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Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.4

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dancingbear
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Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2008 06:13

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I have a universal card reader/writer, it plugs into a USB port. I use it for transferring files via SD card.

Normally, when such a device is plugged into the Mac, an icon appears to signify the device, and you can then open files on the device or drag items to the device.

The icon isn't appearing anymore. I thought it was a problem with my old card reader, so I got a new one. It works fine with my PC laptop, (which is otherwise a total piece of crap, but I need a PC for some things) but when I plug it into the Mac, it usually doesn't appear to recognize that a device has been plugged in. It has recognized it twice, and both times it worked fine. Then nothing. Other items work fine in that same USB port. (Mouse, printer) Also tried it in other ports. Still nothing, except when I tried it in one of the low power ports on the keyboard, and then it just told me I couldn't use those ports without more power. (I knew that, I just wanted to see if it would recognize a device had been plugged in)

Any ideas about how I can remedy this?

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Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 16:42

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If you plug other USB devices into the non-responsive ports, do they behave the same way as the card reader (no appear)?

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Posted: Sat Jan 19th, 2008 06:45

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Yes, the mouse, my printer, and my dig. camera all work fine with these ports. I got it to work a few times yesterday, then it quit again. Since that, I suspect it's the card reader at fault rather than the mac. They're cheap, I'm going to try another one.

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