Does not read a Sberbank card at an ATM. Why the phone does not see an SD or microSD memory card - all solutions. The culprit is most likely the phone if

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Today, one of the most popular media types is the flash drive. And no matter what anyone says, the CD/DVD age is coming to an end. Moreover, the price of one flash drive is only 3-4 times more than the price of a DVD disc! True, there is one small “but” - it is much more difficult to “break” a disk than a USB flash drive ...

Although not often, one unpleasant situation sometimes happens with flash drives: you take out a microSD flash card from your phone or camera, insert it into a computer or laptop, but he does not see it. There can be quite a few reasons for this: viruses, software errors, failure of a flash drive, etc. In this article, I would like to stop on the most popular causes of invisibility, as well as give some tips and advice on what to do in such cases.

Types of flash cards. Is SD card supported by your card reader?

Here I would like to stop in more detail. Many users often confuse one type of memory card with another. The fact is that there are three types of SD flash cards: microSD, miniSD, SD.

Why did manufacturers do this?

It's just that there are different devices: for example, a small audio player (or a small mobile phone) and, for example, a camera or photo camera. Those. devices are completely different in size with different requirements for the speed of flash cards and the amount of information. For this, there are several types of flash drives. Now in more detail about each of them.

1.microSD

Size: 11mm x 15mm.

MicroSD flash cards are very popular thanks to portable devices: players, phones, tablets. Using microSD, the memory of the listed devices can be increased by an order of magnitude very quickly!

Usually, when buying, they come with a small adapter so that this flash drive can be connected instead of an SD card (more on them below). By the way, for example, to connect this flash drive to a laptop, you need to: insert the micsroSD into the adapter, and then insert the adapter into the SD slot on the front / side panels of the laptop.

2. miniSD

Size: 21.5mm x 20mm.

Once popular cards used in portable technology. Today, they are used less and less, mainly due to the popularity of the microSD format.

3. SD

Size: 32mm x 24mm.

Flash cards: sdhc and sdxc.

These cards are mainly used in devices that need a large amount of memory + high speed. For example, a video camera, a DVR in a car, a camera, etc. devices. SD cards are divided into several generations:

1. SD 1 - from 8 MB to 2 GB in size;
2. SD 1.1 - up to 4 GB;
3. SDHC - up to 32 GB;
4. SDXC - up to 2 TB.

About very important points when working with SD cards!

1) In addition to the amount of memory, SD cards indicate the speed (more precisely, the class). For example, in the screenshots above, the card class is "10" - this means that the exchange rate with such a card is at least 10 MB / s (more details about classes: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital). It is important to pay attention to what flash card speed class is required for your device!

2) microSD using special. adapters (they usually write adapter (see screenshots above)) can be used instead of regular SD cards. True, doing this always and everywhere is not recommended (just because of the speed of information exchange).

3) SD card readers are backwards compatible: i.e. if you take a device that reads SDHC, it will read SD cards 1 and 1.1 generations, but will not be able to read SDXC. That is why it is important to pay attention to which cards your device can read.

By the way, many "relatively old" laptops have built-in card readers that are not able to read new types of SDHC flash cards. The solution in this case is quite simple: buy a card reader connected to a regular USB port, by the way, it looks more like a regular USB flash drive. Issue price: several hundred rubles.

SDXC card reader. Connects to a USB 3.0 port.

The same drive letter is the reason for the invisibility of flash drives, hard drives, memory cards!

The fact is that if your hard drive has a drive letter F: (for example) and your inserted flash card also has F:, then the flash card will not be displayed in Explorer. Those. you will go to "my computer" - and you will not see a flash drive there!

To fix this, you need to go to the "disk management" panel. How to do it?

In Windows 8: press the combination Win + X, select "disk management".

In Windows 7/8: press the combination Win + R, enter the command "diskmgmt.msc".

Next, you should see a window that will show all connected drives, flash drives, and other devices. Moreover, even those devices that are not formatted and that are not visible in "my computer" will be shown. If your memory card is on this list, then you need to do two things:

1. Change its drive letter to a unique one (to do this, simply right-click on the flash drive and select the operation to change the letter in the context menu, see the screenshot below);

2. Format the flash card (if you have a new one, or there is no necessary data on it. Attention, the formatting operation will destroy all data on the flash card).

Change drive letter. Windows 8.

Lack of drivers is a popular reason why the computer does not see the SD card!

