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  1. #1 can a sony memory card be repaired? 
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    I'm good with two irons. Has anyone ever heard of or seen a guide to repairing an official Sony 8Mb memory card? And while I'm at it, isn't memory supposed to be non-volatile? That means it won't break and there should be a lifetime warranty? Not the case here....
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    whats wrong with it. you can get memory crad formaters if it is corrubted
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    Well...it wasn't detected by the ps2 at all. This morn I took it apart and looked at it, put it back together, and it works. I b.s. you not.
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    I'm thinking it was probably just one of the connector pins not connecting right. Taking apart the memcard and putting it back together might have adjusted the connector pins so they all connect. Also, might wanna try using the head of a pencil eraser on the connector pins of the memcard. That should take off any residue or dirt on them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickbuhl
    I'm good with two irons. Has anyone ever heard of or seen a guide to repairing an official Sony 8Mb memory card? And while I'm at it, isn't memory supposed to be non-volatile? That means it won't break and there should be a lifetime warranty? Not the case here....
    If the card works intermittently you might want to clean the connectors as was said in a previous post. If it doesn't work at all its possible some static got to it in which case there's nothing you can do.

    There isn't much in a memory card. It's basically a board with connectors that have leads that run to a chip. Not much to take a soldering iron to.

    And FYI, non-volatile simply means it will keep the information in it when it loses power. So a memory card is non-volatile. An SD card is non-volatile. The RAM in your system is volatile because the information in it will be wiped when the computer turns off.

    EDIT: Oh. You got it to work. Sorry I guess I'm blind today.
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