SD Card Reader Doesn't Read Card?

anil099 · 12-18-2006, 10:41 PM

I have a HP Desktop..Athlon 3700 (which i dont think matters in this case)...windows media center edition...and it has card slots in the front..when i stick my sd card in there it doesnt do anything..i tried every which way...it works fine on my laptop though

enriqrez32018 · 12-18-2006, 11:40 PM

there should be a drive that says, "removable disk" in My computer, if there is't Maybe your card reader isnt connected, you might need to check inside and see if your card reader is hooked up to the USB pins in the motherboard, because there is no or alert you see when you place any card in a reader, because windows sees those as drives, theres no little "blip" you hear when you put in a card

**The_Other_One** · 12-19-2006, 01:25 AM

Do you have another SD Card? I have some cards that just won't work in some of my card readers...

anil099 · 12-19-2006, 04:01 AM

nah...i only got one card...well actually yes ive tried two cards...because I exchanged the first 2 gb for another one thinking the card was messed up but it was really my cell phone...so yeah i guess bad card reader...I have opened my pc up a few times (install graphics card, memory, etc...) and im not too familiar with hardware so i might have left it unplugged...ill open it back up when i get back to the dorms...anyone have a Screenshot or pic of what the cable looks like?

**The_Other_One** · 12-19-2006, 10:30 AM

Don't test the same type of card... I mean a totally different card. Either way you probably will need another card reader. You could try formatting it in your PC first, but then it might not work in your other devices...

12-18-2006, 10:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
anil099 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 21 Posts: 381	SD Card Reader Doesn't Read Card? I have a HP Desktop..Athlon 3700 (which i dont think matters in this case)...windows media center edition...and it has card slots in the front..when i stick my sd card in there it doesnt do anything..i tried every which way...it works fine on my laptop though __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 3700+ San Diego GPU: MSI 7600 GS HDD: 200 GB Slave: 80 GB Memory: 2 x 512MB PSU: Hipro 500W 29A 3DMark06: 2502 Laptop: Acer 5601 Core Duo 1.66 Ghz...100 GB HDD...512 MB...8 Cell Battery...6.6 Lbs...Double Layer DVD Drive...

12-19-2006, 01:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Do you have another SD Card? I have some cards that just won't work in some of my card readers... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

12-19-2006, 04:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
anil099 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 21 Posts: 381	nah...i only got one card...well actually yes ive tried two cards...because I exchanged the first 2 gb for another one thinking the card was messed up but it was really my cell phone...so yeah i guess bad card reader...I have opened my pc up a few times (install graphics card, memory, etc...) and im not too familiar with hardware so i might have left it unplugged...ill open it back up when i get back to the dorms...anyone have a Screenshot or pic of what the cable looks like? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 3700+ San Diego GPU: MSI 7600 GS HDD: 200 GB Slave: 80 GB Memory: 2 x 512MB PSU: Hipro 500W 29A 3DMark06: 2502 Laptop: Acer 5601 Core Duo 1.66 Ghz...100 GB HDD...512 MB...8 Cell Battery...6.6 Lbs...Double Layer DVD Drive...

12-19-2006, 10:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Don't test the same type of card... I mean a totally different card. Either way you probably will need another card reader. You could try formatting it in your PC first, but then it might not work in your other devices... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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12-18-2006, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
enriqrez32018 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 16 Posts: 11	there should be a drive that says, "removable disk" in My computer, if there is't Maybe your card reader isnt connected, you might need to check inside and see if your card reader is hooked up to the USB pins in the motherboard, because there is no or alert you see when you place any card in a reader, because windows sees those as drives, theres no little "blip" you hear when you put in a card

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