Worn Out Memory Card

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this thread but here goes.


The other day I just felt like playing FFXII for some reason. I tried to load my(almost perfected) file and... it said there was no memory card. I tried over and over again but it just wouldn't work so I took it to Currys(British electrical store for those who don't know) and they said it was too old and had worn out.
Soooooooooo that's my FFXII file and millions of other games files gone. The thing is though, some of my PS1 memory cards still work and they're almost 10 years old! Anyway getting back to the point, I was wondering if anyone had any opinions if I should play FFXII again and all my other games again or should I move on to others? At least I know I've completed them(in my own memory). Has anyone else had a similar experiance?
 
Wow. Sorry that it happened. So far, I never had this experience but I sure as heck would be super mad if my Final Fantasy XII data or other games' data was erased. Since you almost beat the game, I think you should move on to other games.
 
I agree. Unless you just want to do it again, move on.

Old, he says? Hrmm...I think maybe it was a malfunction within your memory card more so than it being too old.
 
reddas said:
I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this thread but here goes.


The other day I just felt like playing FFXII for some reason. I tried to load my(almost perfected) file and... it said there was no memory card. I tried over and over again but it just wouldn't work so I took it to Currys(British electrical store for those who don't know) and they said it was too old and had worn out.
Soooooooooo that's my FFXII file and millions of other games files gone. The thing is though, some of my PS1 memory cards still work and they're almost 10 years old! Anyway getting back to the point, I was wondering if anyone had any opinions if I should play FFXII again and all my other games again or should I move on to others? At least I know I've completed them(in my own memory). Has anyone else had a similar experiance?
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Push the memory card in a little bit, but not all the way. Might work.
 
My PS2 had a similar problem before... Did that and the memory card worked fine.
 
I reccommend taking out you gun and shooting whoever told you that in the foot.

A memory card 'wearing out'? The hell? Do you know how much bullshit had to have been in his cereal for him to think that? Jesus, I've had all my PS1 memory cards for at ten years (maybe more) because I remember it was my first memory card, along with the other PS1 memory card I got, both of them were purchased the year the PS1 came out (anyone care to remember how long ago that was?).

And my PS2 memory cards are fine. Both of them were also purchased the year the PS2 came out.

The dude at this store is trying to scam you into buying another one, but I guess you have no choice, as you card doesn't work.

As for whats wrong, my friend has had this happen to him. You shouldn't have the card in fully. Have the "Load Game" screen up, where it lets you select what memory card slot you want to choose from (or whatever). Then just start SLOWLY shuffling out the memory card outwards until the "Slot One" on your TV screen highlights, or whatever, to signal that there is a card in there. Should work fine, theres nothing wrong with your memory card.
 
Hinds said:
I reccommend taking out you gun and shooting whoever told you that in the foot.

A memory card 'wearing out'? The hell? Do you know how much bullshit had to have been in his cereal for him to think that? Jesus, I've had all my PS1 memory cards for at ten years (maybe more) because I remember it was my first memory card, along with the other PS1 memory card I got, both of them were purchased the year the PS1 came out (anyone care to remember how long ago that was?).

And my PS2 memory cards are fine. Both of them were also purchased the year the PS2 came out.

The dude at this store is trying to scam you into buying another one, but I guess you have no choice, as you card doesn't work.

As for whats wrong, my friend has had this happen to him. You shouldn't have the card in fully. Have the "Load Game" screen up, where it lets you select what memory card slot you want to choose from (or whatever). Then just start SLOWLY shuffling out the memory card outwards until the "Slot One" on your TV screen highlights, or whatever, to signal that there is a card in there. Should work fine, theres nothing wrong with your memory card.
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I had the same problem with my ps1 memory cards, and this method worked as he described it. Good luck finishing FFXII now.
 
omg i had teh xact same problem!!! the corrosion on teh card was my problem... scrape the metal with some sand paper and should fix it
 
Heinz said:
omg i had teh xact same problem!!! the corrosion on teh card was my problem... scrape the metal with some sand paper and should fix it
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rubbing it in in a 4:5 mix of rum:whisky does it justice. just drop that plastic into the mix, add cubes, swirl and enjoy :D

also, if you probably havent, an obvious debugging step everyone missed was trying the card on mem. slot 2, or on another ps2.
 
I reccomend trying what was said. try it in slot 2. or on another PS2.
also, try and boot up the PS2 WITHOUT a game in, and fiddle with it untill the 'browser' gets it.

as was said, try the "almost all whe way in" thing it tends to help.

this is NOT a problem of an old card, that is almost impossible.
unless it is internally broken in half.
these things can survive the cloth washer, mine did. still using it.
it is not corrotion eighter. but the most likley thing, is the half way in way.
eighter that, or youre not pushing it long enough in.

but try the slot 2 first as howlingape said.
 
if you take electrical engineering in university, you can reverse-engineer the memory card and extract its data :D

that is if u havent dipped teh whole thing in hawtsawse
 
I am an electronical dude.
I have gone to school to learn this..
if is hard. but to fix a broken MC. I think thats not too hard.
but then again. I know what im doing.

but as I said. I reccomend the NON modding test methods
 
some things are too hard to make by hand.
since all in computering are broke down into '1's and '0's. and reasembled,
so manual making will make some things too long, and some too short, thus computering might bee hard.

but I can make more or less whatever else. aslong as it is not a computer part.
most data processing stuff are practically inpossible to make
 
i havent gone down and dirty with the physical stuff yet, but dsp with softsynths would be pretty awesome too, do you do that stuff as well?
 
I dont quite follow.
I can make thie most if I have the equipment. but im not shure what your thing are to do.
 
oh, softsynths are just like hardware synths, but they usually start off with a wave generator, wavetable, or sample of some sort and have some math/filtering applied to them to produce sound. fourier, nyquist and all that
 
im going to be honest.
I didnt get more then half of that..

im norwegian. so I dont have all the english words in.
atleast not all in that world..
try and explain further. if you whant to talk to me. so we stop spamming. I think it is better on MSN, or AIM.
 
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