Comments on: I/O Magic GigaBank 8gb

By: Loch Lomond Lodge

Loch Lomond Lodge — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:57:13 +0000

I bookmarked it…

Without doubt I can say that this is at the top of my favourite blog list….

By: GWill

GWill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:34:15 +0000

I had mine for 2 years and it worked without a problem and then stopped working within a matter of days. I tried it in every computer available but the tin can didn’t work in ANY of them.

I then took it apart and inserted it into a CF reader as suggested with NO success either. It acted like it was still in its original tin can which wasn’t helpful. So I reread all of the helpful posting and found that I was able to get most of my data from a program listed in JuneBug’s posting. I didn’t think it would work, but it DID. Since it is free and you don’t have anything to loose, try it. I don’t know if I got all of it, but I got what I wanted from the tin can, so I count myself among the truly blessed. Hopefully this helps someone else.

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

By: chablinos

chablinos — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:07:05 +0000

What I need to know is this:

when I pulled the thing open and gently slipped the CF off the little board, it wouldn’t fit in any of my card readers (Dazzle and my Canon Powershot) because it was too thick for the slot. So I pried off the aluminum foil backing and there’s what looks like a little Motherboard back there with all kinds of crap on it. What kind of card reader are you using that this thing slips into? I want my data back, so I can promtly throw this piece of junk away.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:30:33 +0000

Mine has been working fine for a while… Too bad I can’t trust it now.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:02:47 +0000

The only magic going on here is your money disppearing down the toilet. GARBAGE company with GARBAGE products.

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:12:27 +0000

Please help!! I’ve tried all that has been suggested… no blue light, computer doesn’t recognize and I have the first 3 years of my son’s life on this gigabank!! I didn’t think this would happen!!

By: gyrgrls

gyrgrls — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:40:21 +0000

I have one of these on my bench. It is literally in pieces,
as i disassembled it to get at the CF card.

Yes, there is a fake vent hole in the bottom,
and a fake indentation under the label on the top,
to look like a real micro-drive.

Well, this CF module is badged as a “Seagate * GB ST 1.2 Drive”
It is a “hard drive” as opposed to a “floppy drive” LOL!

In this case, the trouble was with fatigued (broken) wires between
the swivel mount and the card reader circuit board. Repairing this
required disassembly. There is a tension pin in the knuckle assembly
which must be driven out with a drift (straight punch), then the bottom
side should be bent out of the way to get at the wires. The wires do not
have to be unsoldered from the circuit board, but due to the plug being
molded, the hinge plate must be bent out of the way to get at the broken
wires, to splice them. And yes, there is a screw hidden under the bottom
trim plate, which is brushed aluminum, and is fastened with contact cement.
This needs to be straightened after removal, before gluing back on…
…too much monkey business!

Enjoy the CF card (remove the two little foam rubber bumpers on the top side),
and just use it in any old digital camera that accepts CF2 cards.
Note that this is CF2, not CF, so some older Canon Powershots might not
recognize it, or might only recognize it as 2 GB. Of course, externally formatting
it to FAT32 instead of FAT, might be a hack. I don’t know. I haven’t tried it yet
in my PowerShot. This particular Gigabank belongs to a customer, so i don’t dare
format it yet, even though I did manage to copy all the data to one of my
=REAL= hard drives. LOL!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:27:45 +0000

I am also having problems with this product. It is suddenly not being recognized by my two computers. When I troubleshoot, says something about no drivers found. It seems from all the comments above, that this is a product to be avoided, and certainly not to be recommended.

By: Sky

Sky — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:06:00 +0000

Same story only I guess I was luckier than most of you.

I needed to reformat my system, so I backed up onto a gigabank and it restored well.

Today I needed to move some important files from one system to another and the blasted thing is unrecognized by either computer.

I guess I’ll just hard wire the two systems.

By: Douglas Eveleigh

Douglas Eveleigh — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:16:39 +0000

I have an 8 gb gigaban. Like many others listed, after one month, it does not register.

What is your response to these many people?

We have some inhouse expertise, but they have been unable to open the gigbank