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    SDHC cards on a G1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by cb6000, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. cb6000

    cb6000 Notebook Consultant

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    I've been considering getting a new digital camera, and I notice that some of them use not only the standard SD cards, but read SDHC ones, also. My question is do the G1 notebooks with the memory card readers read the SDHC cards, or would one have to purchase a reader for SDHC?
     
    cb6000, Jun 12, 2008
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  2. David

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    No, they only read regular SD cards.

    EDIT: the only Asus notebook I know that can read SDHC is the eeePC. Though there may be others.
    EDIT 2: SDHC works on my M50Sv-A1 too :D. But the manual clearly doesn't mention this. weird.
     
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  3. Wiz33

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    None (or very very few) of the current laptops read SDHC cards. It's sad as SDHC have been around for a few years already. I ended up buying a small USB reader (but be careful as not all of them read SDHC either).
     
    Wiz33, Jun 12, 2008
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  4. DTrump

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    My V1S-A1 reads SDHC cards just fine. I regularly swap out my usual 8 GB Transcend Class 6 card for 4 GB PNY Class 4 card, and have had no problems.

    I'm running Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1, and only installed the drivers from the Asus CD that came with the laptop. Is the card reader on the G1S the Ricoh card reader? :confused:

    Edit: Sorry, I just realized that this was for a G1, and NOT a G1S, so the card reader may be an older model.
     
    DTrump, Jun 12, 2008
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  5. Niemitz

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    I was experimenting with drivers for the card-reader in my ASUS A6Jc for a pretty long time. It worked fine with Vista. But in XP it did not. I tried different drivers, none of which worked. Strange thing it worked fine with card reader connected to USB port.
    But one time I decided to reinstall the Windows XP and the SDHC card (micro in SD adapter) was left in the card-reader. To my surprice it started to work perfectly after installation was complete. Windows installed was Wni XP Pro SP1.
     
    Niemitz, Jun 12, 2008
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  6. Oldman

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    Almost month ago I've posted same question about SDHC and F8 series compatibility on ASUS website. I haven't received any answer. I do not think their email still travels around the globe,
    I suspect, ASUS doesn't know what she is doing OR can it be part of a worldwide conspiracy? I mean ASUS want us to buy MemorySticks...
     
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    I have a F3SV and to my surprise, it reads and writes SDHC cards. The card reader is Ricoh R5C833. The latest driver for XP/VT32/VT64 is V3.55.01. Should be faster than a USB card reader, since it's on the PCI bus.
     
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  9. anteis24

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    I'm unable to check the version of my card reader right now, but my G1S can read SDHC cards.
     
    anteis24, Jun 13, 2008
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  10. AlexF

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  11. E.B.E.

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    Yes I can confirm that driver works. My early-2006-notebook reads SDHC cards just fine now.

    And also, most new ASUS notebooks read SDHC with the stock drivers.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 15, 2008
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  13. E.B.E.

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    What are the hotfixes, and what is the result of installing them?
     
    E.B.E., Jun 17, 2008
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  14. Oldman

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    Congrats on installing latest updates for your OS even so it has nothing to do with this thread
     
    Oldman, Jun 17, 2008
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  15. E.B.E.

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    Actually, it has something to do, for instance, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923293

    I was just requesting info from the poster so that the thread is self-contained, and we immediately see the relevance of those hotfixes.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 17, 2008
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  16. Oldman

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    My bad
    second fix is about SDHC
     
    Oldman, Jun 17, 2008
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    So, it's really a software fix that was needed to be able to read SDHC media? I may have it. Thanks a lot.
     
    cb6000, Jun 18, 2008
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