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Caldigit TS4 SD UHS II Card Slot

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hazmacfan

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Feb 24, 2008
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Macbook 16" M1 Pro with Caldigit TS4 on Sequoia 15.2 . Can't mount any SD Card to the SD slot. Have to use the built-in slot on the MacBook. microSD on the Caldigit works fine.

I have already shutdown the Mac and unplugged it and unplugged the TS4 from power, nothing. I just reset the MacBook using the erase utility and started fresh. Still can't see any SD card I pop in the TS4, just the microSD.

It worked when I first hooked up the TS4 to the MacBook, stopped working when I tried to use the builtin and the builtin took over? stopped working since.

Any ideas?
 
Thanks for the quick reply. Yes I applied the latest firmware and restarted. Same results.
 
I did check in System Info and it does list the Built in SD Card Reader only. No mention of the Caldigit, like it shows under Thunderbolt/USB4 Device Tree.
 
hazmacfan said:
I did check in System Info and it does list the Built in SD Card Reader only. No mention of the Caldigit, like it shows under Thunderbolt/USB4 Device Tree.
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With my TS4 connected to an M3 Max 14" MBP, the card reader only shows as a USB device if there's a card in it. It does not show in the "Card Reader" section of System Report, just as a USB device. Without a card in the reader, the reader is not listed anywhere.
 
hazmacfan said:
I did check in System Info and it does list the Built in SD Card Reader only. No mention of the Caldigit, like it shows under Thunderbolt/USB4 Device Tree.
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You'll probably get better support from Caldigit. It is a curious thing. I'd be interested to hear what they say. Please post.
 
I will check with them. I did plug the TS4 into my iPhone and same behavior. Maybe it the TS4 SD reader that's fried.
 
Caldigit support recommended I return it to Apple where I bought. Will do that.
 
82 yr old senior here. Please direct me to the correct forum if necessary.
I'm about to connect my new CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Station to my 24" Apple M1 Desktop running Sequoia. I intend to attach (for now) two older external drives, my Apple Superdrive, and a PlusTek slide scanner. However, I read the following today somewhere on MacRumors: I wouldn't buy any external SSD less than USB4 and ideally Thunderbolt 4 at this point. Not counting flash/thumb drives and the like. SO... are my external drives too old to attach to the TS4? My two external drives: 2TB G-Drive USB-C marked 12-2018 (solely for Time Machine backups); 2TB Seagate Portable Drive USB 3.0 marked 2021 for videos and photos.
 
Rivergull said:
82 yr old senior here. Please direct me to the correct forum if necessary.
I'm about to connect my new CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Station to my 24" Apple M1 Desktop running Sequoia. I intend to attach (for now) two older external drives, my Apple Superdrive, and a PlusTek slide scanner. However, I read the following today somewhere on MacRumors: I wouldn't buy any external SSD less than USB4 and ideally Thunderbolt 4 at this point. Not counting flash/thumb drives and the like. SO... are my external drives too old to attach to the TS4? My two external drives: 2TB G-Drive USB-C marked 12-2018 (solely for Time Machine backups); 2TB Seagate Portable Drive USB 3.0 marked 2021 for videos and photos.
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They'll work fine. Given that they're older devices, naturally, they'll be slower than the newest devices present in the market. Whomever had posted - SSDs and USB4 etc...- is simply seeking speed.

I still have external HDDs of 2TB from 2010 plugged in with a USB1 or 2, - whatever was the tech generation back then. Things copy across slow - compared to an SSD drive with USB C - but so what, they work!
 
Rivergull -

Use the drives you have. See if they work before worrying about getting more.
(this doesn't mean you shouldn't "investigate" newer drives, but use "what works" for now)

BE AWARE that the Apple SuperDrive might not work right when connected "through" a hub. I've read that it needs to be plugged "directly into the Mac". I could be wrong about this.
 
Rivergull said:
However, I read the following today somewhere on MacRumors: I wouldn't buy any external SSD less than USB4 and ideally Thunderbolt 4 at this point. Not counting flash/thumb drives and the like.
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At a favorable price point, there's nothing wrong with USB3 drives. They're just slower and probably will be greatly diminished in utility in 10 years time.
 
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