Help with SD card not reading in a MAC

chrissy · 12-04-2006, 04:41 PM

Issue:
.jpg files on SD card

Home system PC
School system MAC

Daughter comes home stating that the card would not work on thier systems (MAC)at school. Teacher attempted two systems and two different card readers.

Wouldn't think that this would be an issue?

Any ideas?

eSDee · 12-04-2006, 04:49 PM

Most likely you just have to format the card so that it is readable by both. If the card is formatted on Windows XP it probably formatted it as NTFS, which when you stick it in the Mac it will say "Disk Insertion: The disk you insterted was not readable by this computer". If you have the jpg's saved somewhere else you can just use the Disk Utility on the Mac to format it as MS-DOS. This is readable by both Mac's and PC's.

LPMiller · 12-04-2006, 05:21 PM

no, in fact, you specifically should NEVER format an SD card, or any flash memory, as NTFS, you'll wreck the card.

If the school can't read it, a)double check the card isn't bad on the PC - it could have fried in the attempt, and b)it's possible they are using old old macs.

InfiniteNothing · 12-04-2006, 05:22 PM

For future reference consider using those little USB drives. They work great and helps eliminate complications regarding the reader. Also, format flash as FAT or MS-DOS (same thing)

renovation · 12-04-2006, 05:26 PM

? may sound crazy but how big a card is it? I've found my Epson printer couldn't read any card over 512 meg (maybe it was 1 gig forget now). I had to call Epson to find this out. And the printer is only like 1 1/2 years old! Its a CX4600 all in one printer!

chrissy · 12-04-2006, 06:28 PM

Well, we don't format the cards with the PC. We use the camera.

We are going to attempt it again. We re-formatted it (with the camera) and reloaded the card with her pics.

I really don't know how old their systems are. And the card was just a small 128.

I am making her do some of the work here to help her out. We will try the disk again tomorrow and if it doesn't work, I will email the few that she needs to print there.

chrissy · 12-07-2006, 07:37 PM

So, it didn't work again. Kinda dumbfounded about this. It should be working.

He asked for her to bring in my camera - umm, no.

I will take it to school tomorrow and we will get to the bottom of it.

chrissy · 12-13-2006, 02:06 PM

So, I wanted to update you all and get a feeling for what happened because I am stumped.

She was able to pull certain pics with their card reader, with ours she was able to pull a few more and with our camera all of them.

She got the work done, but why the selective reading?

12-04-2006, 04:41 PM	#1
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	Help with SD card not reading in a MAC Issue: .jpg files on SD card Home system PC School system MAC Daughter comes home stating that the card would not work on thier systems (MAC)at school. Teacher attempted two systems and two different card readers. Wouldn't think that this would be an issue? Any ideas?

12-04-2006, 04:49 PM	#2
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Most likely you just have to format the card so that it is readable by both. If the card is formatted on Windows XP it probably formatted it as NTFS, which when you stick it in the Mac it will say "Disk Insertion: The disk you insterted was not readable by this computer". If you have the jpg's saved somewhere else you can just use the Disk Utility on the Mac to format it as MS-DOS. This is readable by both Mac's and PC's. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow

12-04-2006, 05:21 PM	#3
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	no, in fact, you specifically should NEVER format an SD card, or any flash memory, as NTFS, you'll wreck the card. If the school can't read it, a)double check the card isn't bad on the PC - it could have fried in the attempt, and b)it's possible they are using old old macs. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

12-04-2006, 05:26 PM	#5
renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	? may sound crazy but how big a card is it? I've found my Epson printer couldn't read any card over 512 meg (maybe it was 1 gig forget now). I had to call Epson to find this out. And the printer is only like 1 1/2 years old! Its a CX4600 all in one printer! __________________ You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail

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12-04-2006, 05:22 PM	#4
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	For future reference consider using those little USB drives. They work great and helps eliminate complications regarding the reader. Also, format flash as FAT or MS-DOS (same thing)

12-04-2006, 06:28 PM	#6
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	Well, we don't format the cards with the PC. We use the camera. We are going to attempt it again. We re-formatted it (with the camera) and reloaded the card with her pics. I really don't know how old their systems are. And the card was just a small 128. I am making her do some of the work here to help her out. We will try the disk again tomorrow and if it doesn't work, I will email the few that she needs to print there.

12-07-2006, 07:37 PM	#7
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	So, it didn't work again. Kinda dumbfounded about this. It should be working. He asked for her to bring in my camera - umm, no. I will take it to school tomorrow and we will get to the bottom of it.

12-13-2006, 02:06 PM	#8
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	So, I wanted to update you all and get a feeling for what happened because I am stumped. She was able to pull certain pics with their card reader, with ours she was able to pull a few more and with our camera all of them. She got the work done, but why the selective reading?

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