Gaming MicroSD to Memory Stick adapter

[Deleted member 94204]

Does anyone know of one that works good with the psp? I've heard of photofast but then I've heard that it corrupts if you use the micro sd cards for other things. Basically I want an adapter that has good read speeds, is sdhc compatible, and will let me use the cards for other things. I want to be able to use it in my DSi with it's built in slot and with a DSi flashcard also I want to use it with my Wii for homebrew and my Cybershot camera.
Hopefully someone here would know of one?
I saw this guy using one in an instructable but I couldn't find the brand of it.
Here (step 1)

 

[zektor]

I use a Kingston brand and it works great (8GB microSD)

 

[Deleted member 94204]

I use a Kingston brand and it works great (8GB microSD)

Could you elaborate on that? What adapter did you use?

If it was the photofast then does it corrupt if you take it out and use it with other things?

 

[thedicemaster]

the reason the photofast corrupts is because it's made to use 2 microSD's as 1 MS.
so it treats 2 memory cards as 1, in a way similar to RAID with hard disks.
if you take away 1 memory card, you'd only have half the data and a corrupt filesystem.
though it might work if you only use it with 1 microSD

 

[thedicemaster]

the reason the photofast corrupts is because it's made to use 2 microSD's as 1 MS.
so it treats 2 memory cards as 1, in a way similar to RAID with hard disks.
if you take away 1 memory card, you'd only have half the data and a corrupt filesystem.
though it might work if you only use it with 1 microSD

 

[Deleted member 94204]

If it could work with only one and not corrupt then that would be perfect. I was only planning to use one at a time anyway. The only thing that might screw up is if the card needs to be formatted to work with the adapter.

 

[DrkXShadowZ]

Yes, using one microSD is perfectly fine. You'll be able to format it just fine as long as you place it in slot 1. Note: Just don't expect to be able to take out the microSD by itself, put it in another adapter, and try to read it from your computer. That won't work. (At least, from what I've heard.)

 

[Brian117]

If you get the Photofast CR-5400, be VERY careful on how much stuff you put on it at once.

The day I got it, all worked well up until I tried to convert some .cso's, to .iso's.

I used that PSP ISO COMPRESSOR program that's out that converts cso's to iso's, or vice versa, and I had my PSP connected via USB Mode. And with the program I selected my .cso from the My Computer->MemoryStick->N+.cso, and it worked well after taking about 10-15 minutes to convert. So i tried another .cso, and I thought, what the hell? Let's convert so many at one time so I can finally start playing these games. Well, I tried converting Manhunt, GTA:VCS/LCS, Medal of Honor, and Medal Of Honor Heroes 2, ALL together, and I guess it fried my adapter. I checked both MicroSD's that I put in a different adapter, and I can still put things on them, so it has to be the CR-5400. But the weird thing is...when I put both Micros in the CR-5400, and put the CR-5400 into my computer, it can read it just fine and I can still put files on it. But when I put it i my PSP, it asks to format, so I say Yes, and it says format failed. So I looked up that error and it meant something like it's either a fake Memory Stick, or it's corrupted. And I thought, it can't be corrupted if the MicroSD's work fine in other adapters. I ended up just ordering a new one like 2 days ago.

So yeah, if you're ever going to convert like me, do it one-by-one, or hell, don't even try to convert the files straight from the Memory Stick, put your cso's in a folder on your desktop and make sure to put the output iso in the same folder. I was so mad...Thank God I backed up my files though.

