USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

Sgte
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USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

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I have a USB2 card reader attached to my pc. Upon inserting a 4Gb SD card the indicator light shows that the card is bing read - but I can't see the card in explorer. Any suggestions as to how to resolve this please?
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JoeP
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Re: USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

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If you have never read a 4GB card with the reader it is likely it does not support a 4GB card.

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Bigaldoc
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Re: USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

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In addition to that, are you sure the card is SD and not SDHC?
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PaulB
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Re: USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

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If your card has a capacity of 4 GB, it is an SDHC (SD High Capacity) card. This card is not compatible with a SD card reader. See here.
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Sgte
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Re: USB2 Card Reader - not reading the card...

Post by Sgte »

Thanks to everyone - I've now ordered a new reader.
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