Can a Media Card Reader with an SD Slot be Updated to read SDHC Cards?!?

Question

I just baught a 4GB SDHC Card for my New Digital Camera.

When I put my Card in the Card Reader with the Label face Up, my PC went Bonkers, and Rebooted.

When I poked around with it more, I found out the SD Slot is made, so the SD Cards have to be put in Up-Side-Down!!

After I discovered this, I tried to read the Card, and my PC couldn't ID it.

I tested a 16MB SD Card , and it works Fine. My PC reads it, and my Camera can use it, too. I Then put the 4GB DSHC Card in the Camera, and it came up with an Error.

I took it out, and cleaned it off, and put it back in the Camera, and it NOW works fine in the Camera. All Pictures I took are there, nothing lost.

But when I put the 4GB SDHC Card back in the Media Card Reader in my PC, it STILL doesn't see it!!

At one piont, it said it was Empty.

So, is my SDHC Card Bad, or is my Media Card Reader unable to Read from it?!?

And if so, Can I Update the MediaCard Reader with a New ROM (or Driver) to allow it to use DSHC Cards?

Answer 1

What model is your card reader?  Not all card readers can read SDHC.  This is probably what is going on with your card.  Your card is probably fine, but you'll need a new card reader that can read SDHC or you can just use your camera as the card reader.  But I would strongly suggest a card reader over using your camera.

I don't know if they are any card readers that can be updated by firmware to read SDHC.