How To Get Your SD Card ID in Your Garmin Device

**Neil** · 12th May 2012, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by art-tech-uk

Im looking for software to tell me what my SD CARD ID is and i can see that im not alone here regarding this quest but reading this thread i just go around and around in circles.

i just want to use jetmouse to unlock a map to a card rather than using the unit id surly someone must know of a piece of software to get the (sd card id) by now.

If you have a Garmin unit, you simply don't need any software. You can get the SD CID as explained extensively in this thread using your unit's diagnostics page.

**art-tech-uk** · 12th May 2012, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Neil

If you have a Garmin unit, you simply don't need any software. You can get the SD CID as explained extensively in this thread using your unit's diagnostics page.

Thanks for the reply.
I have a Garmin Montana 650t and a etrex Legend HCx but i don't see anything in the menus relating to card id

**Neil** · 12th May 2012, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by art-tech-uk

.... Garmin Montana 650t and a etrex Legend HCx but i don't see anything in the menus relating to card id

I don't have either of those units to test, but in any case the method for entering the diagnostic menu in never shown in the user manual or the visible menu options. The generic method for most nuvis and a link to a thread to find hidden menus ('easter eggs') some units is an [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. There are a few sightly differing ways, one might work, just try them. Good luck.

**Giomen** · 12th May 2012, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by art-tech-uk

I have a Garmin Montana 650t and a etrex Legend HCx but i don't see anything in the menus relating to card id

Both your devices do not have the option for showing of card ID. No software help you too! Exception are some build-in card-riders as mentioned above.
Only owners of Garmin Nuvi can help to you. Or you can try install a Garmin Mobile XT program what will suitable for you smartphone if you have it...

**art-tech-uk** · 13th May 2012, 10:11 AM

Thanks "Neil" and "Giomen" this emplanes why i have been going around in circles while reading from this forum. ill see if i can find some way to do it via my samsung galexy s wifi 5.0

Thanks again guys

**Neil** · 13th May 2012, 10:50 AM

I don't have an android phone (yep, still with symbian), so can't test it but if you can find the android app 'SD Tools' mention in [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], it will apparently give you the serial in hex. Convert it to decimal (without reversing it) and you will have it (reportedly).

To save remembering the formula or making conversion errors, this is handy:

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**catymag** · 13th May 2012, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by art-tech-uk

Thanks "Neil" and "Giomen" this emplanes why i have been going around in circles while reading from this forum. ill see if i can find some way to do it via my samsung galexy s wifi 5.0

Thanks again guys

Try also SD Tools app.

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**art-tech-uk** · 13th May 2012, 08:29 PM

i do have 'SD Tools' already on my galaxy, but i must have an older version as there is only an option to do a speed test of the micro sd card no, but no other info, and when i go to google play it now says something about linking accounts or something like that, but more info gathering stuff from them, they probably want my blood group and NI number now, they know more about my life than i do.

im in the middle of moving home at the mo so will have to look into this when im moved.

i have this forum page bookmarked and i thank everyone that has help me to better understand this sd id stuff thank you.