Can't read my SD card on my PC

[alkemyst]

Windows XP Pro on one machine and XP Home on the laptop.

Using a PCMCIA adapter through the laptop, and one one my PC over SCSI to PCMCIA.

I have tried 3 adapters and 2 SD cards I get the same error.

In the cameras they work fine (Canon SD450 and A620).

I would rather not use the camera to PC cables

Anyone have an idea, this topic is popular on searches I have tried, but no resolutions given.

With my CF cards I could read and write them easily.

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[alkemyst]

Some more info...some disk tools can see the 'card' report it's capacity (939mb)...but say it's invalid.

 

[montag451]

Try formatting it through the computer.
Also, have you updated your chipset drivers?
Can you attach the cameras to the computer to get the pics off?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: montag451
Try formatting it through the computer.
Also, have you updated your chipset drivers?
Can you attach the cameras to the computer to get the pics off?

Tried that and got Disk cannot be formatted....did both Quick and Normal and FAT16, FAT32, NTFS....

I am trying to avoid using the cameras to transfer the pics.

My chipset drivers were updated a week ago, I will see if there are newer ones. The laptop also has a problem though, so I am thinking not driver based, but maybe a setting or something.

 

[montag451]

Just for the sake of argument - have you got a mate with a USB cf reader you could just try out for 1 minute.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: montag451
Just for the sake of argument - have you got a mate with a USB cf reader you could just try out for 1 minute.

no...but I may buy one to see if over usb it does work. Still I want my SCSI speeds when I am DL'ing GB cards.

 

[montag451]

Unless anyone comes up with some more ideas, as a troubleshoot, it would be interesting to know if you can use USB to read the CF card

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: montag451
Unless anyone comes up with some more ideas, as a troubleshoot, it would be interesting to know if you can use USB to read the CF card

I drove out to my parents house today and tried the USB reader I installed and the card works fine.

I noticed the PCMCIA-SD (actually a 6 in 1) was not the name brand I picked but a copy. I ordered three of the Sandisk DM-9500 I orginally wanted (for a whopping $6 more) from Buy.com.

Hopefully the other merchant (a pricegrabber vendor) refunds me the $60, I am willing to eat the $4.99 shipping over this (and the return $4.30 shipping USPS Priority like he sent).

I think he is a fair merchant, but just picked a bad supplier.

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[montag451]

well done.

At least this way you can do away without numerous extra converter gadgets - and it will fit into any semi-modern computer.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: montag451
well done.

At least this way you can do away without numerous extra converter gadgets - and it will fit into any semi-modern computer.

not numerous...it's one adapter. My SCSI PCMCIA reader smokes any USB.

Semi-modern desktops forgot about SCSI long ago 😉

2x PCMCIA readers
1x Plextor 40X wide
1x Sanyo CRD-BP4
1x Pioneer DVD-305S
1x Pioneer DVR-108 / ACAED AEC-7720UW

I once played music on both readers, burned on both burners then played quake, the only interuption was my game as each finished burning. 🙂