System information

Mac mini (Mid 2011) Symptom Charts — Input/Output Devices 80
2011-07-21
SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card Not Recognized By System
Unlikely cause: internal drive(s), power supply
Quick Check
Symptom Quick Check
SD Memory Card is not
recognized by the system.
SD, SDHC or SDXC Card does not
show up on the desktop or in
System Information
1. Insert customer’s SD card into a known-good
system and verify that it functions properly. If the
card cannot be read, contact the manufacturer
for support options.
2. Verify with known-good SD Memory card that
issue remains.
3. Check in the About This Mac window that Mac
mini is at least running the original Mac mini
(Mid 2011) system software. For reference, the
list of versions of system specic Build versions
is available in Apple Technical article http://
support.apple.com/kb/HT1159.
Deep Dive
Check Result Action Code
1. Verify whether SD card inserts
correctly in SD slot.
Yes Go to step 2.
No Go to SD Memory card Will
Not Insert Into Slot” Symptom
ow..
2. Unlock and insert the SD card
and verify whether it shows up
on the desktop or in System
Information.
Yes Go to step 7
No Go to step 3.
3. Insert a known-good unlocked
SD Memory card and
verify whether Read/Write
capabilities are working.
Yes Go to step 5.
No Go to step 4.
4. Open the System Information
and verify whether the SD Card
reader is now listed in the USB
devices tree?
Yes SD card reader seen. Go to
step 5 .
No Replace logic board (SD card
reader is part of logic board). .
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