Vno Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Has anyone else ever have a unit where the database (nav) will not be recognized when the unit starts up? I am pretty sure that it is a hardware issue with the 530 and not the card or database info. I have a 430W also and I switched cards and the problem does not travel. Also two different nav database cycles. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 The only time I have seen this is when the software in the GNS unit was older and did not recognize the newer, larger capacity orange cards. It took a software update before everything was working again. But if the 430 and the 530 have the same software versions, it sounds like it may be the unit itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 I’ve had this happen on a bad card - wouldn’t kid the DB. But I knew about it because the checksum failed for the card programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Moore Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) First thing a Garmin dealer will try is a completely different card. If that doesn't work, they will likely suggest sending the unit to Garmin for the flat-rate repair. The theory being that the card reader on the unit has gone bad. Edited March 11, 2019 by Lee Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vno Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, Lee Moore said: First thing a Garmin dealer will try is a completely different card. If that doesn't work, they will likely suggest sending the unit to Garmin for the flat-rate repair. The theory being that the card reader on the unit has gone bad. Thanks all. Just talked to a local shop and he said that would probably be the plan. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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