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Computer cannot detect SD Memory card on USB

Last answer on Nov 7, 2009 3:22:12 pm GMT Fran, on Sep 2, 2008 11:52:50 pm BST 
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Hello,

Both my computers cannot detect a 4 brand GB mermory card inserted in a USB slot through a card reader. The first one I had tried was an HP and I exchanged it for a Kingston.\, but neither works. SDtrangely, 2 GB SD cards work perfectly, though. The store I bought it from tried it on their computer and it works
.Neither of my home computers are latest generation but they less than 5 years old and work perfectly!
I have XP and I noticed when the card is plugged in ,the computer freezes :" My computer " gives a warning that it it is not responding and my browser ( Avant) hangs.

Any clues ?

Thank you

Fran

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

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mikethedike, on Sep 3, 2008 4:58:13 am BST
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Ok one question

have usb or sd cards used prior to this on ur two system or is this the first time

awiting comments

Melisio Mascarenhas
India

   
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Fran, on Sep 3, 2008 12:52:10 pm BST

AS stated in my initial description of the problem, my Multiflash USB drive has ALWAYS worked and still works perfectly with 2 GB SD cards ! Only the 4 GB's don't work! I tried different brands, such as HP and Kingston, so far and they don't work on any of my 2 computers, although they work on the computer of the store where I bought them and they also work on my digital camera.

Thank you

Franco

   
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Lori, on Aug 16, 2009 3:24:01 pm BST

Hi Fran,

So you tried using an adapter that goes in your USB port? My 4 GB SD card could not be read by the multi-card reader installed on my computer tower. So, I went and bought a new multi-card reader that connects into my USB port. I only needed the SD card / USB adapter, but since that was 9.99 and the multi-card reader was 13.99...the whole thing is about 2.5" x 1.5" plus a short little connector to the USB port and it fixed my problem. It is made by Targus and I got it at Walmart. Sometimes, one USB connector does not work, but you can find another one (maybe at the back of the tower) that works. Good luck!

Lori

   
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jenn, on Oct 2, 2008 1:06:25 am BST

A 4gb memory card is a high capacity card and in order to read it you would have to have a high capacity card reader you can get one at your local radio shack

   
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neilpeartisgod, on Oct 15, 2008 12:39:25 am BST

Just had the same issue with a new 8g micro sd card. Went and purchased a SanDisk MobileMate Micro Memory Card Reader from Staples for $9.99 and works perfect. Was able to format card and move to my device.

   
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tcjman, on Nov 11, 2008 5:07:57 pm GMT
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Goto the URL below and download the hotfix from Microsoft and you will be able to read the SD cards again in your old card reader.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

   
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minpin08, on Nov 30, 2008 6:16:48 pm GMT
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I have just encountered this exact problem. My SD card is 4GB and my HP will not recognize it. I tried running the microsoft update but it tells me I don't need to run this as my software is up to date. Still won't recognize the memory card! Help!

   
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jason, on Dec 4, 2008 8:42:19 pm GMT
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I have just encountered this exact problem. My SD card is 4GB and my HP will not recognize it. I tried running the microsoft update but it tells me I don't need to run this as my software is up to date. Still won't recognize the memory card! Help!

did you find a solution im desperate to get it sorted cheers

   
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loriflower, on Jul 21, 2009 1:49:29 am BST

I tried the link and my computer is also telling me that my system is up to date. I can try downloading a driver online, but I'm kind of afraid of what else I might download (virus, etc.) I don't even know the manufacturer of my card reader.

Can I trust the Driver Detective? Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

   
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M, on Mar 8, 2009 1:02:55 pm GMT
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Tcjman you are a star - my pc stopped recognising my 8gb micro sd after i took it back to factory settings, but now following your link it's all good !!!! Thank you so much!

M

   
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loriflower, on Jul 21, 2009 1:24:28 am BST

Thank you so much!

   
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arvind, on Dec 7, 2008 1:20:48 pm GMT
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My mobile is not showing the card when it is inserted in phone
what will do now
give me right suggestion
card is of kingston

   
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yungster168, on Dec 13, 2008 10:25:38 pm GMT
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Same problem!!!

   
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antwon, on Dec 14, 2008 9:21:19 am GMT

Thanks you guys you have just solved my problem to
mine is a mack with aperture 1.5 it will not load pics with the 4gb
but my other cam with an older 2gb works with no problem
many thanks i have spent hours trying to solve this problem
i will now get a new 2gb card not 4gb

   
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Helen, on Dec 21, 2008 6:15:37 pm GMT
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I have been having the same problem, only my memory card is only 1GB. Any suggestions?

   
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anil, on Jan 4, 2009 6:07:44 am GMT

Try to install the sd drivers from the manufactures site,For Tosibha I installed following driver "Texas Instruments PCIxx21 FlashMedia Driver for Windows XP/2000", it's worked for me.

thanks
Anil

   
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draven01, on Jan 8, 2009 4:10:13 am GMT

I have the same problom. I found out the card is not formated. but i can not format it if my computer can not reconise it. i have looked thrue my system and can not find it. is thear any one that can help. I have a high capasity card reader

   
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that one guy, on Jan 11, 2009 9:37:45 am GMT
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Umm yeah so i might have a solution. at least it worked for me, i took my 2g micro sd and put it in my adapter and placed it in a camera and formatted it that way. [since nothing else was working] then when i checked my computer the said it was canon_[something] but this gave me hope so i tried putting music in it and then put it in my phone and tried to see if it worked. unfortunately nothing picked up on my phone, but i figured that if you place a picture or something onto the card and then plugged it into the computer it changes things however and would have the pix/flix/music folders, and it did and now my mirco sd card is working again :) hope this helps out someone

   
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that one guy, on Jan 11, 2009 10:34:37 am GMT

Sorry about this please disregard my last comment i accidently used my cousins sd card which actually works. sorry again

   
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dude., on Jan 11, 2009 7:54:31 pm GMT

I put my SD memory card in and it worked fine..

but then when i "safely removed" it, all the

I:/ H:/ J:/ etc. drives got deleted or somethin.

how do i get my "Computer" to have those drives again?

please help.

