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Anonymous Posted on Apr 06, 2012

Laptop wont read sd card

Laptop reads SD card fine, but, when I eject it and insert a 2nd SD card, the laptop doesn't recognise it!! If I restart the computer, I can then read the SD card, but, same problem occurs if I eject 2nd SD card and insert a 3rd SD card!!

  • Anonymous Apr 09, 2012

    Thanks for your insight K24674. Yes, I always use the safely remove hardware feature. I just don't understand why I can read a card, safely remove it, insert another card and the system doesnt recognise the 2nd and subsequent cards. I have to reboot the laptop in order to read any of the 3 cards. Any further advice would be appreciated.

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You do not say, but before ejecting an SD card you should use the Safely remove hardware feature. If you do not do so you may damage your SD card, and you run into problems such as you describe.

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SOURCE: SD card slot problem

That nails it.

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  • Posted on Sep 11, 2009

SOURCE: i insert a sd/mmc card in the slotwhich is same as

I have a Memory Card that works in my camera but when it is inserted into the SD/MMC slot it says there is a memory car error. I have intserted my last memory card and it works. What is the problem?

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  • Posted on Oct 05, 2009

SOURCE: my acer 3680 laptop wo't read a 4 gig hc sd card

Good day sir/maam, you may need a driver for your SD card reader for vista. pop in the cd that came with your notebook to the cd drive. make sure its for Vista.
If still does not work, plug in a non HC sd, like a 1 gig SD card. if it works, then the card reader only supports non hc SD. ( I know it usually supports HC cards ) check also for viruses. there are viruses that can dissable sd card readers. just make sure your laptop is virus free.

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