MID8024 - internal SD not mounted??

[Ray50]

I dropped my 8024 (on a carpet BTW) and now when I boot it is often back to day 1 with just factory installed apps but working. If I run ES File Explorer it says my internal SD card is not mounted (extsd is OK)? I push 'reset' and sometimes it boots just fine and all my apps are back. I assume I have, if lucky, a loose/bad connection. Is the internal memory in a daughter board or card slot or something that could be loose OR is it hard soldered/surface mounted?

More infro:
After the drop it would not go past the COBY screen but 'recovery worked' so I reloaded firmware off the COBY site. It now boots BUT most of the time to Day 1 screen and apps.

 

[Ray50]

Just to follow up, my 8024 would have several 'Force Closes' while booting and most if not all apps I installed would Force Close as well. The stock apps seemed to work.

In the end I popped off the back cover (not easy but doable) and replaced the internal micro SD card (yes it is just plugged into a locking socket). I then reloaded firmware which formatted and set up the internal SD card. I now boots normal. I have reloaded several apps and they all work. NO more 'Force Closes'. I does seem to be a little slower loading apps. I used a Class 4 card....maybe the factory card was faster?? No I did not try a bigger card as I did not see anyone else doing it...I am just glad it now works well.

(I guess I have to assume the internal SD card had a problem..reseating it did not help.)

 

[mharckk]

if the program always force close maybe the internal microsd is corrupted,it happens to me too but on my experience my apps are installed on the external microsd and what i do is replace the card with a new one.

 

[Ray50]

Seems that it was more then corrupted because I formated it the reloaded firmware and it did not fix it. Replacing the micro SD card then formating it the reloaded firmware did fix it. No errors in a couple days and I reloaded most of my apps.

Yes I did go back through my apps and moved most that I could to the external card...thank you.