What SDHC Cards are you using?

[mark381]

Hi, I have a CC GT170, in silver with RNS510, I believe now that its a 2010 vehicle as the 1oth character in the VIN no. is an A. I would like to know what make type and size of SDHC cards people are using, as I tried one from my daughters camera after formatting it with FAT32 and got a disc error in the RNS 510, it works fine in my laptop and in my daughters camera. It was a sandisk extreme III (Class 6). Before I splash out to try a different card please let me know what yo have had success with. Thanks.

Mark

[Issac Hunt]

Model year doesnt mean your RNS is SDHC compatible, it might have been built very close to the changeover period and have a slightly oder unit it. You need to check the firmware level of your RNS - it might need updating to enable SDHC support.

I've had 4 or 5 different SDHC cards in mine and all worked fine.

[mark381]

How can I tell what firmware I have and which one should I have to use sdhc cards?

[Issac Hunt]

Unless your RNS has the hidden menu enabled (hold setup for 15 seconds to see if it comes up) you will need VAG-COM to read the firmware level.

You need 266x or higher for the proper SDHC support I believe.

[mark381]

Isaac, thanks for that, looked at some which are class 6 but only appear to be 133x. What brands/ types are you and everyone else using successfully?

Mark

[Issac Hunt]

MIne are Sandisk ones but I have a couple of 'no-name' cards with success as well. Upto 32GB work fine in my RNS.

You really need to confirm your RNS firmware level though, you can update it easily enough if required.

[eob]

I'm using a PNY Optima 16Gb Class 4.
Works okay but now that I have more than 11Gb on it, startup and accessing the folders is becoming sluggish. Might need to trim some of the rubbish off.
I got it off Amazon for about £30, picked it less for the price/speed and more because it was black. Makes it less noticable in the head unit you see.

[hburnett]

I'm using a 16GB Sandisk Class6 that I got on one of the eBay shops for £25! Bargain.. Works a treat to, altho initial start up is a little slow (prob about 1min) as I have nearly filled the SDHC with music!! haha...
H

[DSG4ME]

The bigger the card the longer the read time folks, better off using several 4 gig cards, also class 2 is probably the best compatible card, new tech, old gear never seems to work very well.

[hburnett]

Just bought a 32gb from ebay for £27... But this is going in my camcorder!
Although have to agree with the above statement - my 16GB card does take about 1min to get access, which is a little frustrating!
H

[steveaskew]

Hi Guys,

Just to help with this on going thread. I have just treaded myself to a 4GB SDHC class 4, £9.99 inc del, took 3 days to arrive, have tested it this am and all is good, so have a look...
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=107198

Not too bad, £10 delivered, 4GB and works :biglaugh: