First thing I'd try is a new (late model) card reader. Just one that attaches externally via a USB port. And new enough that it has address space in its "controller" chip for today's large media. I'm just guessing that this is a similar issue to the inability of older motherboards and external hard drive cases to address the full size of newer large hard drives, because of the interface, where the issue is the number of bits provided for addressing sectors in Logical Block Addressing (LBA).
In purchasing a card reader, I'd look for an explicit specification that it will read/write SHDC media, or at least a right to return it, opened, if it turns out that it won't read them. OTOH, if the formatting is really different, you may need a driver from somewhere. Generally, the "special" formatting of camera cards is just the addition of special folders and maybe maintenance files after the basic formatting (e.g., FAT-32 or whatever) has been accomplished. If you put a "blank," formatted card (i.e., formatted with computer software) in a camera, the camera won't create these folders and files unless you explicitly run the camera's format utility from the camera's menu. Fred Holmes At 09:18 AM 12/8/2007, gerald wrote: >I bought a new camera for me. It has capability to use SDHC media. I bought >a 4&8 gig media. they are formatted differently. > >when I plug the schc card into the correct slot for an SD media on my '06 >compaq amd, the computor locks up. screen is wiped. get a message that >control panel is not functioning on a cntl alt del. > >same thing on an 06 ASUS amd. > >now what?? > > > >************************************************************************ >* ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== >* ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== >* Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name >* Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST >* Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L >* New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress >* Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >************************************************************************ >* List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >* RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml >* Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived >************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
