Help i have tomtom1 v3 just bought 4gb sd card as need to add more maps ive formatted it as fat copied the files via built in card reader on laptop but when i put card in tom tom i just get red cross over the memory card picture please please please help me. Kind regrads mike
Your model TomTom will not recignize a sd card larger than 2gb. You can do a search and replace the bootloader to a newer version so it will read up to a 16gb. card, but be careful the wrong bootloader will brick your TomTom and it is not reversable.
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Take special not of part 6
1. Remove the SD card
The card needs to be formatted properly first that's all,
2. formatting is better done in a card reader.
3. Right click on it and select format select FAT32 as the files system
4. Now connect the tomtom but don't let tomtom home run. exit TTH if need be.
5. You now ned to select your tom tom which will also show as a drive.
6. In windows explorer select tools then folder options. Click view and tick the box for "show hidden files and folders"
It may warn you but you can ignore it.
7. Then just copy ALL the files from the tom tom to your sd card
8. DO NOT USE CUT AND PASTE !
9. Once all the files are on switch off the tom tom and insert the sd card
It should now work
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I have a no-name 4Gb with no issues at all but it is not HD/HC
I am pretty sure most tomtoms dont play nice with HC/HD
Mine is a cheap nextech one SD so you may want to take a look in that direction.
If you are near enough to a Tandy, Radio Shack, The Source, or any big box store they will have one
4gb are a little harder to find but not impossible and even my 2 gb ones hold up to 4 pretty large maps.
eg. USA, CANADA, EUROPE, UK.
Biggest memory eater if you are like me is extra voices and applications to make my TOMTOM do things its not supposed to do.
Altimeters and map travel logging etc oh and a new media player / photo/ video player
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hi thanks for the help i have tried that and when i turned the tt on it just gives me the red cross over the card symbol if you have anymore ideas please help me
ps the card is fuji 4gb sd then says hc
thank you for all yr help will have to buy another tomorrow as my mum needs it friday she is going on holiday to Portugal i can't believe how small the standard cards are again thank you very much for your help.
mike
thank you for all yr help will have to buy another tomorrow as my mum needs it friday she is going on holiday to Portugal i can't believe how small the standard cards are again thank you very much for your help.
mike
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