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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 04:23:08 PM

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 04:23:08 PM

A second memory card crapped out on me this weekend! That\'s 2 in the past 2 months! Am I just unlucky or could my PS2 be defective? Does turning off with the switch at the back mess up the cards? I did that a few times by accident...

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Bozco on June 28, 2002, 04:31:16 PM

Well for one make sure you always use the Sony brand ones.  I trust them by far over the others.  And if you turn off your system while saving that messes things up.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: square_marker on June 28, 2002, 04:56:28 PM

What version of the PS2 do you have, the 1st and 2nd ones are defective.  You can check by reading one of the numbers on the back, it will be something like 100089 or something if you have a version 1, version to would be something like 200089 etc.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 05:06:07 PM

Mine says PT219589327.... Is that the second version?

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: square_marker on June 28, 2002, 05:08:13 PM

Is there any other number on the back of ur ps2....hold on im checking mine.  No that isnt it.  It is on the top left of the back of the PS2, it is the model number.  Mine is SCHP-30001 that means i have version 3.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 05:11:27 PM

Mine is SCHP 30001 to!

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: square_marker on June 28, 2002, 05:12:51 PM

Well then perhaps you just got screwed with your memory cards.  They are Sony\'s brand right?

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 05:17:45 PM

My first one was Gameshark I think and then I went to an official one when my first screwed up. I leave them in my PS2 all the time, is that alright to do?

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: square_marker on June 28, 2002, 05:19:14 PM

Yes, as long as it is in stand-by and you plan on playing it again in a while.  It would be better to shut it off if you knew that you\'d be done for the day.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Tyrant on June 28, 2002, 10:14:05 PM

one way that a problem like this might be caused is when you take out the mem. card while playing a game (not neccssarily when your saving) and another thing is using unofficial mem. cards they tend to screw up alot.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Speed Demon on June 28, 2002, 10:29:58 PM

^ That might be my source of troubles. I have taken the cards out during play and I have only bought Gameshark ones. I thought I got an official Sony one last time but I was wrong.

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Tom on June 30, 2002, 12:03:55 AM

I\'ve always put in my memory cards after powering on, and removed them before powering off. I\'ve been doing this for years, as the PS1 had problems where the card could fall victim to the power surge. Its become force of habit now, but I don\'t know if PS2 has the problem. You could always try. :)

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: coolbeaner on July 05, 2002, 11:23:50 PM

the only real thing that does mess up ur memory card is shutting off the ps2 when saving, anything else yall said i dont know cause its never happened to me, i had a mad cats memory card for my ps and i never had any trouble with it

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Mapto on July 06, 2002, 04:25:04 PM

i\'ve only had my mem card for about a week now n PS2 for 2...my method for mem cards is put in before turnin on the system then when i\'m done i take the card out after puttin the system in standby n puttin the card in the holders provided in the game case

Title: Memory Card Problem
Post by: Esco on July 07, 2002, 12:46:51 PM

I just leave mine in when I am not useing it, but then again I unplug it because of limited jacks.