SD card not mounting

Hi there,
I know there are some discussions already open regarding this problem. Mine is a tad different, instead of not mounting, I get the "device removal message"instantly.
I checked my card reader w another card, it works. The card itself works in another camera showing all pictures.
I tried Photorescue Wizard, no success.
Does anyone have any ideas about this?
Thanks,
Katja

Thanks for replying mende1. Disk utilities isn't seeing my SD card is there so I can't use that approach.
I'm wondering if there has been an update which has somehow disabled the SD card reader.

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I have browsed this forum "Ports and interfaces on the MacBook Pro (2008 and Later)" for a bit and searched for "SD" but did not find any posts directly related to my issue here.
I have a Kingston 512Mb card which mounts in my MacBook Pro only when I insert it in a cardreader inserted in the USB port.
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This does nothing to explain why your card can't be read in the built-in reader, though. One thing to check is the position of the "lock" slider on the card; a small handful of other posters with similar problems have reported that if the slider isn't securely locked or unlocked (I don't recall which), it gets disturbed as the card is inserted, and the card can't be read as a result.
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