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2017 iMac after update to Monterey from Catalina internal SD card reader not working.

Hi,

I have updated my 2017 iMac from Catalina to Monterey 12.3.1 and the internal SD Card slot has stopped working. SD cards are not visible in the Disk Utility.


I hope there is a way to solve this as I have other things connected to my iMac and there is no more extra slots available.


Thanks!

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.3

Posted on May 16, 2022 8:08 AM

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Posted on May 16, 2022 9:16 AM

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


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May 16, 2022 9:16 AM in response to Tomski01

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


May 16, 2022 10:19 AM in response to Tomski01

If you place the card in the reader after you started up try starting up with the card in the reader. If the other way then startup w/o card inserted and insert card.


Does About this Mac>Overview>System Report>Hardware show an entry for Card Reader?

Have you tried cards that are known to work?


Reset SMC and NVRAM

How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

2017 iMac after update to Monterey from Catalina internal SD card reader not working.

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