Not sure this helps for EE designer but here goes*well at least have some note....* I have in front of me a USB card reader that looks dead*windows see the device* but I can't read any SD card or MMC card. It has work before*never quite right with detect SD/MMC cards at 2GB*. The IC used is: AU6366 E32-FCL-NP The product using this chip is SWISSTEC. Soldering to the chip for the SD slot looks okay. But I am not for certain the chip is dead to the SD card since I lack a logic analyzer. Tested the SD cards on my new USB card reader and work well. Regards, John ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist