NEED HELP! CF MEMORY CARD IS NOT WORKING!

[BrianLy]

I bought my ScanDisk CF Ultra ll 15 MB/s less than 2 month ago and now it is not working. 2 Days ago it was acting funny on me when I try to upload pictures. Today when I try to see what was wrong with it, my D200 won't read it and it says CHA on the top LCD and my computer will not read it either. I need it for tomorrow's Christmas Party too.

 

[Vinny]

Have you tried to format it? Hopefully that will do it, I reformat the card every so often. Is it a true Sandisk card vs a possible knock off, Sandisks are know to be very reliable. Other than reformat the only thing to do is to purchase a new one.

 

[BrianLy]

I can not reformat it, if my computer and camera can not read it.

 

[Formatted]

Can you try it with any other readers?
Have you damaged any of the pins in the card?

 

[benhasajeep52 50]

Sounds like its time to find the recipt and send it back. I just recently had my first card failure at work. A piece of our video boroscope tools use the older long Sony memory sticks to store pictures and video on. Out of I bet 20 name brand and no-name memory cards that I have, some over 15 years old. The only Sony memory stick I have failed a week and a half ago. I would only hold about 5 meg of information (1gb stick). No matter if I formatted or not. 5 meg was all it would hold.

If your card is failing within 2 months. I would send it back right away.