32gb microSD dead??

[mchose]

Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy s2 running 4.0.3. About 3 months ago I purchased a 32gb Centon microSD card off eBay because I take lots of pictures/videos....Just today my sd is unrecognized by both my phone and my PC. I can't look at my gallery or access apps installed on the card....this is really frustrating. I even tried my old 2gb sd card in my phone and it works. Also If I go to Storage settings, I don't even have the option to mount my card. It's as if it's dead :/ The only good thing is I've been backing up pics/videos often so I've only lost data from the last week. Any solutions?

 

[iTzKPanda]

Have you tried formatting it? I remember this happening to my sd card before and I was freaking out because, unlike you, i wasn't smart enough to back my files up.

 

[Davdi]

If you got it from EBay, are you sure it's really 32Gb, not a smaller card hacked to look bigger than it is?
Other than that, try formatting it, do a full format, not just a quick one.
This shows how to spot a fake: http://www.chinaelectronicsinsider.com/technical/how-test-fake-flash-memory

 

[mikedt]

If it came from Ebay, can be 99% sure it's a fake.