VX9800 Memory Card Trouble

I know it may sound stupid, but I was wondering if anybody would know what was going on with my phone. My V is fine, but I tried a 2 GB Memory Card, and although I now know that it only recognizes 1 GB, it said in another thread that It will only use 1 GB and the other gigabyte of space would just be wasted. Is this true? I tried a 2 gig card, but when I plugged it in, it said that there was no space on the card. I tried formatting it, but when I did, it said it failed. I tried formatting it on the computer, but that also failed. Does anybody know what the problem is? I might not even have the phone anymore, considering that it fell off while on a roller coaster, but it's a brick, so it may have survived. Any response would be appreciated. Thank You