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11-11-2009 05:58 AM

Hello to everybody. I can not find what is the maximum microSD card capacity that can be used in BlackBerry Pearl 8100. Does anyone can help with this? Thank you in advance.

 

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11-11-2009 09:59 AM

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!

 

SD card maximum sizes is not a function of device model. Rather, it is a function of device OS level...see this KB:

  • KB05461 MicroSD media card sizes supported by BlackBerry Device Software versions

 

Hope that helps!


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11-11-2009 10:25 AM

Thank you very much. It already helped!

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11-14-2009 03:15 PM

One last question. Is Pearl supports High Capacity (SDHC) standard? Because I was warned that if device is not HC capable it just woun't work.

 

Thank you in advance,

 

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11-14-2009 03:41 PM

I don't know...the only RIM documentation I know of is that the SD card size is limited by the version of the device OS. An SD card being HC or not is merely a matter of how large a capacity it has...

That being said, if the RIM instructions say that a device OS will support a certain sized SD card, then if that size takes it into the HC realm, I'd see no obvious reason to doubt that. Then again, I can't be 100% since I've never had your specific device in my hands to try.

 

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11-17-2009 08:59 AM

Thanks a lot!

 

very usefull article on wiki. I found an answer there: 

"SDHC cards will not work in devices designed to the older SD 1.x specification. BB site says that only Pearl 8130 is SDHC ready". 

Anyway, there is a sign of hope, in the same wiki article:

 "Some devices can support SDHC through a firmware upgrade". And probably it was done in device software v4.5

 

So, probably the best thing is to go to shop and try :smileyhappy:

 

Thanks again,

Andriy

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