diff --git a/configs/nucleo-144/include/board.h b/configs/nucleo-144/include/board.h
index 1561ad8cc68..18d2727502b 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-144/include/board.h
+++ b/configs/nucleo-144/include/board.h
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_STM32F7_PLLSAI 1
 #define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIN    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIN(192)
-#define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIP    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIP(2)
-#define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIQ    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIQ(2)
+#define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIP    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIP(8)
+#define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIQ    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIQ(4)
 #define STM32_RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIR    RCC_PLLSAICFGR_PLLSAIR(2)
 
 /* Configure Dedicated Clock Configuration Register */
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_I2C4SRC    RCC_DCKCFGR2_I2C4SEL_HSI
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_LPTIM1SRC  RCC_DCKCFGR2_LPTIM1SEL_APB
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_CECSRC     RCC_DCKCFGR2_CECSEL_HSI
-#define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_CK48MSRC   RCC_DCKCFGR2_CK48MSEL_PLLSAI
+#define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_CK48MSRC   RCC_DCKCFGR2_CK48MSEL_PLL
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_SDMMCSRC   RCC_DCKCFGR2_SDMMCSEL_48MHZ
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_SDMMC2SRC  RCC_DCKCFGR2_SDMMC2SEL_48MHZ
 #define STM32_RCC_DCKCFGR2_DSISRC     RCC_DCKCFGR2_DSISEL_48MHZ
@@ -216,6 +216,61 @@
 #define STM32_APB2_TIM10_CLKIN  (2*STM32_PCLK2_FREQUENCY)
 #define STM32_APB2_TIM11_CLKIN  (2*STM32_PCLK2_FREQUENCY)
 
+/* SDMMC dividers.  Note that slower clocking is required when DMA is disabled
+ * in order to avoid RX overrun/TX underrun errors due to delayed responses
+ * to service FIFOs in interrupt driven mode.  These values have not been
+ * tuned!!!
+ *
+ * SDMMCCLK=48MHz, SDMMC_CK=SDMMCCLK/(118+2)=400 KHz
+ */
+
+#define STM32_SDMMC_INIT_CLKDIV         (118 << STM32_SDMMC_CLKCR_CLKDIV_SHIFT)
+
+/* DMA ON:  SDMMCCLK=48MHz, SDMMC_CK=SDMMCCLK/(1+2)=16 MHz
+ * DMA OFF: SDMMCCLK=48MHz, SDMMC_CK=SDMMCCLK/(2+2)=12 MHz
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_DMA
+#  define STM32_SDMMC_MMCXFR_CLKDIV     (1 << STM32_SDMMC_CLKCR_CLKDIV_SHIFT)
+#else
+#  define STM32_SDMMC_MMCXFR_CLKDIV     (2 << STM32_SDMMC_CLKCR_CLKDIV_SHIFT)
+#endif
+
+/* DMA ON:  SDMMCCLK=48MHz, SDMMC_CK=SDMMCCLK/(1+2)=16 MHz
+ * DMA OFF: SDMMCCLK=48MHz, SDMMC_CK=SDMMCCLK/(2+2)=12 MHz
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_DMA
+#  define STM32_SDMMC_SDXFR_CLKDIV      (1 << STM32_SDMMC_CLKCR_CLKDIV_SHIFT)
+#else
+#  define STM32_SDMMC_SDXFR_CLKDIV      (2 << STM32_SDMMC_CLKCR_CLKDIV_SHIFT)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_STM32F7_SDMMC2)
+#  define GPIO_SDMMC2_D0 GPIO_SDMMC2_D0_1
+#  define GPIO_SDMMC2_D1 GPIO_SDMMC2_D1_1
+#  define GPIO_SDMMC2_D2 GPIO_SDMMC2_D2_1
+#  define GPIO_SDMMC2_D3 GPIO_SDMMC2_D3_1
+#endif
+/* DMA Channl/Stream Selections *****************************************************/
+/* Stream selections are arbitrary for now but might become important in the future
+ * if we set aside more DMA channels/streams.
+ *
+ * SDMMC DMA is on DMA2
+ *
+ * SDMMC1 DMA
+ *   DMAMAP_SDMMC1_1 = Channel 4, Stream 3
+ *   DMAMAP_SDMMC1_2 = Channel 4, Stream 6
+ *
+ * SDMMC2 DMA
+ *   DMAMAP_SDMMC2_1 = Channel 11, Stream 0
+ *   DMAMAP_SDMMC3_2 = Channel 11, Stream 5
+ */
+
+#define DMAMAP_SDMMC1  DMAMAP_SDMMC1_1
+#define DMAMAP_SDMMC2  DMAMAP_SDMMC2_1
+
+
 /* FLASH wait states
  *
  *  --------- ---------- -----------
diff --git a/configs/nucleo-144/src/Makefile b/configs/nucleo-144/src/Makefile
index e4e02750bd4..ca3ede019c5 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-144/src/Makefile
+++ b/configs/nucleo-144/src/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ADC),y)
 CSRCS += stm32_adc.c
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HAVE_SDIO),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MMCSD),y)
 CSRCS += stm32_sdio.c
 endif
 
