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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it
in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
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| I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it | in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, | when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't | check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the | most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? Does the OS assign a drive letter to the device ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
Hi, rmo555.
What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that card reader? RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 wrote in message ... I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:11 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
wrote: From: | I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it | in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, | when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't | check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the | most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? Does the OS assign a drive letter to the device ? No....... |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:50 -0600, "R. C. White"
wrote: Hi, rmo555. What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that card reader? RC It's not there. |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:11 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
wrote: From: | I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it | in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, | when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't | check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the | most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? Does the OS assign a drive letter to the device ? I should have replied that I'm not sure (when the card reader is recognized). However, right now, it is not recognized and therefore does not have a drive letter. It has always worked this way. If I look at the screen that shows the drives, the card reader will show up as soon as I place a card in the reader. Without the card, the reader is invisible. Same with the Device Manager. |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
Has the card been formatted? If so with what formt?
wrote in message ... I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
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| On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:11 -0500, "David H. Lipman" | wrote: From: | I have a built-in card reader in my laptop. However, I can only see it | in Device Manager if I have a card inserted. I am having trouble as, | when I insert a card, the card reader isn't showing up - so I can't | check the driver because I can't find it. I changed it recently to the | most updated, digitally signed driver. Can someone help? Does the OS assign a drive letter to the device ? | I should have replied that I'm not sure (when the card reader is | recognized). However, right now, it is not recognized and therefore | does not have a drive letter. It has always worked this way. If I | look at the screen that shows the drives, the card reader will show up | as soon as I place a card in the reader. Without the card, the reader | is invisible. Same with the Device Manager. A drive letter should be reserved for any/all memory card readers. It is only after you install a memory card in the memory card reader can you access data from said drive letter. All USB "Mass Storage Devices" such as memory card readers, are Plug 'n Play by the OS with internal drivers and not requiring third paty drivers to recognize trhe hardware. Right-Click on "My Computer" and choose "Manage" Go to "Disk Management" Look for "Removable" devices and check what drive letters are assigned. See if you can change drive assigments. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
From: | On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:50 -0600, "R. C. White" | wrote: Hi, rmo555. What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that card reader? RC | It's not there. If it is NOT there there are few possiblities... The memory card reader is not connected to the port (USB ?). The memory card is bad. The interface is bad. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Can't find my Card Reader or driver
Hi, rmo555.
Are you sure? Look at the top of Disk Management, in the Volume Listing. You won't see it there unless it holds a card that has been partitioned and formatted. But then look at the bottom half of the screen, in the Graphical View. Even if there are no volumes, there should be an entry in the far left column for "Disk 4" or whatever. It probably will be below your HDDs but above your DVD-ROM drives. Do you see anything there? My only card reader is on an external USB port; it has no card in it at this moment; its entry says: Disk 4 Removable (S No Media Note that I've assigned the letter S: (for SanDisk or Smart Digital) to that card reader so that it always gets the same letter each time I re-insert it to transfer a fresh batch of photos from my camera. If I didn't assign the letter of my choice, the system would simply assign "the next available letter" each time. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:50 -0600, "R. C. White" wrote: Hi, rmo555. What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that card reader? RC It's not there. |