[Ti] New Dazzle 4 in 1 doesn't seem to play nice...

[Jim Soriano]

Woz replied to my inquiry...and I answered thusly...

>
> ...the Dazzle 4in1 PC Card for use with SD and MMC cards...results in 
> hung system -- running 10.2.4 ...try it again.  This time the PC card 
> icon appears on the menu bar but only has a pop-down menu item 
> allowing me to power down the card.  The MMC never mounts or otherwise 
> appears on the desktop.
>
> PC Card icon in the menu bar?

Sure, doesn't everyone have this icon when a PC storage card is plugged 
in (since original Jaguar release, at least?)  It's a 2D icon of a 
PCMCIA card top view that's on the right side of the menu bar -- on my 
PB the icons' order right to left is PC Card, modem, Bluetooth, iChat, 
Airport Strength, Sound Level, Clock.  When I put in a CompactFlash 
card (and adapter) the icon pops up and it's associated pull-down menu 
lists (in dim gray) "SunDisk", "SDP", then (in black) "Power off Card". 
  If one selects the latter then I assume the system is ready for the 
user to eject the card gracefully.

> iPhoto would be launching at this point (unless changed).

Yep, it would but I changed that in iPhoto preferences to not 
automatically start up.

> I popped it out and inserted a new 32MB SanDisk SD card.  Same thing 
> -- PC card icon appears but the "drive" doesn't mount.
>
> SanDisk SD cards do work, but I haven't tried a 32 MB one. I've never 
> tried an MMC card with my Dazzle adapter.
>
>
> The ultra-embarassing thing is that if I put the adapter and card in 
> my W2K Dell Latitude CPx it works just fine -- files and all are > there.
>
> Bad PCMCIA connector in your Ti? Bad card that only affects some 
> computers?

I think the PCMCIA slot in my Ti is ok since I can read CF cards fine.

> Suggestions:
>
> -try another Dazzle card.
> -try some other adapter card.
> -make sure iPhoto launches successfully, at least with USB connection 
> to your camera
> -what makes a card icon in your menu bar?
> -any other utilities that might intercept a card that is mounting?
> -- 

Now that I've got the photos off the card I'll reformat it in the 
camera and try it again.  I'll also put it in my wife's G4-Sawtooth 
with Microtech USB PC card reader and see if that works.

I'll report back.  Thanks, Woz, for your insight.

Regards,

Jim