Even if your computer / laptop is brand new and only yesterday you brought them from the store - this absolutely does not guarantee anything. The fact is that the sellers in the store (or their specialists who prepare the goods for sale) could simply forget to install the necessary drivers, or simply be too lazy. Most likely you were given discs (or copied to a hard drive) of all the drivers and you only need to install them.

In general, there are special programs that can scan your computer (more precisely, all its devices) and find the latest drivers for each device. I already wrote about such utilities in previous posts. Here I will give only 2 links:

1. Programs for updating drivers: ;
2. Finding and updating drivers:

Connecting an SD card via USB using some device

If the computer does not see the SD card itself, then why can't you try to insert the SD card into some device (for example, a phone, camera, camera, etc.) and connect it to the PC already? To be honest, I rarely take out a flash card from devices, preferring to copy photos and videos from them by connecting them to a laptop via a USB cable.

Do I need special programs to connect my phone to a PC?

New operating systems such as Windows 7, 8 are able to work with many devices without installing additional software. Drivers are installed and the device is configured automatically when the device is connected to the USB port for the first time.

For each brand of phone / camera, there are utilities recommended by the manufacturer (see the manufacturer's website) ...

1. Try to connect the card to another computer and check if it recognizes and sees it;

2. Check your computer for viruses (). Rarely, but there are some types of viruses that block access to disks (including flash drives).

That's all for today, good luck everyone!

In this article, we will look at several reasons why the computer may not see the memory card, and also provide solutions to this problem.

In order to fix the problem, you need to find the cause. The reason can be both hardware and software. Consider step by step what to do when the computer does not want to see SD or microSD.

Step 1: Checking the health of the flash card and card reader

Check if your SD card is working. To do this, just connect it to another computer or laptop. Also, if you have another memory card of the same model, then check if it is recognized on your computer. If so, then the card reader on the computer is working and the problem is in the card itself. The reason for the failure of the memory card may be incorrect removal during operation or its physical deterioration. In this case, you can try to restore the SD card. To do this, experts distinguish 2 ways:

This utility allows you to quickly restore the performance of a memory card. If it is password protected, then the program will not be able to format the card.

If the card reader itself does not see the memory card, you need to contact the service department for repairs. If the device needs to be used urgently, you can use a temporary solution: use a portable card reader that can be connected to a laptop via a USB port.


It happens that the flash card is not detected by the computer due to a lack of power. This is possible with a large amount of storage, a faulty power supply, and overloaded USB ports.

There may be a model incompatibility issue. There are two types of memory cards: SD with byte-by-byte page addressing and SDHC with sector-by-sector addressing. If an SDHC card is inserted into the SD device, it may not be detected. In this situation, use an SD-MMC adapter. It also plugs into the computer's USB port. On the other side there is a slot for different types of memory cards.

Step 2: Checking for Windows failure

The reasons due to which the memory card is not recognized by the computer, related to the failure of the operating system, may be:

The DriverPack Solution program is very popular for finding and updating outdated drivers. To use it, do this:

It is best to take the driver on the website of the manufacturer of your memory card. So, for example, for Transcend cards, it is better to go to. Remember that installing drivers from unverified sites can harm your computer.

Step 3: Check for viruses

An antivirus program must be installed on the computer. To fix the problem, it is enough to scan the computer along with the flash drive for viruses and delete the infected files. For this in "Computer" right-click to open the drop-down menu and select the item there "Scan".

Often the virus changes the file attribute to "hidden", so they can be seen if you change the system settings. To do this, do this:

• go to "Control Panel", then in "System and safety" and "Folders settings";
• enter the tab "View";
• in parameter "Show hidden files and folders" set a mark;
• click "OK".

Often, after a flash card is infected with viruses, it has to be formatted and the data is lost.

Remember that the data on the memory card may disappear at the most inopportune moment. Therefore, make periodic backups. This will protect you from losing important information.

Instead, each time returning it. Considering how much any modern person uses cards, for all the rarity of such situations, sooner or later they happen to almost everyone. And sometimes you can just get confused, because it is not clear - what to do if you urgently need to withdraw money, and the second ATM does not accept plastic? Or, even better, if she is simply stuck, and the ATM does not give her back. Therefore, it is often possible to meet on the Internet, on thematic sites and not very, questions like: “Why can’t I read a Sberbank card at an ATM?”.

What could be the reasons

First, let's look at the reasons for which the map may not be read. You need to start with this, because they can be different, and the solution will directly depend on the cause.

