SanDisk Ultra II SDHC Card

[Linda]

My Dell PC running windows XP, has a SD Card slot installed which won't
support my new SDHC Card. Are there any updates available from Microsoft to
enable the card to run in the slot?

 

[Richard Urban]

Any updates would be from Dell as they supplied the hardware.

 

[John Inzer]

My Dell PC running windows XP, has a SD Card slot installed which
won't support my new SDHC Card. Are there any updates available from
Microsoft to enable the card to run in the slot?

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Maybe the following article would be useful:

(934428) Hotfix for Windows XP that
adds support for SDHC cards that have
a capacity of more than 4 GB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[olfart]

My Dell PC running windows XP, has a SD Card slot installed which won't
support my new SDHC Card. Are there any updates available from Microsoft
to
enable the card to run in the slot?

I had the same problem with my 3 yr old Dell. There is no update...the
reader just won't read SDHC. You can get a USB reader for SDHC for about 4
bucks. I bought a couple of these:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6858
but delivery is about 2 weeks since they come from overseas. Check Google
for others.

 

[Paul]

My Dell PC running windows XP, has a SD Card slot installed which won't
support my new SDHC Card. Are there any updates available from Microsoft to
enable the card to run in the slot?

See the compatibility information here. SD and SDHC aren't the same
thing, and some SD reading devices, won't work right with SDHC. A USB
device claiming SDHC capability, would probably fix that. Check the
reviews for any device you plan to buy - some cheap stuff may have
poorly made sockets for the plugin memories.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card#SDHC

Paul

 

[Big_Al]

John Inzer said this on 4/28/2009 8:38 AM:

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Maybe the following article would be useful:

(934428) Hotfix for Windows XP that
adds support for SDHC cards that have
a capacity of more than 4 GB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

Also try this one.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923293
It's in SP3 now, but before SP3 I could not get a new 4G chip to work in
my Dell either. I got them to send this to me and it fixed it right up.

 

[John]

Don't we need firmware update for the memory card reader instead? I'm using
WinXP SP3 but my Inspiron notebook still can't read 4GB SDHC media.

 

[olfart]

Don't we need firmware update for the memory card reader instead? I'm
using WinXP SP3 but my Inspiron notebook still can't read 4GB SDHC media.

still won't work on older readers. get a USB SDHC reader for about 4
bucks....Google for it

 

[Big_Al]

John said this on 4/28/2009 3:05 PM:

Don't we need firmware update for the memory card reader instead? I'm using
WinXP SP3 but my Inspiron notebook still can't read 4GB SDHC media.

I have the Inspiron 6000 about Xmas 2006 or so. It seems to work okay
until I did this, but you may just have a different problem. If you
have SP3 then you have the hot fix I sent you.

 

[John]

That's newer than mine. I got an Inspiron 700m purchased in summer 05.
Unfortunately it can't read high capacity SD.

 

[John]

That's ok. The SDHC is for my GPS unit. I can read/write through my GPS when
connected to USB port.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

My Dell PC running windows XP, has a SD Card slot installed which won't
support my new SDHC Card. Are there any updates available from Microsoft
to
enable the card to run in the slot?

No, it's hardware You will have to change the reader itself, or get
another one.

HTH
-pk

 

[Big_Al]

John said this on 4/28/2009 4:09 PM:

That's newer than mine. I got an Inspiron 700m purchased in summer 05.
Unfortunately it can't read high capacity SD.

I meant to say "it didn't work okay until I did this"..

Seems you have different hardware then and obviously a different problem.