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Apple Mac mini SD Secure Digital Memory Card Not Recognized By System, Recognized by the system

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SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card Not Recognized By System

Unlikely cause: optical drive, hard drive, power supply

Quick Check

Symptom

Quick Check

 

 

 

SD Memory Card is not

1.

Insert customer’s SD card into a known-good

recognized by the system.

 

system and verify that it functions properly. If the

Card does not show up on the

 

card cannot be read, contact the manufacturer

 

for support options.

desktop or in System Profiler

 

2.

Verify with known-good SD Memory card that

 

 

 

issue remains.

 

3.

Check correct drivers are installed for the

 

 

customer’s SD card type. Standard SD memory

 

 

cards are supported by OS Software, but other

 

 

may require specific driver software to be used.

 

4.

SDHC cards may require that all latest system

 

 

software updates have been applied.

 

 

 

Deep Dive

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Verify whether SD card inserts

Yes

Go to step 2.

 

 

correctly in SD slot.

 

 

 

 

No

Go to SD Memory card Will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Insert Into Slot” Symptom

 

 

 

 

flow..

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Unlock and insert the SD card

Yes

Go to step 7

 

 

and verify whether it shows up

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 3.

 

 

on the desktop or in System

 

 

Profiler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Insert a known-good (NON

Yes

Go to step 5.

 

 

SDHC) unlocked SD Memory

 

 

 

 

card and verify whether Read/

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 4.

 

 

Write capabilities are working.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Run Apple System Profiler and

Yes

SD card reader seen. Go to

 

 

verify whether the SD Card

 

step 5 .

 

 

reader is now listed in the USB

 

 

 

 

No

Replace logic board (SD card

M17

 

devices

 

 

reader is part of logic board). .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mac mini specifications

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