SD card reader problem

Make sure you get a flashlight and have a good look into the slot! I thought this was a software issue but when I looked down the slot it turned out there was a small piece of plastic stuck down the back. It had become jammed behind the small raised pieces of metal that read the SD card and needed a toothpick to be prised out.

Don't put the card all the way into the card reader slot (leave it 2 to 3 mm from fully in). That solved my problem and a lot of other people's from what I hear

Have had problem with this issue - Macbook air will "see" 2GB SD card using the sd slot and a USB card reader - but will not "see" 8GB SDHC card either way.

So contacts are all ok - so why will it not "see" the 8GB card.

Any solutions please

Try this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM7lHyblP1k

Only one method that worked for me after trying all options been discussed in this thread is as follows

Insert your SD card all the way. Then you need to pull it back by 1,2 or 3mm thats all as per your choice but I would have tried pulling it back slightly without caculating in mm. Please keep in mind when you pull back, pull the side of the card with edge cut at the end more than the other side making it a slightly slanty pull, now try to put clockwise force on card as you are trying to rotate it slightly in clockwise direction. It should read the card within 4 to 5 seconds, may be earlier, if not keep on moving your card a bit at this angle and definitely macbook will pick it up. It works for me goodluck to others.

Type this in terminal:

sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleStorageDrivers.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBCa rdReader.kext; sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleStorageDrivers.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBCa rdReader.kext

All of the above did not work.

However when I went to aoubt this mac and get more info, then system report.

I went on the card reader 5th down on hardware it said I did not have a card reader.

The cure is to do a SMC reset and hay presto my system recognised it had a reader and that a card was inserted.

Should this be a warranty issue?

Solved it perfectly, thanks!

Hi Nalfeindo. I'm hoping you could tell me how did you mount your MBP's sd card reader to the vmware fusion windows. Through settings for USB in vmware, I can only find FaceTime camera on the list. How did you add sd reader on the list?

really appreciate if you could let me know asap. Cheers!

Well, I'm in a weird spot. I have Parallels installed ONTO my SD card, so now I have to copy the parallels onto a USB on another computer to fix this. This is SO ANNOYING.

I was trying to mount a Microsd card 32 gb with no success:

solution:

I inserted a 1 gb card, ejected it, and then inserted the 32gb card.

weird, if I eject it and insert it again, it won`t read, only if I insert a 1 gb card before trying to insert my 32gb....

is apple listening ???

MacBook Pro 2009, with yosemite

Sliding the card in at a slight angle, the 'cut' side in first did it for me. This sounds crazy but it works. I was going to try some of the many other suggestions but this one was the easiest. Thanks DOCSILO!!!

That's hilarious. Just worked for me. Nintendo blowing on the cartridge ingenuity at it's best 🙂 Thanks for the tip!

If you have tried all solution described here and still is not working, try this:

For SD adapters put 4 layers of scotch (desk cellotape) on the upper side of the card.

For SD cards put 3 layers.

You can also fine-tunning adding layer to layer until will work.

The MacBook's Pro aluminum case, seems to have constructional problem (wrong dimension) of the SD slot and Apple propably know it very well!

The strange of the case, is that SD cards is easily readable on cheap soft plastic made notebooks.

Good luck!