Yes sandisk brand is a good name and quality, that’s why I choose this player.
I have other brands of cards and they worked fine, this Kingston did not.
I’m returning it today.
It is not about brand quality. I have used Kingston memory in computers I have built for over 10 years and have not once ever had a problem. There seems to be a compatibility issue with this card and the Sandisk player.
Brand quality is paramount, in my book.
These days, many are swayed by price alone. More is the pity. SanDisk gives you great value and the quality speaks for itself.
Now if SanDisk manufactured headphones…
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
I did not see anyone mention this. Make sure when you format your 4gb and larger sdhc cards that they are formatted FAT32 with 32k byte block allocation size. The default Windows block size is probably 512 byte or 1024 byte for hard drives and it will not work correctly on these cards. Sansafix made this perfectly clear in another post in this group. If your operating system does not allow you to enter a file allocation size, Google for the HP usb utility that will do it.
I’m not too worried about name brand. I did choose a Sandisk partyly because of the name and partly because I thought it wouldn’t require too much software (had I known it was windows media player I may have chosen a different one as I have the real old [maybe 5 years ago] version on my laptop and only dial up at home so no way am I loading the new one on there). If I was concerned about brand name I would have got an iPod. ;)
As I’ve said somewhere before, I have different brand cards in different sizes and classes and all have worked fine.
I have another 8gb that I formatted through mycomputer (I thought it was the card so I formatted it, as I hadn’t on any other card, but it was my own faul) and it works great. I can play the movies just fine.
It was this Kingston brand that did not work with my fuze.
I just uploaded a movie on a Sandisk and the first 5 minutes are fine.
8gb class 4.
I will try other brands but not Kingston for my Fuze.
I also went out and bought a Sandisk 8GB class 4. Tried the same movie that would lockup with the Kingston memory. The Sandisk 8GB had no problems with the video file. Everything with it has been working flawlessly. Problem Solved 
The Kingston 8GB microSDHC has a compatibility issue with the Sansa Fuze.
Message Edited by niko_sama on 10-27-2008 10:35 PM
NOW I read this!
Just bought a Kingston 8gb class 4 and of course all my videos are locking up.
Back to the top.
WARNING: (once again) DO NOT BUY KINGSTON 8GB SDHC CARDS FOR A FUZE IF YOU INTEND ON USING IT FOR VIDEO!!!
I’ve got the same problems with a platinum 8gb microSDHC card Class 4. Now I formated the card in fat32 and the problem seems to be solved.
Maybe it will be easier to mention which memory cards can be used in the fuze.
Message Edited by happykitcat on 11-09-2008 02:12 PM
So now, i’ve copied a second film on the card and what can I say, the problem is back (in the tested film and in the new one). I deleted the old one and the new one runs without any problems, so did the old one, when I deleted the new one. In my eyes it is not a problem of the memory I would say it is a problem in the firmware.
Message Edited by happykitcat on 11-09-2008 06:16 PM
Just an FYI…I am having the EXACT same issues with a Kingston 4GB Class 4 SDHC card in a e250v2. I have swapped the card out for an old cheap 2GB card (no class written on it anywhere) and it works just fine with the same video files that won’t play on the 4GB Kingston (lock up after 10 seconds or so just as you have seen). So, I’m giving up and using this 4GB Kingston for my cell phone and am ordering a non-Kingston 8GB unit for my e250v2. Hopefully, this will solve the problem.
Just thought I should let people know that this doesn’t seem to be isolated to just the Fuze with the 8GB Kingston card. Sounds like Sansa users should avoid Kingston cards all together.
Thanks a lot for helping me solve this. When I get my new card, I’ll put a post up here letting everyone know if it truly solved the problem.
Great…I wish I read this yesterday before I ordered a Kingston 8GB MicroSDHC card from buy.com…it was 17.99 with a lil USB reader and 2 adapters. Delivered today so I’ll test it out tonight.
Could always just store videos in the Internal memory and keep music and pics on the Kingston card.
Message Edited by vice86 on 12-10-2008 10:43 AM
Make sure you format the card with the 32K cluster size if its FAT 32 format (For > 2 GB cards this is recommended). This will reduce filesystem overhead and may help the problem.
