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SIMJewMacOSX - Oct 15, 2006 - 2:40 pm

I'm using a SanDisk ImageMate CF Reader Model: SDDR-92 which shows compatibility on SanDisk's site. I put in my Kingston 512MB CF card and when I'm trying to import photos using iPhoto, Aperture, or even just copying them in finder, I get the Beachball of Death and my system does not recover from it. Is there anything I can do to correct this? I've already lost some great photos because the CF card got corrupted once while trying to import. I use a Canon Digital Rebel DSLR with the CF card.

philippe99 - Oct 15, 2006 - 10:43 pm

Hi and welcome to macosx.com

When you plug the reader in the USB port of the Mac, which port do you use ?
If keyboard, could you try some of the USB ports on the rear of the PM ?

Does the card correctmy mounts on the Desktop ?
(and if possible, disable -ImageCapture, iPhoto, SsytemPreferences- every application which could be automatically launched when a such a card is connected to the Mac)

Regards
Philippe

SIMJewMacOSX - Oct 16, 2006 - 6:01 am

I've tried USB ports on both the back of the CinemaWide display and on the back of the PM. The card appears to correctly mount, but crashes after trying to navigate through it, or import from it. As of right now, the only thing that launches when I connect it is Aperture, but I've connected it before with nothing opening and then first opening an import program to find that it crashes just the same.

philippe99 - Oct 16, 2006 - 8:39 am

And why you connect the Canon camera itself through the USB cord, does the card inside the Canon mounts ??

Does the Rebel not coming with mac compatible software like Zoombrowser (or a name like this) -or even an OEM release of Photoshop Elements (Canon loves Adobe)- which allows you to download the images ?

Do you shoot as RAW ?

Phil