“could not detect sd card” (solved) | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 3:57 AM

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Did I not format the sd card right? Because my 4gb one work fine but not this 32gb, both are sdhc (what the 3ds officially supports), so is it the card or me not setting everything up right? I can’t really find a fix to this, thanks in advance (solved)

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:00 AM

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What brand and model sd card is it?

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@gritty mountain

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:01 AM

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It’s some Kingston one

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:02 AM

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Its not compatible with the 3DS, sadly

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Here is a list of SD cards that are confirmed to work in the 3DS

SanDisk Extreme microSDHC
16GB: SDSDQXL-016G-A46A
32GB: SDSDQXL-032G-A46A
SanDisk Extreme PLUS microSDHC
16GB: SDSDQX-016G-A46A
32GB: SDSDQX-032G-A46A
SanDisk Extreme PRO microSDHC
16GB: SDSDQXP-016G-A46A
32GB: SDSDQXP-032G-A46A
Toshiba microSDHC
8GB: PFM008U-1DCK
Samsung

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:03 AM

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Oh ok

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I was thinking it was that

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Although I didn’t know if I messed anything up, once again thanks

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:04 AM

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No problem

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:05 AM

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I think I’m gonna get this one

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:05 AM

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Ok, that one should work

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:06 AM

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It says for the xl but I believe the xl is just bigger battery and screen

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:07 AM

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Yeah, basically. Had one myself, but sold it a few years back. It had a bigger battery, screen, and a C stick for some stupid reason. The C stick only worked with a few obscure games

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I miss that damn thing

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:08 AM

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I have the non xl new 3ds, so it should work fine

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:08 AM

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yeah

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just make sure its formatted correctly

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:09 AM

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Yeah, I believe fat32 is the right thing

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 4:09 AM

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yeah

gritty mountain Oct 28, 2022, 4:09 AM

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“could not detect sd card” (solved)

plush wyvern Oct 28, 2022, 7:02 PM

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lofty sluice Its not compatible with the 3DS, sadly

It is compatible but you may have issues with it if it's over 16gbs, 3ds/xl doesn't like many Kingston cards

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 7:02 PM

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The one he got is confirmed to work fine

plush wyvern Oct 28, 2022, 7:03 PM

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lofty sluice The one he got is confirmed to work fine

Ik I am talk about the Kingston

lofty sluice Oct 28, 2022, 7:03 PM

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Yes, he knows

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I already helped him with it

plush wyvern Oct 28, 2022, 7:05 PM

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lofty sluice I already helped him with it

I know,

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 2:03 AM

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plush wyvern It is compatible but you may have issues with it if it's over 16gbs, 3ds/xl does...

It was 32gb, so that might would explain why

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I could get something bigger than a 32gb to work but it takes a bit of stuff, so I’m Just gonna go 32gb

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 9:44 AM

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gritty mountain It was 32gb, so that might would explain why

It should still work though

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:28 PM

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Idk why it isn’t working tbh, i think it’s best to try another one

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:43 PM

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gritty mountain Idk why it isn’t working tbh, i think it’s best to try another one

Did you format it?

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:43 PM

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Yeah

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I did fat32

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:45 PM

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gritty mountain Yeah

well that's the 3ds for you,

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Sometimes it doesn't like SD cards sometimes it does

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But I am currently using a Kingston SD card as well it's 512gb, but it's a 2ds xl

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:46 PM

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The one I’m looking at says “works with new 3ds Xl” so it should work

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:47 PM

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the Kingston should still work with it

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:49 PM

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gritty mountain The one I’m looking at says “works with new 3ds Xl” so it should work

what ds you have btw?

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:49 PM

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It’s the new 3ds

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:49 PM

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gritty mountain It’s the new 3ds

Xl?

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:49 PM

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No

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:49 PM

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alr

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Don't see why it wouldn't work

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:50 PM

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Although it seems like it’s only bigger battery and screen

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:50 PM

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gritty mountain Although it seems like it’s only bigger battery and screen

a bit faster but not noticeable

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:50 PM

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Ahh

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I guess xl has a bit more ram or something

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:51 PM

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gritty mountain I guess xl has a bit more ram or something

Same ram

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On the 3ds xl the cpu is updated with only 20 more mhzs

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:51 PM

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Ahh

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:51 PM

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plush wyvern On the 3ds xl the cpu is updated with only 20 more mhzs

Stupid tho

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At that point you could homebrew it and get it up to 90 mhzs

gritty mountain Oct 29, 2022, 5:52 PM

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So you can end up overclocking a 3ds? I haven’t heard of that yet

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:53 PM

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gritty mountain So you can end up overclocking a 3ds? I haven’t heard of that yet

Yup you can overclock it

plush wyvern Oct 29, 2022, 5:53 PM

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gritty mountain So you can end up overclocking a 3ds? I haven’t heard of that yet

U can do it on the dsi up to the 2ds xl

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