SanDisk 4GB Card Won't Mount

If I connect the camera directly to my MAC and open iPhoto, it works just fine. The SD card however won't work on my SanDisk reader nor on my Lexar card reader. My CF card works on the Lexar reader though. How can I make this work?
Thanks!

seb29 wrote:
Yup. It was the firmware. I need to download the new firmware from SanDisk on a PC with the reader attached, then it will work on the MAC.
Thanks!
Great computing. Another pesky case solved
Sometimes it's annoying having to use a PC to update the firmware. I had to use my Dell to update my Verizon router firmware. I wish the world would understand that PeeCees are not the only computers out there

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