Vortex T10M Pro Not Recognizing Installed SD Card

[priruss357]

Cool tablet, but I really want to put a bunch of books on an SD card and use it to read them. However, I have tried several different SD cards, formatted according to the instructions, but this tablet does not recognize any of them. Further, the instructions and illustrations in the owner's manual for accessing SD card content are completely different from what I am seeing on my tablet. How do I access the SD card installed in my tablet? The manual references a "Settings" option, but none of the settings options I see on this tablet contain any information about the installed SD card. Thanks in advance.

 

[ocnbrze]

use a file manager and not your phone's settings. your phone settings will only allow you to format your card.

 

[priruss357]

use a file manager and not your phone's settings. your phone settings will only allow you to format your card.

Is there a file manager available in the tablet's settings? Or do I need to download one?

 

[priruss357]

I think I'm just going to pitch this thing and get a tablet that actually works. The screens and procedures shown in the instructions do not match in any way what I actually see on the tablet when it is turned on. I suspect that there is an overlay operating system that supercedes the actual operating system, or it has been hacked.

 

[ocnbrze]

Is there a file manager available in the tablet's settings? Or do I need to download one?

look in your app drawer majority of android devices should have a file manager. if not than you should be able to find one in the play store.

 

[priruss357]

look in your app drawer majority of android devices should have a file manager. if not than you should be able to find one in the play store.

I found "a" "file manager" via Google installed in the tablet. It does not show that an SD card is even mounted in the thing. Just the internal memory.

 

[ocnbrze]

via google? what do you mean? a file manager is an app. it should be in your app drawer. sometimes the provided file manager is not as robust. try this one ASTRO File Manager & Cleaner - Apps on Google Play

 

[priruss357]

via google? what do you mean? a file manager is an app. it should be in your app drawer. sometimes the provided file manager is not as robust. try this one ASTRO File Manager & Cleaner - Apps on Google Play

I used Google to help me find the onboard file manager app. I ran the tablet again and ran the app, but it still doesn't show that I even have an SD card installed.

I think my first impulse to get rid of the thing and get one that actually matches the provided instructions was a good one. But thanks for the link you provided.

 

[ocnbrze]

i'm not a big fan of off branded devices. sure they are cheap, but their support and troubleshooting can be very difficult. most of them do not even run well. it is just not worth it for the price. a cheap samsung tablet will be much easier to use and you have support for it as well.

 

[priruss357]

i'm not a big fan of off branded devices. sure they are cheap, but their support and troubleshooting can be very difficult. most of them do not even run well. it is just not worth it for the price. a cheap samsung tablet will be much easier to use and you have support for it as well.

It is from one of those government programs. The price was right anyway. Had to expect it, I guess.

Yeah, Samsung or Nook for me.