Importing GoPro footage to FCP X

I tried to import some clips from my GoPro Hero Naked to FCP x today and had a problem. The SDHC card reader I use is a USB reader adapter and i had the SD card in it and inserted it into one of the front SD card ports on the front of my MAC PRO (12 core, 64g ram, yadda yadda) I brought up import and it was there but was not highlighted and would not allow me to choose it as a source to import from. What gives?

Are you hitting import or import from camera? Does it work if you drag the files in manually?

Oddly enough, I don't see the drive pop up on my desktop like I do when I use my P2 drive so something is wrong...what do you think it can be? BTW I am trying to go thru import, haven't tried import from camera yet but will tomorrow.

Hmmm. I have had drives have a hard time mounting before it was usually solved with a restart. Can you mount the card through disk utility?

I'll try that but am about to go home for the evening. thanks for the ideas and I'll be back tomorrow with the answers as to what it was. I am teaching myself FCP X and just started that so am a total N00B!

Got it to work! Everything is easy if you do the right steps.

BTW turns out the way I had to do it was insert the adapter without the card, then insert the card. it then came up as a no name HD and I was able to drag the files into my LaCie and import from there. Works perfectly that way!