PSP is unable to read a memory stick

Hi there, same thing happened to me and It was really frustrating, to a point where I was about to smash my PSP! But don't do that, It wont fix anything... Instead, I will propose you something....

For all those people who have the problem of a PSP stopping to read REAL SONY CARDS, first, make sure that the problem comes from the PSP card reader and not the card. To do so, simply test 2 or 3 different cards in your PSP, and If your reader is "damaged", the orange light will keep on blinking... You can also test these same cards on another psp if you have one in hand. They should work perfectly (if the problem is your psp card reader...).

After making sure that your problem is located in the psp, thats what you will do:

- The problem might simply come from the fact that with allot of use, the pins inside the reader don't touch properly the connection contacts from your cards anymore. At least that's what happened to me, and I believe allot of people had the same problem...

What I simply did was to laminate a little piece of cardboard a little thinner than the card and a little longer, to be able to take it out when you need so. After making that piece, all you have to do is insert it with the card (on the card side that doesn't have pins --> where the sony logo is) and voila, you reader will start reading cards again, just like it always did!

This is a simple, cheap, and working method! No need to risk opening the Psp for nothing!!

format your card using your psp console. try it atleast 5 times

it happened to my friend your psp ms reader is damaged

My wife's PSP had this same problem-- it stopped reading the memory card. I checked the memory card in my PSP, and the card was fine, I looked inside the card slot to make sure none of the prongs were pushed back (which they weren't). I made a jig out of 8 strips of yellow legal tablet paper a bit narrower than the memory card, folded it in half where the creased end fit into the card slot and slid in on the opposite side of the prongs than the card connected, which repositioned the prongs to get a good connection on the card. After inserting the jig into the card slot a couple times, I reinserted the memory card into the PSP, and once again it would read the memory card. This might not be the problem all the time, but obviously this time the problem was that at least one of the prongs wasn't getting a good connection on the card.
I hope this helps someone else!
Laz

I HAVE A PSP I INSERT THE MEMORY STICK BUT MY PSP SAYS NO MEMEORY STICK INSERTED

my psp memory card slot is not reading it might be that one of the metal card readers have gone inside the psp nd u have to take the back off it to poke it back out!!!!!

someone contact sony and make them address this problem

This has happened to me as well with my 4 gig and 2 gig cards, the original 32meg would read. What's worked everytime for me is pluging the charger in, push in the card, and boot it up. works everytime for me. Mind you, I'm not saying it'll work for everyone else.

Wow, this seems to be a common problem, i see this alot. This problem could be the memory stick, buy a new ine or reformat the card, with the psp(system settings then frmat memory card). For the problem with no folders, you can simply add them. just add a folder called psp and fill it with new folders called(music,videos,games) that should fix that no folder problem.

so many people have this problem, and mosts forums you read focus on the stick, but its the psp man. I have 2 psp, the sticks work on one and not the other, its definatley the PSP.

try formatting it on your computer with a card reader. then insert it into your PSP.

format it

hi my psp has this problem when i transfered games to my 4gig sony memory stick some data are corrupted and occupies the gig ex. i transfer 200mb games my free space became lesser like 191mb since i had only transfer 1 games and i have 4 gig memory stick..pls help...smetimes when i open my psp..there's a note memory cannot be read pls format...and still the same problem i encounter..:( pls help!!! thanks

Hi all,

This problem can be easly fix... is just a matter of making your memory stick touch all the pins of your psp... If you want to see a video of how I fixed this problem on my psp please check my video on youtube...

I had the same problem and I posted it here on fixya. I found out the problem. Your memory stick is just corrupted and you need to format it. You cannot format it with the psp because obviously the psp cannot read it. You format it by using an 80gig ps3. It must be an 80gig or higher because they have a slot were you can put the memory stick in. I fixed mine by using my brother-in-law's ps3. HOPED THIS HELPED!

I had the same problem and I thought it was the card, but I was wrong, all the different formatting were useless. In my case the problem was with the PSP memory stick slot pins. With a flashlight/torch I could finally see that the seconf pin was missing, it had been pushed into the device I guess, so the card is detected by the reader and you can see the flashing of the red light but the card can not be read. So in my case was a mechanic problem, and I have had my PSP only 1 week, so a bit frustrating.

OK,

The problem is not the stick. I have two sticks and the same problem in both.

I took my PSP to work and gave it a thorough cleaning using a compressed air can. I blew air in litterally every orifice I could find on my PSP.

Since then it has only repeated the problem once and it went away quickly.

I'm thinking that over the two years that I have had my PSP there has been some dust or lint build up on the motherboard or something. My next step will be to dissasemble the unit completely and go at it again with the compressed air.

Solution #13 worked for me.

Try this link . . . www.sony.com/playstation3

To find your best solution.

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I have the same problem. I just received a brand new 8gig memory stick today and it still won't work right. The only solution is to get a new PSP.

i have the same problem #25 damn i mizz my psp im just playing some sht a** umds

MaYbe its the memory stick .. its the bronze colored thingy that is connected w/ the reader in the psp ... maybe its scratched or something check it out ..

Easier I think than using a piece of laminate, I just put a bit of scotch tape on the side without pins and it read the card right away.

my psp wont load madden 08 or 09 i cant seem to figure out why?

my psp wont format when memory stick inside then starts blinking orange.

my psp reads my memory card but says 0 kb and my laptop sees the card but when i try to acess it says insert disk into G:/

if you drop it the psp wont work no more well
it would work but not that good

My psp wont read anything with the slot.... the mem light dont even blink./ i think that the little contact pins on the reader are damaged. i got a new mem stick but still not working

try doing it again or turning it off or reading the instructions then it will work perfect i have the same problem at home or maybe
it needs more charging u should try that :)

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