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On Wed, 2011-04-06 at 19:37 +0100, Martijn Grooten wrote: > My wife's laptop (a fairly new Dell Inspiron) suddenly stopped > recognizing SDHC memory cards. I have since confirmed that: > - a reboot doesn't solve the problem; > - the problem occurs with two different cards; > - both cards do work on another computer and are recognized upon being > plugged into it; > - the problem occurs in both Linux and Windows; > - both recognize a USB stick. > > The obvious question to ask is: did something change recently? to > which the answer is; yes, Dell put in a new motherboard (and a new > fan, both to solve a problem with overheating). She is fairly certain > she did not plug any SDHC card since it was fixed, so it is likely to > be a motherboard problem. > > The laptop is covered by warranty, so I can just give Dell a ring and > they'll come and fix it, but is this perhaps something that can be > changed in the settings (BIOS or something) or fixed otherwise? It > makes me realise how little I know about hardware that I don't even > know if this question makes sense. > > Thanks. > > Martijn. > Perhaps it is Bios but lsusb from the terminal ( with the SDHC in ) and mount or df -h outputs may point you in the right place. -- Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Ten Years in the Making! www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq