Need help from you computer nerds out there

muncybob
muncybob Posts: 3,039
edited October 2011 in The Clubhouse
I know there are members that are much more pc savvy than me...which really does not take much!

My delima is, my computer does not "see" my 8GB SDHC card. I'm running Vista with SP2. I tried 3 different hot fixes from MS but each time when installing I get the message that they do not apply to my system. Not sure what else to try except get a card with less than 8GB as it seems the problem is somehow related to the size of the card?
Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2011
    Is it a laptop with a built-in SD slot?

    Does it do ANYTHIGN when you plug in the card (even make the little windows "you plugged osmething in" sound?) Do other size SD cards work, just not this one?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,039
    edited October 2011
    I have a smaller SD card that it reads fine...1gb I think. It's a desktop with card slots in the tower. Normally when a card is inserted my importing software pops up. With this card nothing happens...if I try to open the drive the pc basically tells me nothing is there.
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited October 2011
    It most likely has to do with your card reader. Might try to see if there is an update on the manufactures website, purchase a usb card reader, or insert it into a phone or another device and connect the device to your PC using usb.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited October 2011
    Vista had issues reading cards 8gb or greater. Find out if you're running 32-bit or 64-bit and try this if you haven't already: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936825

    If that's not the issue, then the problem is that your card reader is incompatible with the SDHC format or dual-voltage cards, which would explain why it reads a 1gb SD card. Easiest fix for that would be to buy a cheap USB card reader.
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  • jdwmap
    jdwmap Posts: 116
    edited October 2011
    I would lean more towards this being the slot. I can read SD cards in my laptop and my wife's laptop, but SDHC cards do not work. It doesn't recognize them at all. you might try another reader or to use a MICRO-SD card and put that into a USB adaptor, which i found to be faster than the SD cards i was using on that laptop (YMMV). Something like the following that uses the MICRO SD Card, but has adaptors that go into anything under the sun.

    http://www.amazon.com/Wintec-Filemate-Class-microSD-Memory/dp/B002OKOM4O

    I have never found a USB slot that didn't accept one of these and work without a hitch.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2011
    My guess is also that the card reader is not picking up the SDHC card. New reader, or using a non-sdhc card is the answer.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited October 2011
    Do you have a printer? Many newer ones these days have a card reader built in. If so, you could try that.
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