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    A8jm SDHC SD support

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by shadow85, Feb 18, 2008.

  1. shadow85

    shadow85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone verify that the a8jm supports SDHC?
     
    shadow85, Feb 18, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    It is a J model so probably it does not. The newer models [ (late?) 2007/ 2008 ] do.
     
    E.B.E., Feb 19, 2008
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  3. havand

    havand Notebook Consultant

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    I thought SDHC was just a driver/software upgrade from SD...So why can't they give those of us with slightly older notebooks SDHC support? Or is my understanding completely off?
     
    havand, Feb 19, 2008
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I'm not sure if it's driver or firmware; might be firmware.

    In either case, I don't suspect ASUS will be releasing upgrades for all their older models (haven't checked though), just for the sake of making them SDHC-compatible. They usually stop releasing updates for EOL products, and they arent' very good with updates for current products, either.

    But still, this leaves us the option of investigating whether the manufacturer doesn't provide that upgrade, or perhaps a newer ASUS notebook with the same card reader hardware but different driver. One would need to do some research, I might do it but not now since I don't have the time.

    I would be very interested in a solution though.
     
    E.B.E., Feb 19, 2008
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  5. Jazzario

    Jazzario Newbie

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    I have the A8FM and had to update the drivers to get the SDHC support. There was a member here who posted the website. Do a search and if you cant find it then PM me and I will try and help you out. I don't know how old your model is but I bought mine at the end of 2006 so if yours is newer then I'm sure the drivers will work. BTW, the drivers I am using were NOT made for this specific model. The drivers name is RICOH R5C833. Hope this helps.
     
    Jazzario, Feb 20, 2008
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  6. ProfessorChaos

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    ProfessorChaos, Feb 21, 2008
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  7. Persuasion

    Persuasion Notebook Consultant

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    Those drivers are not working for me at all. I used the have disk method and restarted maybe 10 times in the past few days.

    Any tips?
     
    Persuasion, Dec 30, 2008
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  8. AlexF

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    Install this instead:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934428

    It seems to have an updated version of the SD card drivers which Microsoft released and supports SDHC.

    Both my IOGear and built-in Ricoh SD reader used to ignore SDHC cards, but both read SDHC cards perfectly after applying this patch. No special drivers. :) :) :)
     
    AlexF, Dec 31, 2008
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  9. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Nice~! Glad it worked out :)
     
    David, Dec 31, 2008
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  10. Persuasion

    Persuasion Notebook Consultant

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    Yes that hotfix worked perfectly! I had to do a System Restore (thank god I left that on) since rolling back the drivers earlier in this thread had no effect. After a restore and hotfix it worked perfectly!

    Thanks a bunch.
     
    Persuasion, Dec 31, 2008
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