Thanks derekp... I'll give that a try.. however once again I am doubtful that this will solve the problem as I am experiencing the same issues regardless of which SD slot I use on my N800.

If the problem is related to the 1pin vs. 4pins - and seeing that I'm having the problem in both slots... this would indicate that perhaps there is a common point of failure which is causing the issue on both slots.

Thanks for your input so far.