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| Re: SD (Secure Digital) Causes Blue Screen in Vista x64 not sure this will help, but see ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/vista_64bit/ On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:41:49 -0500, coljohnhannibalsmith <coljohnhannibalsmith.2yct51@no-mx.forums.net> wrote: > >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 -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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| Re: SD (Secure Digital) Causes Blue Screen in Vista x64 thanks for the update. On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:43:13 -0500, coljohnhannibalsmith <coljohnhannibalsmith.2ycypc@no-mx.forums.net> wrote: > >Barb, > > >Thanks, for the reply. I checked out the ftp site. None of the >folders listed my system and most were empty; however, undetered I >checked each folder's contents individually and found the following file >"CardReader_ENE_v3.00.04.zip," in one of the folders near the very >bottom. This is the same Card Reader I use on my machine and looks like >the same file that's on the "AcerPanAm" site, listed under the Aspire >5100 drivers folder simply as "Vista," not Vista x64; however I have >verified that the extracted files from the AcerPamAm site do have x64 >folders. > >But the installer doesn't work in Vista x64. I had to drill down >alternatively to either the "x64 Cardbus," or "x64 Card Reader" folders >and install the drivers from Device Manager. When I did this they >installed correctly and Device Manager reports all the various >components of the device as working properly; but it still doesn't work. >It may not be a problem with the drivers, it could be with Vista >itself. > >I am going to copy the extracted files to my flash drive and compare >them to what I have at home. If the drivers are different, I'll try >installing them and let you know what happened. > >Nice detective work! > > >Thanks, John -- Barb Bowman MS Windows-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ |
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