No Joy with new card reader

Hi All,
Just returned from Comp USA with a new Belkin 7 port USB hub and a Smartdisk SD/MS card reader.
Hub install went fine(nice to have a few more ports now) card reader is not working, it is a usb type. I have tried the back of the Mac, the hub but to no avail. Nothing mounts on the desktop. Any ideas????
I am using a SD card in it, I will be calling Smartdisk tomorrow for help, but though I would try the Mac community first.
Thanx in Advance

If your SD card is used for your digital camera, try connecting it directly to the mac, if iPhoto launches and allows you to import your photos, then your SD card is OK. I "suspect" it is your card reader that may be faulty, since you tried in every USB port you can find
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