transcend... and some problems...

[melow71]

Just bought a "transcend sdhc" 8gb card for my new canon 990is, but when i load the card into card reader and plugged it into my macbook usb port and the card can't be read for some reason???? It says, initialize, so i initialized and nothing..... i know this is new tech... for digital camera's but why isn't the card being read???

any ideas-

 

[CarlsonCustoms]

I'm actually using a Transcend 8gb sd card and it works great on mine. Both mac/pc

Did you try formatting the card in the camera?

EDIT:

Also can you see the card in disk utility? If so try formatting it there also but the camera format is the best

 

[melow71]

yeaq

could it be the reader???? maybe it doesn't read sdhc...

 

[CarlsonCustoms]

It could be the reader.. I did have some troubles with those cheap usb to sd card readers.. they are like $5 at Fry's. I finally bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176011

I know its expensive but it matches the imac pretty nice and its run flawless so far.

 

[PCMacUser]

It could be the reader.. I did have some troubles with those cheap usb to sd card readers.. they are like $5 at Fry's. I finally bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176011

I know its expensive but it matches the imac pretty nice and its run flawless so far.

That card reader looks hilarious!

But to the OP, I would go with CC's first recommendation of formatting it in the camera first, before doing anything with it.

 

[CarlsonCustoms]

I know.. I kinda regretted paying $30 for a card reader but hey when you spend $2k on an Imac what's another $30 for a matching card reader?

 

[leighonigar]

Does the card seem to work in the camera? Can you try downloading the photos from the camera with the USB cable? If that works it's probably the reader, or some card/reader interaction. SDHC compatibility problems perhaps, as suggested.