SD Card locks up vista

[Ron P]

Hello, running vista home premium. Whenever I insert an SD memory card, as
soon as vista tries to access it, it locks the computer hard. I have tried
3 different SD cards, all the same result. I dual boot with XP and when I
try them in XP, they work just fine. Seems to be an issue with my install
of vista.

Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Uwe Sieber]

Hello, running vista home premium. Whenever I insert an SD memory card,
as soon as vista tries to access it, it locks the computer hard. I have
tried 3 different SD cards, all the same result. I dual boot with XP
and when I try them in XP, they work just fine. Seems to be an issue
with my install of vista.

If it is an internal SD-reader of a laptop then check out
the manufactures home page for updated vista driver.


Uwe

 

[Barb Bowman]

In addition to the other reply, what brand and model computer? what
brand, model, size SD card?

Hello, running vista home premium. Whenever I insert an SD memory card, as
soon as vista tries to access it, it locks the computer hard. I have tried
3 different SD cards, all the same result. I dual boot with XP and when I
try them in XP, they work just fine. Seems to be an issue with my install
of vista.

Any ideas? Thanks

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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[Ron P]

In addition to the other reply, what brand and model computer? what
brand, model, size SD card?


--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thanks and sorry, should have listed specs.

Dell laptop 9200 2 ghz m processor, 2gig RAM, orginally shipped with XP and
I upgraded it to vista home premium. No drivers located on dells site.
Internal card reader. 2 different SD cards, both 256 one dane-elec the other
sandisk.

 

[Barb Bowman]

first, while this does not explicitly document your issue, have you
tried http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936825 ?

second, did you use these cards without issues under XP?

third, can you please go into device manager and check SD Host
adapters and reply with any info, including manufacturer and
driver/driver version?

Thanks and sorry, should have listed specs.

Dell laptop 9200 2 ghz m processor, 2gig RAM, orginally shipped with XP and
I upgraded it to vista home premium. No drivers located on dells site.
Internal card reader. 2 different SD cards, both 256 one dane-elec the other
sandisk.

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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[Barb Bowman]

OK, I see they work with XP.

orginally shipped with XP

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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[Kerry Brown]

There is a hotfix related to SD cards.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937651

Not exactly the same symptoms but it may be worth a try.

 

[Ron P]

Thanks. Tried the file already, tried it again, it states the update is not
for my system.

Regarding info, it is:
SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
Microsoft
6/21/2006
6.0.6000.16478
Digital Signer: Microsoft
PCI bus 2, device 1, function 2
This device is working properly

 

[Barb Bowman]

I don't have an answer for you. I've got a couple of machines myself
that have problems with SD cards. I'll pass your info along to some
folks at Microsoft.

Thanks. Tried the file already, tried it again, it states the update is not
for my system.

Regarding info, it is:
SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
Microsoft
6/21/2006
6.0.6000.16478
Digital Signer: Microsoft
PCI bus 2, device 1, function 2
This device is working properly

--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

 

[Ron P]

Thank you. I was searching through the dell forums as well, some some posts
on this issue, but no resolutions. Dell posted something about the reader
in 9200 was not intended and won't be supported in Vista and that they
switched manufacturers during the changeover to Vista. Saw something about
one person stating to use a Ricoh driver and although it is not the same
manufacturer, it worked for them. I will venture down that road and post
if it works.

Thanks again for your efforts.