Zolved - I have a Palm m505 PDA with a SD card installed and now I would like to retrieve the data from the PDA, however I believe the battery is dead since, Iam unable to charge the PDA or turn it on, what happens to the data inside or on the SD card? Configuration: Palm m505 PDA History: PDA worked fine until recently when I was unable to charge the devise.

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I have a Palm m505 PDA with a SD card installed and now I would like to retrieve the data from the PDA, however I believe the battery is dead since, Iam unable to charge the PDA or turn it on, what happens to the data inside or on the SD card?

Configuration: Palm m505 PDA

History: PDA worked fine until recently when I was unable to charge the devise.

Posted by	copper02
Status	Closed - Answer Accepted
Posted at	27 Aug 08:53
Last Update at	20 Nov 04:51
Category	Smart Phones & PDAs

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[-] Answer by: Zargron - Guru Rating: 1.9

Status of this Answer: Accepted with a rating of Stars_03

The SD card should still have your data on it. Might I suggest a couple of options:

(1) You could buy a little USB device into which you insert your SD card. That way, on your computer, you can access the data on your SD card just as if it were a compact disk or memory stick. Perhaps try Googling something like "pocket sd usb card reader". They are quite simple to use and normally come with pretty clear instructions.

(2) Ask your friends and family if anyone has a "card reader" built into their computer. Often they have several slots allowing them to take several different formats of memory card, including the SD card.

Buy a USB memory stick with a similar or greater capacity than your SD card.
Go over to their place and insert both the SD card & USB memory stick
Each one will be assigned a different drive letter
Use "My Computer" to copy the contents of the SD card to your USB memory stick
Remove both the SD card & USB memory stick
Now you can put the USB memory stick into your own computer to play with the data at your leisure