SD card / reader don't mount on the desktop

There are ongoing SD / SDHC card issues that Apple needs to address.
I have an both an original MBP and original MacBook. Both are running 10.6.2. Both do not mount my SD or SDHC cards on the desktop. I've tried 4 different cards and 3 different readers (1 just came from Amazon today).
They do show up under disk utility. To access the data I have to make an image from it and then it mounts no problem. When in a camera, the camera mounts, iPhoto launches and I can transfer the images. But in a card reader, no go.
I just did a SMC reset and that did not help.

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Hi
My USB CF (Compact Flash) Card reader is not mounting on my 2.5 GHZ Intel Core i5 iMac anymore.
Last week it worked fine to get pictures from my camera but now it won't mount at all.
I ejected it in the correct way rather than just disconnecting it but now i cannot get it to remount!
I cannot even see it in the disk utility or system profiler.
I have tried another card reader (a brand new one bought today) and the same problem exists. I've also tried different cards to see if that made a difference and they still arent being picked up on the Mac.
I have done all the usual things like rebooting, unplugging all other USB devices and then trying but nothing has worked.
I'm a photographer and I'm at my wits end here. I know the cards are fine as i have been using them without issue and they are also new.
Note: If I plug the camera in directly to the Mac, the Mac picks it up just fine as it always has done. Its just the card readers that it wont pick up anymore.
If anyone has any ideas at all other than the following (my so called friends advice) you'd earn my undting love:
Buy a PC
Use the camera (Thats why i bought the reader in the first place - importing RAW files from the camera is SLOW!)
Replace your CF cards (I have three 8GB cards two of which i had never used til today and they dont work either!)
Buy a new card reader (this is the 5th one in two days - none work on the Mac)
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OK, restart in Safe Mode, this will clear some caches. It's possible one or more is corrupt. To restart in Safe Mode when you hear the start up tone hold down the Shift Key until you see a progress bar. Let it fully boot then restart normally and test.
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If anybody knows of a resolution to this issue, I'd surely appreciate it if you would share that knowledge!
I have two SanDisk Firewire ImageMate Compact Flash card readers (model #SDDR-80 Rev:B). They've been very reliable (and fast) - have had them for over 3 years now. Never had a problem with them or their interoperability with either of my Macs (I also own a PowerBook G4 17" (1.67Ghz).
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Abbott1,
As you pointed out, I've done a little detective work here already - as I do with any problem I've have with my Macs. I find that in virtually every case, I'll resolve the issue myself - which is why this is the first time I've posted to Apple's discussion board.
You see, once upon a time, I provided 2nd tier Mac technical support in addition to acting as a liason to the engineers for a huge printer company whose name begins with an "X". I've been working with OS X since it was beta, and have been honing my Mac "detective skills" ever since. Now, I realize that I sound as though I'm tooting my own horn here, but I wanted to point out that I'm not another Mac newbie who just made the switch.
In my experience, taking this issue to Apple's Genius Bar will have only one of two outcomes - they will either deny the problem is Apple's, or they'll tell me to wait for an update - neither of which resolves the issue itself.
As it happens, I may very well end up showing the problem to one of the guys at the Genius Bar anyway, as I'm having an unrelated problem with the "G" key on my PowerBook - it has decided that it no longer wishes to reside with the other keys on the keyboard, and keeps trying to extricate itself just to prove it.
I knew it was a shot in the dark when I posted the original question, but I was hoping that some genius out there would beat Apple to the punch and have figured out a solution to the problem that didn't require me purchasing new card readers to replace perfectly good ones. I sure hope this problem doesn't exist in Leopard.
The card readers don't require any 3rd party software - there are no drivers, firmware updates, etc. - they define "plug-n-play".
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This has happened here too, with a Nikon D50 connected to an iMac G5 iSight 20". At first, I thought it was a lock file problem, caused by me forgetting and disconnecting the camera without first ejecting the desktop icon. But, I now think the problem is more likely caused by upgrading to 10.4.3, since I spoke with AppleCare today.
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Hello @shamrock838,
I understand that your HP Pavilion 500-c60 Desktop PC does not support the larger Compact Flash Memory Card and you are inquiring as to whether or not you can install a USB multi-card reader that accepts the CF Memory Card. First, you are correct the 7-in1 Multimedia Card Reader you do have installed does not support the CF Memory Card, but it does support the following cards:
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