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Malcolm Hamilton · April 16th, 2015, 07:10 PM

Hi there,
I'm asking for help before I try to download a (SanDisk Extreme) CF card to my Retina MacBook Pro, because when I tried the same thing two months ago with a Sony SxS card, also attached via Thunderbolt, it caused a system crash and I had to reinstall everything, including my OS.
I haven't used this card reader for a couple years—back then it worked just fine, but it was a different laptop (an older MBP) running a different OS (Mountain Lion I think). I'm now running Yosemite, on a newer MBP.
So... am I safe doing this?
Do I need some Canon software first?
Thanks so much for any advice.
I have a shoot tomorrow and have to either get this card reader working, or I'll have to buy another CF card, which I really don't want to do.
Regards,
Malcolm

Gary Huff · April 17th, 2015, 08:21 AM

Sony SxS and CF card readers are two very different things, especially if you are using a Thunderbolt SxS reader (which I assume is a Sonnet Tech Echo or Qio). CF should work just fine without having to install zero drivers, while SxS requires two different sets for the Thunderbolt readers. I would assume if you had a crash so intense that it wiped out your OS, that you simply installed versions for the wrong OS. I have done SxS Echo Express offloads lots of times with zero issues.

Malcolm Hamilton · April 18th, 2015, 12:46 PM

Thanks so much, Gary.
As you predicted, I had no problems connecting my CF card reader—that all worked out nicely.
I will make sure to update whatever needs to be updated before trying anything again with my SxS cards.
Best Regards,
Malcolm

April 16th, 2015, 07:10 PM	#1
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	I have CF card reader+fw-to-thunderbolt cable+Retina MBP. Do I need anything else? Hi there, I'm asking for help before I try to download a (SanDisk Extreme) CF card to my Retina MacBook Pro, because when I tried the same thing two months ago with a Sony SxS card, also attached via Thunderbolt, it caused a system crash and I had to reinstall everything, including my OS. I haven't used this card reader for a couple years—back then it worked just fine, but it was a different laptop (an older MBP) running a different OS (Mountain Lion I think). I'm now running Yosemite, on a newer MBP. So... am I safe doing this? Do I need some Canon software first? Thanks so much for any advice. I have a shoot tomorrow and have to either get this card reader working, or I'll have to buy another CF card, which I really don't want to do. Regards, Malcolm

April 17th, 2015, 08:21 AM	#2
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: I have CF card reader+fw-to-thunderbolt cable+Retina MBP. Do I need anything else Sony SxS and CF card readers are two very different things, especially if you are using a Thunderbolt SxS reader (which I assume is a Sonnet Tech Echo or Qio). CF should work just fine without having to install zero drivers, while SxS requires two different sets for the Thunderbolt readers. I would assume if you had a crash so intense that it wiped out your OS, that you simply installed versions for the wrong OS. I have done SxS Echo Express offloads lots of times with zero issues.

April 18th, 2015, 12:46 PM	#3
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 844	Re: I have CF card reader+fw-to-thunderbolt cable+Retina MBP. Do I need anything else Thanks so much, Gary. As you predicted, I had no problems connecting my CF card reader—that all worked out nicely. I will make sure to update whatever needs to be updated before trying anything again with my SxS cards. Best Regards, Malcolm