oldgrandpajack
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I finally broke down, and purchased a digital camera, last weekend. Purchased a 2gb 40X SD memory card, which arrived Wednesday. Formatted the 2gb SD memory card in my camera yesterday, and it works fine, in the camera.
The new 2gb 40X SD flash memory card doesn't work with the built in memory card reader, in my laptop though (HP ZD7000). I have used other SD memory cards (up to 512 mb, but slower memory), in the past. They worked without any problem whatsoever. This 2gb 40X SD card locks up my computer. Once, I got a message saying it wasn't formatted. There wasn't anything important on the card yet, so I tried to format it in my laptop's memory card reader. It couldn't format it. I formatted it again, in the camera, and it's working fine, in the camera. I can download pictures from the 2gb 40X SD card, via a USB cable, between the camera and laptop.
Could it be, the memory card reader in my laptop, can't read large capacity memory cards? Or, maybe it can't work with the faster 40X speed? I purchased my laptop in September, '04. I downloaded the latest driver for the memory card reader, from Microsoft's Windows Update website. No Joy!
My next test will be to take it to a local photoshop, and see if their reader works with my new 2gb 40X SD memory card.
Anyone have any suggestions?
oldgrandpajack
EDIT: I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2, with all the latest updates. My laptop has 512mb of memory, with an 80gb hard drive (only using 16gb). Running Norton Antivirus 2005 (latest updates), and Windows Defender (Beta 2, with the latest updates). Also have IE7.
The new 2gb 40X SD flash memory card doesn't work with the built in memory card reader, in my laptop though (HP ZD7000). I have used other SD memory cards (up to 512 mb, but slower memory), in the past. They worked without any problem whatsoever. This 2gb 40X SD card locks up my computer. Once, I got a message saying it wasn't formatted. There wasn't anything important on the card yet, so I tried to format it in my laptop's memory card reader. It couldn't format it. I formatted it again, in the camera, and it's working fine, in the camera. I can download pictures from the 2gb 40X SD card, via a USB cable, between the camera and laptop.
Could it be, the memory card reader in my laptop, can't read large capacity memory cards? Or, maybe it can't work with the faster 40X speed? I purchased my laptop in September, '04. I downloaded the latest driver for the memory card reader, from Microsoft's Windows Update website. No Joy!
My next test will be to take it to a local photoshop, and see if their reader works with my new 2gb 40X SD memory card.
Anyone have any suggestions?
oldgrandpajack
EDIT: I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2, with all the latest updates. My laptop has 512mb of memory, with an 80gb hard drive (only using 16gb). Running Norton Antivirus 2005 (latest updates), and Windows Defender (Beta 2, with the latest updates). Also have IE7.
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