE that had you last taken the microSD out and put it back in?

the night before i think maybe 12 - 18 hours before i was playing with it at work on my first break & on my next break 3 hours later it would not start just FAT ERROR when i got in from work i tryed formating all my cards but none of them would work with it

i managed to get a RMA straight away from DX so i sent it back this morning ill maybe try to get a different cart out of them EZ-flashV+ maybe??
 
I'll stick to AK2 and PRAY they won't send me another from the bad batch cause all in all the AK2 is worth it. I have an EZflash slot-2 and I like how it cooperates with Bliss' menu. So slot tampering isn't the problem then... I didn't get RMA yet they asked me if I tried asking around the city(LOLWTF) and I cut to the chase telling them it's broken and I need it replaced. They haven't replied yet even though I posted my response an hour after recieving their feedback... grrrrr...
 
Coming from you that's quite a surprise. Yes it most definately can, however I don't recommend it. It heats up fast and is said to corrupt memories.
 
Minox_IX said:
Kingston Mobilelite 9-in-1
I've been using mine for a year soon and it's been working perfectly.

So it's hard to tell from the pictures that I've found online. Do the cards it supports fit entirely inside it, or do they stick out while you use them? Or does it depend on the type of card? Can you put a microSD card inside and close the cover over it completely?

-Bri
 
Bri said:
Minox_IX said:
Kingston Mobilelite 9-in-1
I've been using mine for a year soon and it's been working perfectly.

So it's hard to tell from the pictures that I've found online. Do the cards it supports fit entirely inside it, or do they stick out while you use them? Or does it depend on the type of card? Can you put a microSD card inside and close the cover over it completely?

-Bri
All memorycards that it supports fit perfectly inside it. I'll post some pictures in a moment.

kingston2nf4.jpg


kingston1fa5.jpg


kingstonfs2.jpg
 
got a deal for my old flashcart, I'll have enough money just from the sell to buy the acekard and the reader with a 1GB micro sd! with $1.40 of course! I'll be set on 1GB though
 
Minox_IX said:
All memorycards that it supports fit perfectly inside it. I'll post some pictures in a moment.

Thanks for posting those pictures! That's a really nice card reader. I may have to order one of those!

-Bri
 

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