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Old 10-12-2007, 12:30 PM
Barb Bowman
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Re: SD (Secure Digital) Causes Blue Screen in Vista x64

not sure this will help, but see
[url]ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/vista_64bit/[/url]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:41:49 -0500, coljohnhannibalsmith
<coljohnhannibalsmith.2yct51@no-mx.forums.net> wrote:
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>
>To whom it may concern:
>
>I have an Acer 5102 WLMi Notebook, which came with an
>(ENE CB 712/714/810) “5-in-1” Memory Card Reader. The
>important identifying information is provided below:
>
>Acer Aspire 5102WLMi (w/o Bluetooth, Orbicam, or TV Tuner)
>Model No: BL51
>AS5102WLMI-MCEEN-TL50/15.4
>ACB/512M/100G US
>S/N: LXABH0J0116380F0B41601
>
>The system came with Windows XP Media Center Edition loaded and I have
>upgraded the OS to Vista x64, thereby voiding the warranty. Vista x64
>works very well; but when I try to install an SD card, Windows
>“Plug & Play” will reach various stages of installing the
>driver software before crashing with a Blue Screen, where the video is
>also scrambled, so it’s impossible to read the error message. This
>looks a lot like a "short-circuit" to me. My card reader was only
>designed to support SDA 1.1, which supports SD Cards up to 2GB. I used
>the correct card. I used a "SanDisk Extreme III 2GB SD Card," which
>I’m reasonably confident is not SDHC, so my unit, which was
>manufactured in November 2006, should be able to read it. I’ve
>read several online Blogs regarding SD cards causing BSODs in Vista. The
>articles point to 1.8v & 3.3v being activated when SD cards only use
>3.3v. The symptoms are looking an awful lot to me like one of the
>system’s logic voltages is being pulled low, causing the OS Kernel
>to stop working. I have the related Hotfix from Microsoft installed; but
>I’m still having problems. It’s possible my Card Reader is
>bad, or perhaps I purchased a defective SD card. These are also
>possibilities. I would like to get this unit functioning properly under
>Vista x64, preferably with SDHC support. I have the correct drivers
>installed for this OS and Device Manager states “the device is
>working properly.” If I cannot get the device working properly, I
>would like to upgrade the internal Memory Card reader with one that is
>known to be compatible with Vista x64. I realize this will probably
>involve making changes to the motherboard; but I'm sure there is a
>vendor out there somewhere knowledgeable enough and willing to do this.
>
>
>Thanks, John[/color]
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Barb Bowman
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