Photo Card Reader not recognized

I have a Card Reader for SD cards that, via USB, is supposed to be used to download pictures in the LapTop (esecially when you cannot do it directly from your camera). Once I connect this Card Reader to my MacBook Pro (Mountain Lion), I cannot "see it", neither in Finder or Desktop. By the way, it happens also with some USB sticks...
Do you know how to make it visible and allow me to download the pictures? Thanks!

Doesn't your mac have a built in sd card reader. Try that.
As to your problem if nothing you connect to either usb port show up in either finder or disk utility then you have a hardware problem and the system will need to go to apple to be fixed. If it is a mid 2012 model you are still in the original warranty period of one year and the repairs should be done for free under the warranty. That is unless you have somehow damaged the system.

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Good morning rv9a.
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