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    5920 card reader upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by lencuff, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. lencuff

    lencuff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know if the card reader in an Aspire 5920 can be upgraded to read 4Gb SD Cards?
     
    lencuff, Dec 28, 2008
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    jithin6g Notebook Consultant

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    Does it read SD cards of 1 or 2 GB?
     
    jithin6g, Dec 29, 2008
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    paten Notebook Consultant

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    I think the card reader is integrated onto the motherboard.
     
    paten, Dec 29, 2008
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    My 5920G reads SDHC 4GB cards fine!
     
    Santa_Claus, Dec 29, 2008
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  5. lencuff

    lencuff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well mine reads 1 and 2GB but does nothing when I put a 4Gb card in the slot?

    This is a 5920 NOT an 5920G is that the difference maybe?
     
    lencuff, Dec 29, 2008
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    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    Probably you have done that already but I would just ask if you have updated the BIOS, you might then be able to read the 4GB SD card. Or if you update the drivers from the Acer support page. Your SD is SDHC technology where the 1 gb or 2 gb are just the old SD technology. You will need a new reader to read the new cards. I would've thought that you can update the firmware or something for the laptop.
    The drivers, Acer is giving, are supporting SD up to 32 Gb :)
    That's from the release file:

    [3] Supported Media
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    SD Ver.1.x 16MB - 2GB
    SD Ver.2.0 4GB, 8GB ( spec. up to 32GB ) (that's SDHC) :eek:
    MMC Ver.3.31/4.1 16MB - 2GB
    MemoryStick/PRO 4MB - 8GB ( spec. up to 32GB ) :eek:
    xD-Picture card 16MB - 2GB (Normal, Type-M, Type-H)
     
    nklive, Dec 29, 2008
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  7. lencuff

    lencuff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Many thanks, driver update sorted it.
     
    lencuff, Dec 29, 2008
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