Why Is My PlayStation 1 Memory Card NOT Working...?

[skip2mylou]

hello everyone, my son is complainin that his PS1 memory card is not able to save the games, i just told him he was doing it wrong. but then i checked it myself and it says that the mem card is not FORMATTED... does anyone know wat to do about this, thanks

[lumis]

if you have any of the transfer software for the psx, you could try formatting it with that. or if you've got a chip/swap method you could try looking for a formatter.. otherwise, go spend 2 bucks and get him a used one at gamestop.

[skip2mylou]

if you have any of the transfer software for the psx, you could try formatting it with that. or if you've got a chip/swap method you could try looking for a formatter.. otherwise, go spend 2 bucks and get him a used one at gamestop.

all i got is a m :P dded ps1, game and my mem card, is there no other way. of course i can buy a new one, thats the easy way out, but isnt there a way to fix it, how was it NOT formatted in the first place, thanks

[adam]

Can't the PS1 format cards on its own? Its been so long since I used one, but I thought if you booted it up with no game in it that it took you to a menu that let you do various things with the memory cards.

[skip2mylou]

lemme try that.

[skip2mylou]

nope the screen looks like this (i got the pic from my emulator but it is exactly what my TV shows)

[skip2mylou]

it basically doesnt even show that i HAVE a mem card inserted...

[adam]

It sounds like its just broken. Maybe try putting rubbing alcohol on a q-tip and cleaning the contacts. Otherwise see if the warranty is still good and get a replacement.

[skip2mylou]

ok ima try that too

[ps2daddy]

The first time you use a memory card it formats it if you need to format it again after that you need to find and old games shark for the psone to reformat it

I am also assuming that you tried both ports you might want to see if you can borrow a psone card it might be the memory card slot also

[skip2mylou]

ok cool, the cleaning it didnt work, but thanks for the "tip", get it cuz i used a Q-tip , no? anyways ill try the gameshark thing, and if all else fails ill just get a new one.

[lumis]

do you have any other MC's? you might try them to see if its the MC port.. you also might try putting it in MC port 2..

[skip2mylou]

i tried both ports and nothing...

[Faustus]

Bad news is memory cards don't last forever, sometimes they have problems and die.

Its double likely with offbrand non sony memory cards (ok not literally double likely but you get my point) perhaps you just need a new one?

[lumis]

3rd party accessories are bad news for sony stuff.. memory cards, controllers, extensions.. i've seen them zap controller/MC ports on psx & ps2..

[skip2mylou]

yeah that makes sense i got some generic "Super Memory CARD 1000", not SONY i believe, but my would it have worked for me all these years and quit now?

[lumis]

did the memory card come with a psx disc for formatting it and other stuff?

is it larger in size that a normal psx memory card?

[Faustus]

I love when people say something doesn't work so good if you _BLANK_, and the reply is "It worked until now."

I get this alot at work. MAJOR DERAIL AHEAD!




"Its not seeing your printer, where is your printer plugged into on you Mac?"

"Uhm... they other side of the keyboard"

"Sir, they port not really meant to be used unless you need the mouse on the letft hand side, lets plug it directly into the machine, or a powered usb hub."

"But it worked fine until now! Why do I have to do this?"

"Its not very reliable but it does in some cases work, its just unpredictable. It worked until I didn't right?"

"I guess..."

5 min later they are back up and running.



The moral of the story is.... I need sleep or something.

[skip2mylou]

did the memory card come with a psx disc for formatting it and other stuff?

is it larger in size that a normal psx memory card?

its a stardard 8 MB card, and i got my PS1 from my cousin, no box nothin just with a few games and a mem card (same one i have now) about 8 years ago... :P