Kingston Elite Pro SD 512MB Problem

[aznbomber]

Hi guys,

I just recieved a Kingston Elite Pro SD 512mb version from newegg. I plugged it into my camera and started taking pictures. My camera saves the pictures fine and I am able to preview it within the camera. I have built-in card readers on my laptops. I take the SD card out and plug it into my card reader, but windows xp pro does not recognize the card at all. I know the card reader is working fine because I have their non pro version, the slower version and it works fine. I was just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem. By the way, if i use the USB link cable for my camera and connect it to my computer, it works fine. It just does not seem to want to work with my laptops built in card reader. I have tried it on two different laptops (different brand and different model) and they both will not work with the elite pro, only with the original version.

I have called Kingston Tech support and they told me that because it works with the camera the card is fine. They want me to try it on an USB 2.0 external card reader. I don't own any external card readers because all of mine are built into my laptop.

Anyways, please post in here if you are having the same problem.

Thanks,
aznbomber

 

[metalmania]

Kingston Tech ppl is right. Don't use the built-in reader.

 

[Sqube]

Driver issue?

Go to a Best Buy/big box store and use it on one of the computers that they have out there which have built-in card readers.

If that's not an option... I guess somebody else will be around with more suggestions. That's all I've got off the top of my head.

 

[aznbomber]

metalmania, is there a specific reason as to why I shouldn't be using the built-in readers? They have served me fine all this time. Everything else that I plug into it, it recognizes and reads. It seems to just not be able to read Kingston's Elite Pro, It will read the regular version just fine.

Sqube, i really don't have any other drivers for the card reader. It could be the driver, but i am not sure. I just ordered a card reader from Newegg, it is expected to come in tomorrow. Let's see what happens.

 

[bobbyZ34]

I had the exact same problem with my HP Pavillion NW8000 and Kingston Elite Pro 512 SD card last week. Emailed HP tech support with my problems and they sent me links to 2 drivers that I needed to install. Did it and it works great.

- O2Micro Memory CardBus Accelerator Driver
- O2Micro Smart CardBus Reader Software for Windows 2000/XP