4gb sd card on xp laptop? issue?

[black]

bought some new 4gb sd cards
popped them in the laptop( XP platform).. they dont get recognized? cant find them on the e:/
oOlder sd cards get recognized immediately,


however pop them in my camera and they're read

Anyone know the issue? or if there's a fix???

[The Snowman]

What type?

Is the laptop newer or older?

Might be compatibility issues between a newer card type (Line a Sandisk Extreme III or Extreme IV and an older laptop.)

Just guessing though.

[black]

card is a microd hc 4gb by Pq1
lapro is an acer budget aspire 3690 bught last year in august.

[The Snowman]

From the wikipedia:

A point of confusion can come from the difference in the microSD and the newer micro SDHC format. The SD and SDHC share a same form factor, but not all devices are compatible with the newer high capacity format. This is even true with devices that have been developed by SanDisk such as their e200 series of MP3 players. Using 3rd party firmware however, SDHC reading capabilities can be possible, but requires an external writer

[puckoach]

pick up an SD card reader and you should be all set

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...0Card%20reader

[Cerberus]

bought some new 4gb sd cards
popped them in the laptop( XP platform).. they dont get recognized? cant find them on the e:/
oOlder sd cards get recognized immediately,


however pop them in my camera and they're read

Anyone know the issue? or if there's a fix???

newer HDSD card?

around the time that the 4gb barrier was crossed for SD devices, they came out with a format variant call sdhd or sdhc.. or some crap like that.
if your reader can't read it, you MAY if you're really lucky be able to update the firmware for the reader to recognize the new format.
if a firmware update doesn't work then you need to buy a new reader.

[bigred875]

try logging off then back in?

[Punjistick]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

I had the same problem. I ended up buying a newer card reader from NewEgg for like $20. Now my 4gb SD card works mint. Also another thing that threw me for a loop is apparently you can only store up to around 600mb on the card before it throws an error. In order to add more files to the card you have to create a new folder and and store everything in there. You can't just store all 4gb on the top level.

[PinHead]

I had the same issue and there are some fixes for it, mine anyway.
My PC, HP nx9420 notebook needed a new driver for the reader to see the card. That was it.
This was for a TI card reader btw.

[black]

jus tpicked up a new card reader and it did the trick... thanks guys...

[The Snowman]

jus tpicked up a new card reader and it did the trick... thanks guys...

Glad it worked out for ya.

[seth399]

I just got a 4gig card for my digital camera and it turns out I got a sdhd or whatever it is and it doesn't work...anyone want it cheap??

[PinHead]

Here is another fix that works. I have used this on an XP and Vista PC.
I copied and pasted it from the HP support forums.


This registry trick may help:

1. Backup your registry

2. Run regedit. Key you want to edit is located in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\tifm21\Parameters
Original Key Value: SDParam = 16 (Decimal)
New Key Value: SDParam = 1

3. Reboot for new setting to take effect.

[Cerberus]

Here is another fix that works. I have used this on an XP and Vista PC.
I copied and pasted it from the HP support forums.


This registry trick may help:

1. Backup your registry

2. Run regedit. Key you want to edit is located in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\tifm21\Parameters
Original Key Value: SDParam = 16 (Decimal)
New Key Value: SDParam = 1

3. Reboot for new setting to take effect.

intrigued.. how and why does this work?

[PinHead]

intrigued.. how and why does this work?

All I can say is that the PC I am using right now to type this now reads 4gig cards and didn't before the mod.
I just followed the directions you see above.