Reason one

The card is inserted in the wrong direction. This happens most often, perhaps you have only recently started using cards, and therefore such an embarrassment occurred, although those who have been using them for a long time are not immune from mistakes due to inattention. This problem is easiest to solve: just check if the credit card was inserted correctly. Correctly insert a credit card face up, holding on to its right edge. Well, if the issue was resolved and everything worked, then the ATM refused to read the credit card precisely because of this. But if even now it is not readable, then the reason is different.

Reason two

Perhaps the issue is the incompatibility of the ATM with your card. It may occur if you are using a device from a non-native bank - the systems of some banks do not support all other banks, so you should look for another ATM. And some may not support your payment system at all, and then the device will not read plastic, but if you have Visa or MasterCard (including Maestro products), then almost any ATM should support them. But if the problem is definitely not incompatibility, then there are only two options left.

Reason three

Faulty ATM. This also happens, it is distinguished by not very careful control over your ATMs, and sometimes you can find a poorly functioning device directly at the branch. Such machines, as a rule, are repaired, work for a while, and break down again, and there are simply no funds allocated to replace them. Checking if there was a problem at the ATM is simple - you need to go to another ATM and try using plastic again.

Reason four

And if it didn’t work out again, then there was only one option left - the problem is in the plastic itself. The chip may have been damaged due to frequent use or mechanical influences on it. Then you will have to contact the bank employees so that they can establish whether the card is really damaged and, if necessary, replace it.

What to do

If the ATM does not read your card, first of all, study the logos of supported payment systems depicted on it - if yours is not among them, look for other devices that work with this card.

If the payment system should be supported, but still not accepting a credit card, it is also worth looking at other devices to check if the card will work in them. If yes, then the problem was in that device, if not, it remains to be assumed that the matter is in damage to the card, its chip, or magnetic strip, and go to Sberbank to find out for sure. Sberbank has an early card reissue service. At the same time, only she herself changes, and no manipulations with the account will be necessary. Having reissued the card, you will be able to use the account again, and you will receive a new one in a week, or at the latest two after contacting the bank.

And yes, about early re-release - do not forget to check, maybe your plastic is simply, and it needs a planned re-release, but you forgot about it.

Whatever the re-release is - early or planned, but it is better not to delay it - after all, it will still need to be done. You will need to pick up the card again at the same branch that you applied to for reissue. In this case, you will need a passport and a phone number, and some banks ask you to present an old credit card.

How to get cash

But the problem may be not only that you need to change the card, but also the need to urgently get cash. Some banks have already introduced the service of receiving money without a card at an ATM - you need to call the number indicated in the device and say your pin code, after which you can get cash. But if such a service is not supported, you need to go to the bank's cash desk and cash out funds in it. In this case, it is necessary to present the passport to the operator.

As you can see, if an ATM does not read your card, this is not such a serious problem, the main thing is to calmly understand the situation and establish the cause, after which a solution will be found quickly.

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What to do if Android does not see the microSD flash drive? This question often worries owners of smartphones and other gadgets, regardless of manufacturer and cost. The problems of obtaining data from the DVR, installing software on a tablet or smartphone can be solved independently if you know the main causes of the malfunction and how to solve them.

How the problem manifests itself

The malfunction manifests itself as follows: after replacing the micro-SD card, after rebooting, flashing or simply turning on the device, the gadget does not see the flash drive or its contents. As a result, data or installed software is lost, the camera and programs begin to write information to the internal memory of the device. The latter quickly clogs up, there is no place left for recording service information of the OS, and the gadget loses performance and starts to freeze.

As a result, if the internal memory is low, it becomes impossible to work without a memory card.

To fix the problem, you need to establish the causes of the breakdown. Very often it turns out to eliminate the defect with one's own hand, without going to the workshop.

The phone does not see the flash drive due to formatting problems

The partition table can be damaged in any file system (NTFS, ExFat, Fat32). As a result, Android cannot read files written to SD. Most often this happens when the user tries to format the memory card himself and performs incorrect actions. Another option is a card with a different file system is inserted, for example, from a camera. You can restore the card's performance by formatting it again. This can be done either by the phone itself or by another Android device, or by using a computer with a card reader.

The menu of some phones allows you to format the SD card by selecting the appropriate item in the settings. If it is not there, you can reboot the phone, enter the “Recovery” mode and format the file system of the card by selecting the “Wipe cache partition” item.

Important: errors when working with the device in the “Recovery” mode can lead to the loss of all data and even the inoperability of the OS. Therefore, inexperienced users should not adopt this method.

