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Thought I'd run this by the most creative and brainiest bunch I know. 
Are there differences in the age of the cards? Have some cards been used more than others?Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Do any of you camera/computer buffs know why all of a sudden I'm having trouble getting card readers (both the installed ones in my computer and those plugged into a USB port) to read the SD memory cards from my cameras? I've tried four different computers (Mac and PC)and several different card readers and different brands of cards. Some cards are readable and some aren't. I can always hook up the cameras and get results, but from the readers I just get a message that either says "please insert a card" or "this card is non formatted, would you like to do that now?". I use a Canon Sureshot or a Nikon Cool Pix P90.
I took everything to the guy at Wolf Camera and he didn't have an answer. He did get one of the readers he tried in the store to work. But several others would not.
I can't find a common denominator for why some cards are accessible and some aren't.
Love, Ima
Go To Hell carolina! Go To Hell! Having been afflicted with that disease for some time now, I know that's a distinct possibility.OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Sounds like a case of CRS disease to me...
I must have done something different that I just don't remember doing that is causing this frustration. 
Yeah, they are all different in age and brand and usage, but that doesn't seem to matter.Miles wrote:Are there differences in the age of the cards? Have some cards been used more than others?Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Do any of you camera/computer buffs know why all of a sudden I'm having trouble getting card readers (both the installed ones in my computer and those plugged into a USB port) to read the SD memory cards from my cameras? I've tried four different computers (Mac and PC)and several different card readers and different brands of cards. Some cards are readable and some aren't. I can always hook up the cameras and get results, but from the readers I just get a message that either says "please insert a card" or "this card is non formatted, would you like to do that now?". I use a Canon Sureshot or a Nikon Cool Pix P90.
I took everything to the guy at Wolf Camera and he didn't have an answer. He did get one of the readers he tried in the store to work. But several others would not.
I can't find a common denominator for why some cards are accessible and some aren't.
Love, Ima
Ima Wow, so are you having failure on all cards?Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Yeah, they are all different in age and brand and usage, but that doesn't seem to matter.Miles wrote:Are there differences in the age of the cards? Have some cards been used more than others?Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Do any of you camera/computer buffs know why all of a sudden I'm having trouble getting card readers (both the installed ones in my computer and those plugged into a USB port) to read the SD memory cards from my cameras? I've tried four different computers (Mac and PC)and several different card readers and different brands of cards. Some cards are readable and some aren't. I can always hook up the cameras and get results, but from the readers I just get a message that either says "please insert a card" or "this card is non formatted, would you like to do that now?". I use a Canon Sureshot or a Nikon Cool Pix P90.
I took everything to the guy at Wolf Camera and he didn't have an answer. He did get one of the readers he tried in the store to work. But several others would not.
I can't find a common denominator for why some cards are accessible and some aren't.
Love, Ima
Love, Ima Indeed it does mean high capacity and you may be onto something. Those HC 4GB cards aren't really 4 gigabytes worth storage space, they're just using some "fancypants" compression to cram more data onto the cards. If you're noticing a pattern, then I say follow your hunch and stick with the lower capacity cards if you can. Good luck!Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:I'm sure the HC means "high capacity", so I can't understand why that would make a dif. Seems like brand new computers with readers would be able to read something that simple. But, more and more I'm thinking that is the culprit.
You may need to update drivers and/or firmware on your PC(s) and/or devices...Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:I'm sure the HC means "high capacity", so I can't understand why that would make a dif. Seems like brand new computers with readers would be able to read something that simple. But, more and more I'm thinking that is the culprit.
I miss the heart blessing, though just don't do that up here.Ima Facultiwyfe wrote: bless their hearts.
You should go bless their hearts. In person. With a shin-kick.Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:What bugged me was that the hot shot, fast talking camera clerks and computer clerks were clueless and were just assuming that since I was a gray-haired grandmother that it was just that I didn't know what I was talking about.
Love, Ima
You are exactly right. I simply forgot to pat them on their shoulders and say, "You know what? You really do need a job you know something about, bless your heart."CameronBornAndBred wrote:You should go bless their hearts. In person. With a shin-kick.Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:What bugged me was that the hot shot, fast talking camera clerks and computer clerks were clueless and were just assuming that since I was a gray-haired grandmother that it was just that I didn't know what I was talking about.
Love, Ima
Happy to hear at least you have figured out the problem, and it's not your equipment.
Gosh, now you are bringing back alot of memories!!!! Was that 8", 5 1/4", or 3 1/2"?CameronBornAndBred wrote:It's sounds like the interface on the camera is the problem. Back when floppies were popular, it was not uncommon for one drive to format floppies slightly differently than all of the others. The disks would work fine as long as they were used in that one computer, but no other computer could read them.
I do agree with CB&B, sounds like the interface might be an issue.
