Odd problem - SD Card stops Internet Connection ?

[Kuska]

Wondered if anyone else has noticed the same issue that I am experiencing ?

I've had my (Mid 2010) Mac Mini for a few months now and been frustrated with intermittent wifi connection (cuts out for no apparent reason and cannot connect to the router) I have other macs in the house so I know the network is working fine.

Anyway, I noticed tonight that this only happens when an SD card is located into the slot on the back of the mini. So I played around with it for a while and as soon as the card is pushed in I lose my signal ? If I eject the card from the desktop nothing changes but as soon as I physically remove the card from the Mac Mini the wifi connection is back and I can load internet pages again.

Does anyone know if this a common issue, I'd really appreciate it if others on this forum would test their own machines and let me know if they have the same problem.

Thanks in advance,

Kuska

 

[btbrossard]

Is this with any SD cards or just one specific card?

If it's with all SD cards, I would guess there is some sort of hardware problem.

If it's a repeatable problem, just take it in and have it fixed.

 

[Kuska]

I'll try with some other cards after work and come back to you.