From command prompt in XP Format [driveletter]: /FS:FAT32 /A:32K
Vista has a drop down which allows you to set the cluster size.
Message Edited by sansafix on 12-10-2008 10:49 AM
Message Edited by sansafix on 12-10-2008 10:49 AM
Oh well…same thing for me…video played for like 20 seconds then froze up…don’t feel like dealing with a return and she probably wont even throw any vids on there so I’ll keep it and just put music and pics on there and save the video for the internal 4GBs…no big whoop.
Or will there be an issue with music and pics on the Kingston 8GB card too?
Message Edited by vice86 on 12-10-2008 07:01 PM
Yes, you can see the difference in the cluster size:
Peanut cluster (4KB) : Almond Cluster (32KB) :
Almond clusters are better. The Sansa likes 32KB clusters, and will optimize the memory with 32KB clusters with the onboard Format command. Be careful to specify the allocation size, as Windows likes the wee 4KB ones.
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
Message Edited by neutron_bob on 12-10-2008 08:27 PM
Been there done that :P This problem has nothing to do with formatting in FAT32 or cluster size of 32KB. Tryed that didn’t work. This is something the user has no control over. This tread is long and I’m sure no one is interested in reading everything that was tested. XD nice images bob :) Now im hungry. WARNING: The Kingston 8GB microsd card will randomly have video playback lockups. Abnormally long write times. Don’t buy this card for the FUZE. >.<
Message Edited by niko_sama on 12-12-2008 06:23 PM
I guess I will chime in here. I had a Kingston 4gb chip lying around and put it in my fuze. I had the same problem with the unit freezing up while watching a video on the chip. I cleared the freeze by just removing the chip. The way I solved the incompatability issue was to move all my videos to the internal memory and all my music to the chip. So far so good, No freezing, no skips.
Fingers crossed
That’s an idea. And some have done that, put music on the cards and other items on the intneral card.
For me, I’m doing a lot of video though and need lots of cards, so having a card work is important for me. Plus I decided to put all my music on the internal drive since I listen to that during work. Except my Christmas music which is on my Christmas card (with videos, audiobooks, etc).
Other then the video freezing…there should be no other issue though right? I’ve copied some music folders over to it with no problems with playback…i dont want to waste the time RMA’ing it if I dont really need to.
D’OH…just read your reply stuigi…i see you have the same idea I do…works fine so it’s all good. Video is just a plus for the player…not a major feature me or the gf care about…just nice to be able to throw a few on.
Message Edited by vice86 on 12-11-2008 08:27 AM
@vice86 wrote:
Other then the video freezing…there should be no other issue though right? I’ve copied some music folders over to it with no problems with playback…i dont want to waste the time RMA’ing it if I dont really need to.
D’OH…just read your reply stuigi…i see you have the same idea I do…works fine so it’s all good. Video is just a plus for the player…not a major feature me or the gf care about…just nice to be able to throw a few on.
I don’t think anyone can safely assume there are no other issues, without extensive testing. If the video can lockup, who knows what else this incompatibility can effect. Why chance it? I’m not pro-sandisk memory, or anti-kingston memory. I simply think its wise to go with a product that doesn’t have compatibility issues with the *FUZE*. You can assume it works with the music just because it doesn’t lockup, but whos to say the music is 100%. I only tested the obvious video stuttering / lockups. Draw your own assumptions on the music quality and playback compatability.
Returns with Amazon were very easy, they pay the shipping and credited the transaction swiftly. Who wants to have headaches with memory that has compatibility issues, I can only recommend getting a memory that works, and not keep a product that only half works (assumed half works).
Good luck with whatever you decide for yourself.
(wants to eat some of those chocolate peanut clusters)*
Message Edited by niko_sama on 12-12-2008 06:20 PM
@niko_sama wrote:
WARNING: The Kingston 8GB microsd card will randomly have video playback lockups. Abnormally long write times. Don’t buy this card for the FUSE.
Or the FUZE, either!
:smileyvery-happy:
