Bogus "Device Removal" Alert for SDcard Reader

Using the same SDcards, same reader, same USB hub as I did before the 10.5.8 update, I now get a "Device Removal" alert after a period of time once an SDcard is inserted. It varies from just a minute or two to around an hour or more. When I click off the alert window the card remounts right away but the alert always comes back after a while.
Something tells me a PRAM zap might fix it, but is anyone else seeing this with 10.5.8?

More Info: After resetting PRAM and a reboot, still the same symptoms except this time, after the "Device Removal" message came up. the lights on the reader flashed for a while and then the following alert window appeared: "Disk Repair The disk "NO NAME" was not repairable by this computer. It is being made available to you with limited functionality. You must back up your data and reformat the disk as soon as possible." Never saw that one before. This alert finally went away by itself, another "Device Removal" alert appeared, and now it's continually mounting the card then showing the removal alert, every few minutes.

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