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Old 07-11-2006   #1
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I have recently been having issues with my CF cards not mounting. they work fine in the camera but when I go to un-load them on to the computer they will not mount. I have to unload them from the camera and it has slowed down my shoots. has anyone here run into this and come up with a solution or fix for this?

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I have recently been having issues with my CF cards not mounting.
You mean: not mounting when in the card reader, I assume?
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they work fine in the camera but when I go to un-load them on to the computer they will not mount. I have to unload them from the camera and it has slowed down my shoots. has anyone here run into this and come up with a solution or fix for this?
First you gotta determine if the prob lies with your card reader or with your PC, since the card, when in camera, seems to have no issues.
Can you borrow someone else's card reader to test whether or not it has the same issue with your cards? If they mount fast, the prob is probably your card reader. If they mount slow, the prob may be in your PC.
Since card readers' complexity isn't NASA technology, the likelyhood that it is 'broken' is small, imo. Consequently I'm guessing it's a software prob in your PC.
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I suggest you check with a maginfying glass to see if any of the pins are bent inside the reader . If they are it will need replacing.
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Yeah, that too.
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Well I bought a new card reader at lunch today and that did not work either. out of 5 cards only one will mount on the computer. Three of the cards are brand new as well. The one that does mount is my oldest card. I have even tried on a different computer and I get the same result. Any more ideas I should try

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Are you formatting the card in-camera before your sessions?

Formatting lays down a new File table that your camera needs to file the images as they're shot.
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yep I reformat before every set
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Default Re: CF Card Reader

Hi Gerdes Photo!

Is your cardreader of the 'build-in' type, or connected with a separate external USB-cable?

If the latter, this procedure is a little easier to execute...

Power down computer, disconnect reader, start computer, power down computer, start computer, hot-insert the external cable again, or: power down, connect internal reader again, power up.

Insert card, should be recognized now?

Success not guaranteed, but it *did* help some others who had the same problem, so perhaps worth a try?

If you succeed, please inform us of the solution! (as that's how I was able to offer you this procedure )

And: reformatting in-camera is different than a total re-format on the computer. The latter clears the cards better. When you get it working again, I advise you do a 'thorough' format in-computer, and then a reformat in-camera.

...*my* €.02 worth of assistance in solving your problem...

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Do you mean the card will not fit the reader any more? or the computer dose not read the cards once there in the card reader?
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Max@Home, thanks for the idea yet it did not help. Also this maybe because I am on a mac that the reboot didn't work. I do have one card that works which leads me to believe that is the cards them self.

dc2, the card is not read by the computers anymore. the camera will read and write to the card and I can download images off the cards by leaving them in the camera and connecting the camera to the computer in download mode.


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