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Sd I/o??

bluewire
bluewire Posts: 182 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I have a SD I/O slot in the side of my laptop.....What is this for?:confused:

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  • trcooke
    trcooke Posts: 309 Forumite
    SD is a memory card format commonly used in Digital Cameras, mobile phones etc etc
  • bluewire
    bluewire Posts: 182 Forumite
    I thought that but if I put a SD card in the laptop does not see it.
  • Cat695
    Cat695 Posts: 3,647 Forumite
    i know this may sound stupid but i use to do this on my laptop......you may have it upside down!!!

    my slot would still let me put it in but obviously wouldn't read the card....until i turned it over....simple but can be missed
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  • bluewire
    bluewire Posts: 182 Forumite
    No I have just double checked and I can only put the card in one way.

    I have even taken a look inside and can see the pins at the bottom of the slot.
  • vyseyboy
    vyseyboy Posts: 624 Forumite
    What capacity is the card? Any idea if it's SDHC or just plain-old SD?

    You might be trying to put a newer high capacity SDHC card in a slot that only accepts the old type of SD cards.

    Or it could just be a dodgy connection, in which case maybe a wiggle would sort it.
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  • Cat695
    Cat695 Posts: 3,647 Forumite
    vyseyboy wrote: »
    What capacity is the card? Any idea if it's SDHC or just plain-old SD?

    You might be trying to put a newer high capacity SDHC card in a slot that only accepts the old type of SD cards.

    Or it could just be a dodgy connection, in which case maybe a wiggle would sort it.

    Yep i agree if its a SDHC card then it may well not work
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  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    SDIO is a different beast. It's a card using the SD form factor that adds, for instance, GPS, 3G or a camera to a PDA usually. I've never seen an SDIO card on a laptop, but I can imagine a laptop having one.
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  • bluewire
    bluewire Posts: 182 Forumite
    I am using a micro SD card with adapter.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandisk-Micro-Transflash-retail-packaging/dp/B000QY9UHE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219825794&sr=8-3

    Should this be compatible?
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    I'd expect it to be, yep.
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