SD card reader not working on iMac

yep! my VMware is hijacking the SD card however Parallels does not! I have both installed for different purposes and never had this issue with Parallels but I just installed VMware Fusion 6 and I've got to deal with this issue now.

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro9,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i7

Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 4

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 16 GB

OS X 10.8.5, 16GB RAM

Cheers

G

got the same issue with VMware Fusion 6 but I don't have with Parallels. I have both installed for different purposes I'm a software developer.

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro9,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i7

Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 4

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 16 GB

OS 10.8.5

VMware hijacked my SD! Now I have to deal with the issue! 😠

Ok this is what found so far!

First, unique to my setup I'm using VMware Fusion 6 so I found the following note from VMware:

"This issue occurs on Macs with an SDXC (SD extended capacity) card slot and not on Macs with an SD card slot.

This issue occurs because the SDXC card slot included in newer Mac models is connected to the Mac using the PCIe bus and not using the USB bus that the original SD card slot uses. Therefore, the SDXC card slot cannot be connected to a virtual machine as a USB device."

Well that is ONE problem! But I found out that I have TWO problems!!!

I also found out that there is a SD card brand Qmemory that DOES NOT enumerate on the SDXC card slot. So you could have a SD card that is not compatible with the SDXC.

In that case I was able to fix the problem by connecting an external SD Card Reader to the USB interface and then bingo! Now my Macbook can access that SD card and even the VMware but via the external reader.

Going back to the problem #1 here is a link to the solution from VMware:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=display KC&externalId=1035825

Now I can access the SD cards from the SDXC or external SD reader from OS X and from VMware.

Cheers,

Gil

Stopping Dropbox from the icon in the top menu toolbar worked perfectly for me.

This may be the right solution for you if the very first time you inserted the SD card it worked for a few seconds, complained about removing without an eject, and then never recognized the SD card again.

(Also using a SanDisk SD card.)

Turning off Dropbox worked for me as well! Mac OS 10.6.8 iMac mid 2010 Dropbox 2.2.12

Thanks for the tip, Andi. That worked for my 2012 15" MacBook Pro as well. FYI to other MBP owners...the switch is built into the left side of the card reader, so that the left edge of the card is supposed to depress it. Just as Andi suggested, I used a toothpick to jiggle it around a bit, and then tried my card again, and sure enough, it mounted up as usual. It's too bad Apple made (or chose a supplier who made) this reader's "trigger" switch so unreliable...

Well had the issue with SD card not mounting.

Simply took out card took a deep breath and blew into IMac SD Slot - I then gently cleaned contacts on SD card with damp cloth dried and placed card back into the slot.

Hey Presto card mounted fine. Seems a little dust causes the contacts to inable mounting.

David

I just got my Vivitar Secure Digital Card Reader and it requires you to download the software. I've tried it on both Firefox and Safari and it won't download. Haven't tried Internet Explorer but don't understand why download won't work.

I just tried almost everything mentioned on this forum - went page by page (12 pages!) - nothing worked. Then I tried turning off dropbox - voila! I've had problems with my sd reader before I had dropbox installed, but rebooting always worked. Now I know what to do if it happens again. Thanks!

I had the same problem yesterday and used one of the solutions provider by a member; Stick the card in all the way (hard to the back of the slot) with the labe facing up, and iPhoto will open to signify the card is in

@dfreniche,

I have parallels for my macbook pro and was having the same SD card slot problem. The moment that i started Parallels the SD card in the slot showeds in finder.

brilliant

Haven't read every post in the thread, but I found something that works for me (MBPro, mid-2010):

Put the SD card in about 1/8th inch less than fully snug. That seems to work. I pushed in gradually by about 1/8th inch, and waited. It took. When I pushed it in the final 1/8th inch, the Mac complained it had been "ejected". Go figure. Perhaps the slot's a tad too deep?

Turn off dropbox is worked for me, thank you! i think it is a bug of dropbox app.

Turning off Dropbox plus using a compressed air duster on the card reader worked for my MacBook Pro.

See if this applies to your situation http://cvil.ly/2011/10/30/imac-sd-card-reader-fix/