morph860

When I picked up my car a few weeks ago, my PCMCIA slot wasn't working. Finally got it to the dealer a few days ago, they replaced the whole radio for me. Took a few days - they had to order the parts. They said the pins were bent. Anyways, seems like everything is in working order now. I do have a PCMCIA card for a SD card. My question is - has anyone tried using one of these?



Cheap on eBay, but figured I'd save myself a few bucks if it won't work.

When they replaced the radio, they had to re-install all of the Nav Maps - and they left the DVD in my car when they were done. Already had the newest maps, but didn't have the DVD.

dadangman

i don't think those will work man, i tried it with a PCMIA/ wireless card jsut to see if it fits b4 i buy one.. but na the USB end will get in the way and won't go all the way in.

But QUESTION: how many gig r u able to use on the PCMIA to SD?? i can only do max 2gb..... (which is crappy)...... more than 2GB it won't read the card.

And is it possible for u to burn that DVD?... i would like the newest map.. hehe

morph860

I'm not sure, I only tried a 2GB card - it's all I had laying around. I have the iPod interface, so didn't need to use it for music. I only wanted it to load my contacts since the iPhone doesn't sync.

As for "making a backup copy" - I'm not sure, didn't try. I read online that people had problems doing it, and I didn't have any dual layer DVD's at home. It's on eBay right now though haha.

dadangman

ooo?? u put it on Ebay right now?? hahah how much man?

lkevinl

That thing should indeed fit because all PCMCIA card must fit in the exact same size slot... one can't be longer/shorter than another, its a standard. You will have that big, bulky end sticking out of your dash though.

As to whether it will work, that's another story, I don't know. Depends on how closely yhey support the PCMCIA spec and power requirements and aslo if there software can support many devices. I'm not sure what you were trying to do sticking a wireless card in there though! I'm sure that would do nothing!

I just bought an I-Connect CF reader from Frys, sits flush in the slot and I'm using an 8GB CF card and so far it works perfectly.

dadangman

hahaha, i tried with the wireless PCMIA just to see if it fits when i first got my car that's all... not really to use it hmmm... so u saying CF u can do 8GB? cuz with SD only goo up to 2GB, hmmm lemme try that one out!

lkevinl

Yes, using CF 8GB. Make sure if you try to use over to 2GB that you are using SDHC and that you PCMCIA card supports that. The car doesn't seem to have a problem reading the larger capacity.

dadangman

hmmm... maybe i should get some stuff from Frys or newegg.. i got mine from ebay... might be some cheap stuff that can't read large cap cards... do you have the link to wat u bought? much appreciated

lkevinl

You can go to Frys and search "compact flash". On me Droid right now so a bit of a pain toget the link.

But you should check if the card you have supports SDHC. I'm guessing not. SDHC supports over 2GB.

Ron Jr

Command will read cards >2g your PCMCIA reader has to be SDHC compatable. I hav e 16g CF in my car now, I have used a 8g SD in the past. Both my readers are no names I had laying around the office not being used.

morph860

Hoping the USB will work so I can use a memory stick instead of a SD card. Easier to load data on a stick than an SD card. I'll buy one on eBay and let you guys know what happens.

Ron Jr

I hope it works for you but I know I couldn't live with the USBs sticking out of the dash.

lkevinl

Hey, if you have a 2010 with multimedia, you do NOT need to by a USB PCMCIA card. You can get the "Media Interface USB Cable". It plugs into the same connector that the iPod interface plugs into. Not sure what is there if you don't have the ipod kit but if you have the ipod kit, you just unplug the ipod/aux cable that comes with the car and replace it with this cable. It will accept USB sticks.

I'm getting my cable tomorrow and will test it out to see which loads faster, USB stick or PCMCIA/CF.

dadangman

u guys might be right, when i bought my PCMCIA to SD i didn't really look at it maybe it.. okay so i guess it's my CARD, but PCMCIA to CF has no limitation right? i have that card too but i don't have any CF bigger than 2GB to try it out haha

dadangman

I agree with Ron, i thought about the USB PCMCIA too.. but i think it's too ugly and i'll be mad looking at something sticking out of the dash. cuz imagine the USB PCMCIA sticks out like 1'' and on top of that another 1-2'' of USB flash drive.

morph860

I just want to use it to sync my Address Book files via a USB memory stick. Not to use it the whole time while driving for music. I have the iPod interface for that.

lkevinl

I'd rather keep my ipod safe in my pocket or at home. USB memory sticks are cheap... the interface on MM is great.

morph860

iPod interface on the MY2010 is great too. I have an older 30Gb iPod that I used before iPhones came out. Blew the dust off of it and just leave it in my glovebox. Works great.

I still haven't tried the Aux in or Music Register yet. Usually using the iPod or Sirius.

lkevinl

Great use for an old iPod!

Funny thing... got the Media Interface USB cable from the dealer. Overpriced at $55, dealer gave it to me for $40, still overpriced. Plugged in my 8GB USB Stick and it tells me device is incompatible! I'll have to try with a difference stick.

I'm mostly interested to see if USB loads faster than the PCMCIA card.

cbcharlie

i use a 32GB compact flash card in mine, works great

lkevinl

Is anyone successfully able to use a USB stick bigger than 4GB?

Diesel Benz

Have you looked at the restrictions from the manual? I cannot remember those but it is likely that you have to install multiple partitions to be able to make use of the full memory from big USB sticks (4 GB sounds like should not be any issue as a single partition).

lkevinl

I guess I can try to partition it into two 4GB partitions but that seems kind of lame and the music will all be separated... I have folders with artist name, then album, etc, and it will now no longer be sorted together.

I'm using an 8GB CF card in the PCMCIA slot no problem, so it doesn't seem to be a file system issue in the OS of the car.

FYI, I tried a portable 160GB USB hard disk, no go either.

I will play around with this some more.

dadangman

Hmm i have both the PCMCIA to SD and to CF... my SD definately is not SDHC so that sucks... imma try out a larger CF then maybe that'll work out =P

kaku

unsure if it applies for 2010+ but the 2008-2009 have a limitation of 4,000 files. so having anything over 32GB might be pointless.