   
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that one guy, on Jan 11, 2009 8:08:39 pm GMT

Hmmm well does it come back on when you plug it back in? like i usually see I:/ H:/ J:/ etc. when i usually plug in some usb device into the computer. hmm did you try the process that i wrote above? the whole camera thing? like i later found that it worked [sorry for the confusion, idk how to delete that second comment]. oh yeah just curious are you using the sd card for a camera or phone?

   
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dude., on Jan 14, 2009 4:47:16 am GMT

Actually i didnt try that.. [ i use the sd card for my psp]

what i did, was go to control panel and i started to click things, which led me to a driver update thing.

soooo.. it found the software or something to update my comp, and it ended up saying that i have to restart for the new computer change (the driver update) to take effect.

so i restarted the computer and i got my I: G: H: etc. drives back.

thanks anyways. :P

   
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animevil, on Aug 4, 2009 10:32:17 pm BST

I have a sandisk 4gb card that doesn't work with my computer as well. problem is i know it isn't the reader because it did work before. my computer had problems a while back and i had to reinstall things from the ground up fresh OS install (xp pro) and everything (drivers and such) and now I've tried tons of stuff and i can't for the life of me get it to work.

suggestions?

   
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animevil, on Aug 4, 2009 11:04:35 pm BST

Oh yeah i did try the links up there and it says i have a service pack that includes the hotfix but it still doesn't work.

   
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Kal, on Aug 19, 2009 1:13:13 pm BST

Hey all,

I appear to be having the same problem as you guys. I have a 2GB Sandisk MicroSD in my Motorola K1 that simply does not want to be read by my computer! However, I wonder if it's the card or the phone that's causing me problems as my PC doesn't read that either. I connect it via USB and it starts charging, but that's all. I've tried plugging it in to other computers with little difference, aside from the fact my SD card immediately becomes available as a mass storage device. But on my computer, I get zilch! It won't detect the card whether it's in my phone or a card reader.

I have the Motorola drivers, and I figured I wouldn't need any for a removable storage device, but 'Add New Hardware...' tells me it couldn't find the required drivers (and my phone appears as 'Not Properly Installed'). Has anyone else noticed that it's impossible to find what you're looking for on Google when you actually need it? Lol

If anyone can help, that would be great! I'm getting tired of sitting on a bus to my mate's house for nearly 2 hours every time I want to swap a few photos or songs X-(

   
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princealbertofpa, on Sep 11, 2009 2:39:49 pm BST

Here is a suggestion that I have found that works for *SOME* people. give it a whirl and see if it works for you.....

1. Uninstall SP3, and reboot into SP2.
2. Copy the following files from c:\windows\system32\drivers to somewhere safe: sdbus.sys, sffdisk.sys, sffp_sd.sys. I put them on my desktop. They should all be version 6.0.4061.1
3. Install SP3, and reboot.
4. Shutdown, and restart using F8 to go into Safe Mode.
5. Log in as Administrator (or another account with admin rights)
6. In C:\windows\system32\drivers rename each of sdbus.sys, sffdisk.sys and sffp_sd.sys.to have a .old extension.
7. Copy the files you saved in step 2 to c:\windows\systems32\drivers
8. Shutdown and restart normally.

   
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da inc, on Sep 27, 2009 4:53:32 pm BST

Hello,
I hav a memory card for my digital camera it was working perfect in the laptop but soon, my laptop cant read it, it shows error and sometimes it says an application could not found message when i connect the camera and the laptop, and when i go to my computer and try to open my sd card it shows it is empty, when it is in the camera there are photos, so I don't understand whats wrong and what can i do? friends anyone a help please!

   
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Kish, on Oct 4, 2009 6:11:21 pm BST
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The download hotfix for the Sd card actually worked for the problem I was having of my laptop not recognizing any sd cards anymore when it did at first. Thanks a bunch!

   
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KXO, on Nov 2, 2009 10:15:23 pm GMT

Did you ever receive a solution?

I have a Nikon Coolpix L20 since April. I installed the Nikon transfer and was able to transfer pics from camera to computer using the USBs on my computer. Mid October all of a suddent its not working. I do not get any error messages at all. Before, I'd connect the camera to the USB, a dialog box came up "where do you want the pics to go" I always choose to a folder on my computer, then Nikon transfer comes up a picture of a camera would show up - identifing L20, I would start the transfer - no problems. Now the dialog box does not open nor does the Nikon transfer. I can open Nikon transfer icon, it does not show the pic of the camera like before. I read it may be a microsoft update problem SP 2? or? .... ironically on October 13 I an automatic update SP 1, 2 AND SP 3 (plus others) I read that SP 3 would fix the picture transfer problem, did not still can't transfer from camera to PC. The card is Lexar 4GB. Ready to call Nikon and or microsoft.

   
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 Nosherwan Adil, on Nov 7, 2009 3:22:12 pm GMT

You need to update your sdhc card driver which you can get form this link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

   
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