It is easier and safer to format flash drives on a computer. To do this, you need a card reader and a formatting program (standard, built into the OS, or any other). It is necessary to remove the flash drive from the device, insert it into the card reader and format it in exFAT or FAT32 format. After formatting, Android should start to “see” the flash drive. If this does not happen, the problem is more serious.

Memory card is out of order

Flash memory has a limited number of read-write cycles. In addition, the device may be damaged due to microcracks in the board or static electricity. In this case, after installation in the card reader, the computer does not detect the flash drive. It is also unreadable on other devices.

It is impossible to recover a damaged memory card or the data on it. This cannot be done either from the Android device itself, or by connecting it to a computer as a USB flash drive, or from a computer via a card reader. It remains only to purchase a new flash card that is compatible with your device.

Important: sometimes, due to a malfunction of the board, phones and tablets can “burn” memory cards. Therefore, if after a short time after replacing the flash drive it fails again, it is necessary to diagnose the android device.

Memory card and android devices are incompatible

A smartphone or tablet may not see a flash card if it is simply not designed to work with modern storage media. When there is a suspicion that the card does not correspond to a tablet or phone, then it is worth trying to read it on a computer with a memory card adapter. If the gadget does not see the card, but the computer sees it, the reason is incompatibility.

All gadgets have limitations on the maximum memory card size: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB. This happens if, for example, you bought a 64 GB card, and the limitations of a smartphone (tablet) are 32 GB.

Another option is that the flash drive is made according to a technical specification unknown to your device. In this case, the gadget does not recognize it. Therefore, before buying a memory card, you need to study the documentation of your tablet or phone in order to buy an SD card of the appropriate size and type.

In addition to incompatibility, the device may be damaged or a software failure may occur. In this case, the computer will also see the flash card, but the phone (tablet) will not.

Software error

In this case, the gadget either does not see the memory card at all, or certain programs do not see it. If you know that the card is empty, although it shows that the place is occupied, the problem is in the settings or performance of the OS and software of the phone (tablet). If the android does not see the SD card in applications, but sees it in recovery, try looking at the settings first. Perhaps for applications, the save path is set not to the card, but to the internal memory. Fix it.

Another solution when only one application does not see the map is to reinstall or update it, and also check its own settings.

Important: often the phone's OS starts to see the inserted card only after a reboot. If the flash card is not visible without a reboot, and then it works fine, nothing else should be done.

When the above does not help, it is worth trying to update the tablet (phone) firmware. Often, after flashing the OS to a newer version, the device starts to work correctly with the SD card.

Damaged SD card slot

If the smartphone does not see a flash drive installed from another smartphone, while it meets the technical requirements of the device, the problem is in the smartphone itself. In this case, you can try to insert the card so that the contacts in the phone fit snugly into its tracks. To do this, you should try to clean and bend them a little. If it's not about contacts, but about damage to the controller or card slot, it remains to send the gadget for repair or replace it with a new one.

For example, the HTC srochnyi-remont.ru workshop repairs all models of this manufacturer, as well as other brands. Look for a service center for your phone in your city.

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The owner of a mobile phone does not always have enough built-in memory of his device. In this case, SD cards come to the rescue, allowing you to significantly increase the amount of memory.

But what if the phone does not read the memory card, and a large amount of necessary information is stored on it?

Causes of the problem

The most common reasons that your device does not read the memory card include:

• Lost contact.
• The mobile phone does not support the card format or its size.
• Poor card and phone compatibility.
• The card itself is defective.
• The card is from an unknown manufacturer, due to which its quality may be low.
• Flash reader failure.
• The control chip is broken.

In most cases, you can solve the problem yourself at home, but in some situations you still have to take your mobile phone to a service center.

Troubleshooting

In order for your card to work again, try to follow these steps:

1. Remove the card from the mobile phone, then return it to its place. Most often, after that, the phone starts reading it again.
2. Insert the card into the card reader, if the computer saw it, then open its Properties, and then check the disk for errors. Check and repair bad sectors, then put the card in the phone, and now he should start to see it.
3. Extreme measures include formatting the card. In this case, there is a loss of all data on it, but at the same time, the possibility of reanimating it is great.

   It is quite possible that after formatting on a computer, you will have to re-format it on a mobile phone.

4. Follow the basic rules for using the card. Do not allow it to be physically damaged, do not bend, do not drop, protect from moisture.
5. If your phone does not support the format and size of the inserted card, then try to use another one.
6. In the event that these actions did not lead to anything, you should contact the service center. Perhaps the point is not in the card itself, but in the phone, in its departed contacts.