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hey all, i have a 15" macbook pro, brand new from earlier this year. whenever i put an sd card in the sd card slot, it is not recognized at all. previously, it was recognized every time. now it doesnt detect anything. the reader shows up in system profiler. any ideas?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
The problem is with the reader if it shows up yet the sd card does not. Read the readers user manual or contact their support website.
You can try restarting the computer, resetting the smu or pram.
I'll give that a try when I get back to my computer! Thanks! And I forgot to mention that it is the built in sd card reader
Try to format the SD card on another computer.
I had the same problem with my new MacBook Pro.
I tried some contact cleaner in the SD Card slot and I am able to read all the cards that the unit previously ignored.
This worked for me.
how did you perform the cleaning?
This happened with my card slot just yesterday.
When the card did not mount, I shut down the computer and removed it (just in case).
I started up the MacBook Pro again, and again inserted the card, and again, it did not mount.
I shut down the Mac again, removed the card, and again started up the MacBook Pro.
When I inserted the card for the third time, it mounted just fine. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
It worked for me.
The can of contact cleaner comes with a little "straw" that attaches to the nozzle of the can. Once you have the straw attached and the machine is OFF, place the open end into the SD card reader and give the slot a quick shot.
There is no need to soak the card reader, just the briefest on shots should be enough to clean the contacts inside the reader.
I have only had to do this once, that was about 2 weeks ago. My card reader has been working fine since then.
I wouldn't use anything like that on my MacBook Pro which is still under warranty without okaying it with AppleCare first.
Forgot to reply to this when I got it fixed. I took it into my local apple store (about an hour and a half away) and we did a bunch of updates on it, but still nothing. After all that, they just went ahead and replaced the whole logic board... Thank God for warranties!
In had the same issue with a 2011 MacBook Pro. Cards would not mount and had not done so since purchasing the machine in March. In the end went to Apple Store and the logic board was replaced. It now works perfectly.
sd card not detected when inserted into sd card slot
