Removal of the Standard DV RS MMC supplied by Nokia

To remove the original RS MMC on the Nokia 3230 you have to remove the back cover (which can be a job in itself when the phone is new, my advice is to dampen your finger slightly and push it down wards. When you remove the cover the phone senses this as there is a button on the back of the phone (see picture below) if the phone does not notice you taking the cover off then push the little black button to tell the phone you are going to remove the card.

Then slide the old card out.

You also get this screen come up when removing the card, press ok to confirm.

Installation of the New RSMMC Card

Slide the new card in the Nokia 3230 in a reverse of the above steps. When I  installed the card, the phone told me that the ‘Memory Card Corrupt’ (see below for screen shot) whilst reading MobyMemory Forums I was already been aware of this problem as another member also experienced this.

Formatting of the RS MMC card using the Phone

I then tried to format the card using the phone, but had already heard stories that this was not possible as the phone could not handle formatting such a large capacity card.

The phone kept on locking up and it was not formatted.

USB2 23-in-1 Card Reader

Luckily enough I also purchased a 23 in 1 card reader from MobyMemory (see left).

Very handy to have the 23in1 card reader (for all your future card requirements) and it takes the RS MMC card without the need for the fiddly adapters also (see left).

Investigation

I thought I would investigate a bit further. I inserted the card into the reader and saw that it was formatted in FAT32.

[Editor: We do our best to catch all non-FAT16 cards and re-format to FAT16 before shipping, but they do sometimes slip through the net.

Another reason why one of our compatible card readers is indispensable for your mobile memory. Please please! purchase one with big memory cards. Makes our life, and yours, easier!]
 

So I changed this to FAT (in the drop down box where it says file system) and re formatted the card. I inserted the newly formatted card back into the Nokia 3230 and hey presto the phone now recognises the card.

The memory card can then be re-named.

Check the memory details now to confirm the capacity. There is 980MB of spare storage on the 1GB card.

MobyMemory USB Bluetooth Adapter:

Personally I would also recommend a USB bluetooth adapter for data transfer of smaller files between your phone and your PC. No wires necessary. (NB. You will need to install Nokia PC Suite first, of course.)

Bluetooth is an alternative handy little plug and play device for file transfers, and works best for smaller files, and regular stuff like synchronizing your desktop calendar etc with your mobile.