It is possible that your laptop is not recognizing your SD card because of the connection issue. Here are some steps you can do to troubleshoot the SD card issue:

1. Check the SD card connector and ensure that there no dust in the card reader slot.
2. Reset the BIOS settings to their default values.
3. Check the SD card in another device to make sure it works correctly.
4. Update the drivers for the SD card adapter.
5. Reinstall the operating system.