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SD Card "write-protected"
  1. #1


    Andreas Y. Guest

    SD Card "write-protected"

    All of a sudden, my HP laptop cannot write to any of my sd cards. It says
    they are write-protected although they are not. I can write to my cards on
    cameras but not on my laptop. I have tried the trick with the tape but it
    doesn't work as it seems the trouble is on the laptop. I have tons of stuff
    on my laptop and it's big trouble to restore it. Is it actually Windows
    issue or hardware?




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  2. #2


    Ferd Burfel Guest

    Re: SD Card "write-protected"

    I'd be suspicious of the hardware. The "lock" tab on the card works like
    the write protect of a floppy disk. The position of the lock tab is
    detected by the card reader. It may be defective.

    The only thing I can suggest it try them in another computer to verify.

    Ferd


    "Andreas Y." <ayiangoullis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:0F6AEA7F-BDC5-4966-9E56-F13272FA4213@xxxxxx

    > All of a sudden, my HP laptop cannot write to any of my sd cards. It says
    > they are write-protected although they are not. I can write to my cards on
    > cameras but not on my laptop. I have tried the trick with the tape but it
    > doesn't work as it seems the trouble is on the laptop. I have tons of
    > stuff
    > on my laptop and it's big trouble to restore it. Is it actually Windows
    > issue or hardware?


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Not Even Me Guest

    Re: SD Card "write-protected"

    I had that problem with a miniSD that I put in the laptop/desktop with an
    adapter.
    The adapter went bad. I used a different adapter and the problem went away.

    "Andreas Y." <ayiangoullis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:0F6AEA7F-BDC5-4966-9E56-F13272FA4213@xxxxxx

    > All of a sudden, my HP laptop cannot write to any of my sd cards. It says
    > they are write-protected although they are not. I can write to my cards on
    > cameras but not on my laptop. I have tried the trick with the tape but it
    > doesn't work as it seems the trouble is on the laptop. I have tons of
    > stuff
    > on my laptop and it's big trouble to restore it. Is it actually Windows
    > issue or hardware?


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Ralph Guest

    RE: SD Card "write-protected"

    Did you find a solution ? I have the same problem

    "Andreas Y." wrote:

    > All of a sudden, my HP laptop cannot write to any of my sd cards. It says
    > they are write-protected although they are not. I can write to my cards on
    > cameras but not on my laptop. I have tried the trick with the tape but it
    > doesn't work as it seems the trouble is on the laptop. I have tons of stuff
    > on my laptop and it's big trouble to restore it. Is it actually Windows
    > issue or hardware?
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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