diff --git a/configs/nucleo-144/src/nucleo-144.h b/configs/nucleo-144/src/nucleo-144.h
index 48a6f9f11a3..2d070539d25 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-144/src/nucleo-144.h
+++ b/configs/nucleo-144/src/nucleo-144.h
@@ -128,8 +128,45 @@
 #define NUCLEO_SPI_BUS3_CS2  10
 #define NUCLEO_SPI_BUS3_CS3  11
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_STM32_SDIO)
-#define GPIO_SDIO_NCD (GPIO_INPUT|GPIO_FLOAT|GPIO_EXTI | GPIO_PORTB | GPIO_PIN15)
+#if defined(CONFIG_STM32F7_SDMMC1) || defined(CONFIG_STM32F7_SDMMC2)
+# define HAVE_SDIO
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) || !defined(CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO)
+#  undef HAVE_SDIO
+#endif
+
+#define SDIO_SLOTNO 0  /* Only one slot */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SDIO
+
+#  if defined(CONFIG_STM32F7_SDMMC1)
+#    define GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD (GPIO_INPUT|GPIO_FLOAT|GPIO_EXTI | GPIO_PORTC | GPIO_PIN11)
+#  endif
+
+#  if defined(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO) && (CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO != 0)
+#    warning "Only one MMC/SD slot, slot 0"
+#    define CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO SDIO_SLOTNO
+#  endif
+
+#  if defined(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDMINOR)
+#    define SDIO_MINOR CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDMINOR
+#  else
+#    define SDIO_MINOR 0
+#  endif
+
+  /* SD card bringup does not work if performed on the IDLE thread because it
+   * will cause waiting.  Use either:
+   *
+   *  CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y, OR
+   *  CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y && CONFIG_BOARD_INITTHREAD=y
+   */
+
+#  if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE) && !defined(CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL) && \
+     !defined(CONFIG_BOARD_INITTHREAD)
+#    warning SDIO initialization cannot be perfomed on the IDLE thread
+#    undef HAVE_SDIO
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************************
@@ -196,5 +233,17 @@ int stm32_dma_alloc_init(void);
 int board_adc_initialize(void);
 #endif
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: stm32_sdio_initialize
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Called at application startup time to initialize the SCMMC functionality.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMCSD
+int stm32_sdio_initialize(void);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* __CONFIGS_NUCLEO_144_SRC_NUCLEO_144_H */
diff --git a/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_appinitialize.c b/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
index 9daf02a3ff0..17b26a1b05d 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
+++ b/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/config.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <debug.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 
 #include "nucleo-144.h"
diff --git a/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_sdio.c b/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_sdio.c
index 87b316be2e0..7904f8c2eba 100644
--- a/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_sdio.c
+++ b/configs/nucleo-144/src/stm32_sdio.c
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@
 #include <nuttx/sdio.h>
 #include <nuttx/mmcsd.h>
 
-#include "stm32.h"
+#include "chip.h"
 #include "nucleo-144.h"
+#include "stm32_gpio.h"
+#include "stm32_sdmmc.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMCSD
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SDIO
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@
 /* Card detections requires card support and a card detection GPIO */
 
 #define HAVE_NCD   1
-#if !defined(CONFIG_STM32_SDIO) || !defined(GPIO_SDIO_NCD)
+#if !defined(GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD)
 #  undef HAVE_NCD
 #endif
 
@@ -91,8 +94,8 @@ static int stm32_ncd_interrupt(int irq, FAR void *context)
 {
   bool present;
 
-  present = !stm32_gpioread(GPIO_SDIO_NCD);
-  if (present != g_sd_inserted)
+  present = !stm32_gpioread(GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD);
+  if (g_sdio_dev && present != g_sd_inserted)
     {
       sdio_mediachange(g_sdio_dev, present);
       g_sd_inserted = present;
@@ -125,11 +128,11 @@ int stm32_sdio_initialize(void)
 
   /* Configure the card detect GPIO */
 
-  stm32_configgpio(GPIO_SDIO_NCD);
+  stm32_configgpio(GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD);
 
   /* Register an interrupt handler for the card detect pin */
 
-  stm32_gpiosetevent(GPIO_SDIO_NCD, true, true, true, stm32_ncd_interrupt);
+  stm32_gpiosetevent(GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD, true, true, true, stm32_ncd_interrupt);
 #endif
 
   /* Mount the SDIO-based MMC/SD block driver */
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ int stm32_sdio_initialize(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_NCD
   /* Use SD card detect pin to check if a card is g_sd_inserted */
 
-  cd_status = !stm32_gpioread(GPIO_SDIO_NCD);
+  cd_status = !stm32_gpioread(GPIO_SDMMC1_NCD);
   finfo("Card detect : %d\n", cd_status);
 
   sdio_mediachange(g_sdio_dev, cd_status);