# Can't Install RasPlex on SD Card
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652
**Category:** Apps & Creations
**Created:** [May 1, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652 "2013-05-01T03:01:38Z")
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### Author:  [@Junkee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Junkee)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/1 "2013-05-01T03:01:38Z")
Hey guys.. Just got my Raspberry Pi 512mb in the mail and I also picked up a 16GB Sandisk Ultra Class 10 SD Card but I can't get RasPlex installed on it.
I have downloaded the Installer and extracted it.
Then I have run it and downloaded the 0.1.37 image file.
Then I select the .gz image file.
(I have also tried extracting it to the .img file and get the same outcome)
Then I select my SD card and click 'Write SD Card'
It looks like it's doing its thing but then I get the error below.
> An error occurred when attempting to write data to handle.
> Error 21: The device is not ready.
Can anyone please help me fix this and install RasPlex?
Here is a screenshot of the error;
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### Author:  [@ZippyMcNasty](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ZippyMcNasty)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/2 "2013-05-01T09:22:29Z")
are you running windows?
Try using diskpart to delete partition and recreate it
from a command prompt
diskpart
list disk
work out which disk is your SD Card (by size) and then type
select disk x (x is the disk number)
when the disk is selected type
clean
this will wipe everything on the disk (so make sure it's the correct one) and then try again
it does sound more like a driver issue though, can you create files on it normally?
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### Author:  [@unblowupable5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/unblowupable5)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/3 "2013-05-01T14:35:00Z")
I believe I've run into that issue. Format the card and try again.
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### Author:  [@Junkee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Junkee)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/4 "2013-05-02T04:56:52Z")
Thanks for the guide McNasty..
I had already tried formatting the card several times through both Windows Disk Manager and Partition Wizard and then trying the installer, but every time I got that error.
Then I tried your guide and still got the same error.
But after restarting my computer, running DiskPart and then trying the installation... It finally worked!!! haha
Like I said, thanks for the help.. I didn't even know about DiskPart.. Cheers =)
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### Author:  [@ZippyMcNasty](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ZippyMcNasty)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/5 "2013-05-02T09:42:48Z")
glad its working for you :)
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### Author:  [@Junkee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Junkee)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/6 "2013-05-03T01:05:11Z")
> glad its working for you :)
It is very slow though.. The menus are slow and when I try to watch movies streaming from my PC to the Pi they play for a few seconds and pause then play a few more secs etc.
It must be the Pi because I use my laptop and it works fine
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-install-rasplex-on-sd-card/33652/7 "2019-12-20T23:17:58Z")
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