Red Mini-Mag reader not mounting card

[Christoffer Glans]

I've tried to mount a Red Mini-Mag card to my macbook pro and it doesn't show up at all. Not in finder, Redcine-X or disk utility. I mount it through USB3.0 and I also tried the usb power cable with no luck.
When I mount it on a PC it doesn't show up either, but in Redcine-X it shows up as "Removable disk" but there's nothing on it.

The Mini-Mag card works without problem in my Epic.

[Nick Fury]

Hi Chris,

Some minima's require a bit of "effort" to seat in the reader. One of my four required much more "effort" than the other three. It "clicked into " place and has gotten easier to seat over time. I was surprised how much it took to get it seated, compared to the other three

Thank you very much

Fury

[Christoffer Glans]

Haha, damn, you're right.... I think I'm a bit too careful with everything :D

[Nick Fury]

Haha, damn, you're right.... I think I'm a bit too careful with everything :D

I could have given a more flowery description of the technique, but glad it worked.

This question has occurred enough that RED might check the QC on the cards/readers and, in the meantime, put a note in the card envelope. Maybe a, how shall I say Sticky would be a good idea as well...

Thank you very much

Fury

[Joshua Binder]

+1 on this, minimag reader has some intermittent behavioral issues. I don't think it's the cards. I think the USB 3.0 connection is not up to snuff. I tried changing cables. And got the same issue, sometimes it works right away sometimes it doesn't.

I'm due to send in an email to red support about it now that I am finding out it's not just me

[Nick Fury]

+1 on this, minimag reader has some intermittent behavioral issues. I don't think it's the cards. I think the USB 3.0 connection is not up to snuff. I tried changing cables. And got the same issue, sometimes it works right away sometimes it doesn't.

I'm due to send in an email to red support about it now that I am finding out it's not just me

hi Joshua,

Sounds as though you have had a different issue than OP and others, including me are referring to, in that there is a physical issue solely, that once properly seated in the reader, works just fine.

Thank you very much

Fury

[Derrick Peachey]

Hi, a few days ago I inserted my min mag card like any other day and this time it decided it would not mount. I tried different computers, different USB's, just USB, with or without dc power in. I don't have a shoot for about a week but if this were to happen with consecutive shoot days... I'd be SOL.
Anyone have an issue with theirs?
How did you resolve?

[Dustin Veneman]

wow this go me too!

[Elsie N]

Me too. I cabled with eSATA and everything worked perfectly.

[Michael D Kramer]

I ended up having to get a new Mag reader because my mag reader wouldnt mount one of my minimags. Did yours ever get resolved?