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    P-7811 FX SD card problem

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by hanime, Aug 10, 2009.

  1. hanime

    hanime Notebook Evangelist

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    I recently bought a new SD card from Newegg, 4GB Transcend SD card 133X http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208411, and for some reason my laptop won't read it. Upon inserting the SD card into the internal card reader, it would freeze my Gateway computer (see sig) for a minute, and then asks me to format the card. I tried formatting it (not quick format) and it will freeze the format menu (ie "not Responding") and the progress bar never moves. I used a normal 1GB SD card in there and it works perfectly fine. I have put the Transcend SD card into my Asus EeePC (see sig) and it works perfectly. Could this be not supported on my P-7811 FX? I have the latest card reader driver from the manufacturer web site.

    Any ideas?
     
    hanime, Aug 10, 2009
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  2. InfectedSonic

    InfectedSonic Notebook Evangelist

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    i got the card reader (the sd card part) to work by deleting the drivers from gateways site and using the ones windows installs by default. for the memstick i use the o2 micro drivers (i think these are the gateway ones) but that was the only way my sd card wouldnt freeze my lappy. i dunno if it matters but im on win 7 not vista (never tried the card reader under vista though)
     
    InfectedSonic, Aug 11, 2009
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  3. viilutaja

    viilutaja Notebook Consultant

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    I also have Transcend miroSD 1GB card, and i have the same problem you described. I guess that reader doesnt read Transcend cards at all :(
    card works fine in my cellphone and other laptop.
     
    viilutaja, Aug 11, 2009
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  4. hanime

    hanime Notebook Evangelist

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    This is really strange. I recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) on my laptop and the card reader works perfectly under Ubuntu. It's got to be Vista. :mad:
     
    hanime, Aug 12, 2009
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