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Does an unmounted but still inserted SD card prevent standby mode?

This apple support document lists a number of things preventing standby mode on SSD portable macs (MBA 2010-, MBP mid 2012 & MBPr)

To enter standby, the computer must:
[...]
- Have no SD card inserted.

Does this apply to inserted but unmounted SD cards as well?

This question arose from the Kickstarter page for The Nifty Minidrive, a microSD card adapter that fits perfectly into the SD slot on portable macs but which according to the aforementioned support document will prevent standby mode on the models that support it.

If anyone knows or is able to test this that would make 8 602 Kickstarter backers pretty grateful!