 

[themuddaload]

^^^ um, yeah, i dont know what you were thinking trying to convert iso>cso on your memory stick. but from prior experience, flash drives and such dont like it when you tell it to do more than one copying task at once, or when you tell it to copy something to your desktop to the device at the same time as copying something in the opposite direction.

you would probably be able to copy your files from the memory stick to your HD, convert them, and put them back on in less time than it would take to convert them on the stick anyway.

did you try the micro sd cards in your DS to see if they are still fine? (i assume you have a DS since you are on gbatemp =P )

 

[Brian117]

^^^ um, yeah, i dont know what you were thinking trying to convert iso>cso on your memory stick. but from prior experience, flash drives and such dont like it when you tell it to do more than one copying task at once, or when you tell it to copy something to your desktop to the device at the same time as copying something in the opposite direction.

you would probably be able to copy your files from the memory stick to your HD, convert them, and put them back on in less time than it would take to convert them on the stick anyway.

did you try the micro sd cards in your DS to see if they are still fine? (i assume you have a DS since you are on gbatemp =P )

Yes I have a DS ^^.

Okay, I just put all the necessary flashcart/firmware files onto each of the 8GB's I was using in the CR-5400, and put the MicroSD's into my EDGE, and it boots up each time perfectly. So I'd say they are still working fine. It's confirmed it's the adapter right?

 

[Deleted member 94204]

Well I really don't need two slots and I want to use it back and forth without formatting so I think I'll try this one.

-> http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12177

It seemed to have fairly good reviews.
Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[themuddaload]

^^^ um, yeah, i dont know what you were thinking trying to convert iso>cso on your memory stick. but from prior experience, flash drives and such dont like it when you tell it to do more than one copying task at once, or when you tell it to copy something to your desktop to the device at the same time as copying something in the opposite direction.

you would probably be able to copy your files from the memory stick to your HD, convert them, and put them back on in less time than it would take to convert them on the stick anyway.

did you try the micro sd cards in your DS to see if they are still fine? (i assume you have a DS since you are on gbatemp =P )

Yes I have a DS ^^.

Okay, I just put all the necessary flashcart/firmware files onto each of the 8GB's I was using in the CR-5400, and put the MicroSD's into my EDGE, and it boots up each time perfectly. So I'd say they are still working fine. It's confirmed it's the adapter right?

looks like it

at least you know that its the cheap part that broke. =P you just have to wait a long time for DX to ship you a new one though =(

 

[Brian117]

Good to hear.

, thanks much.

And it usually only takes up to 8 days after they shipped it to arrive to me. And I've ordered about 5+ items from there each time, and still only 8 days. It's really nice. ^^.

 

[Deleted User]

Personally I would not use a microSD to Memory Stick adapter. They are never very fast and end up being slower than a regular Memory stick from the store. Just buy a dedicated one for the PSP. You'll be happier that way.

 

[Cavedude]

Just buy an 8gb, there selling for 40$ around now adays : )

 

[themuddaload]

Good to hear.

, thanks much.

And it usually only takes up to 8 days after they shipped it to arrive to me. And I've ordered about 5+ items from there each time, and still only 8 days. It's really nice. ^^.
yeah, its not the actual shipping time that has killed me the few times ive ordered from DX, but the time before they ship it, it was like 2 weeks before they even shipped my stuff last time =/


QUOTE(Cavedude @ Jun 7 2009, 10:16 PM) Just buy an 8gb, there selling for 40$ around now adays : )

yeah, but you can have a 16gb for about the same price using an adapter, the loss in speed wont affect much other than the writing/copying of files.

 

[Brian117]

Good to hear.

, thanks much.

And it usually only takes up to 8 days after they shipped it to arrive to me. And I've ordered about 5+ items from there each time, and still only 8 days. It's really nice. ^^.

yeah, its not the actual shipping time that has killed me the few times ive ordered from DX, but the time before they ship it, it was like 2 weeks before they even shipped my stuff last time =/

Ouch. It had to of been on backorder or something right? That's the only possible cause for a 2 week delay shipping. If it wasn't, then that's really messed up.

 

[themuddaload]

yeah, one thing was out of stock, and then by the time they got that in, another thing i had ordered was out of stock. =(

 

[Brian117]

Sorry to hear.

If an item was out of stock for me on DX, I would find a new source to order from, because I've heard of how long it takes for something if it's on backorder/out of stock.

 

[soulfire]

i just got my photofast rc5400

from DX and it works great with my 2 X 4 gig sandisk ^^

i highly recommend it