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I have a Data Cable for my Sanyo Katana phone (SY-6600) and I downloaded all the drivers. I wanted to download ringtones from my computer to the phone using the mp3 files that I have, how do I do this? Please I have been looking everywhere but I can't find anything

Thanks in Advance

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If your PC shows "Removable Disk (F:)" but reports "Please insert a disk" when you open it, Windows has mounted something as a storage device but there is no accessible media behind it. That’s consistent with what suggested — the important next step is to see exactly how Windows is enumerating the phone so you can pick the right transfer method.

Open Device Manager (Start -> Run -> devmgmt.msc) with the cable connected and note where the phone appears: under "Disk drives" / "USB Mass Storage", under "Ports (COM & LPT)" as a virtual COM/serial device, or as an "Unknown device"/"USB Composite". If it shows as a removable disk with no media, the cable or phone is advertising mass-storage but the phone is not exposing any internal/media storage. If it shows as a COM port, the cable uses a device protocol that needs phone-manager software rather than simple drag-and-drop.

Practical checks and quick fixes:

  • Try different USB ports and the original cable. Many “charging-only” cables look identical but will not present any data interface.
  • Power-cycle the phone (remove battery for a few seconds if possible) and reconnect with the phone switched on and unlocked.
  • Reinstall/update the cable drivers and confirm in Device Manager there are no yellow exclamation marks. Check the device Properties -> Details -> Hardware Ids; those strings are useful if you need to find the exact driver or vendor instructions.
  • Look through the phone menus for any "USB", "PC Connect", "Mass Storage" or "PC Sync" mode and toggle it while plugged in.

If the phone requires a proprietary protocol (COM device) you will need the cable/vendor PC software or a phone-management program that speaks that protocol to push ringtones. If you only need the ringtone file format info and conversion steps, see ’s post above for that part. For new buyers like , check the cable vendor’s manual — it usually states whether the cable provides mass-storage, serial/PC-sync, or a memory-adapter function.

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Member Avatar for maui_mallard

when you connect the phone to the computer does it come up as a device with removable storage in My computer??? There might be a hidden folder to put the music in..

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I have the removable disk(F) drive in my computer but when I click on it it says please insert a Disk into Drive F:. No other drive pops up and I have the files unhidden

Member Avatar for Lillianox

I was wondering if you could help me ..
I just bought the DatatoGo data cable for the Katana and I don't know where to download the necessary software to make it work ...
if you could help me that would be greatly appreciated.

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To change files to the *.qcp ringtone format (the only format compatible with the Sanyo Katana), you will need to download Qualcomm's pvconv (command-line converter) and PureVoice (player) applications. These are both free. They can be downloaded here:

http://www.cdmatech.com/products/purevoice_download.jsp

You will also need a program to convert the *.mp3 files into *.wav files. Any standard audio converter will be able to do this. NCH SwiftSound has a free version of their Switch audio converter available:

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html

Here is a quick breakdown of the conversion procedure:
1) Convert the *.mp3 file to *.wav
2) Use PureVoice converter to convert the *.wav file to a *.qcp file. You can do this simply by dragging the *.wav file onto the pvconv.exe application
3) Transfer the final *.qcp file to your Sanyo Katana

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