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SD/MMC card slot not working !

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by mblack, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. mblack

    mblack Guest

    Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here we go
    :
    HP Pavilion Slimline
    Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit
    Have had for some time now a problem with all my,
    SD/Mini/MMC/RS/Plus/Mobile, card slot it just won't read anything of any
    kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get it to
    work could anyone please help ? [​IMG]


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    mblack, Aug 31, 2009
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  3. whs

    whs Guest

    Does the little green light by the card reader go on when you stick the
    card in? On some systems, the power to the reader is cut off if you use
    "safely remove" before you pull out the card. Safely Remove must not be
    used - use "Eject" instead. But when the power is off, it usually comes
    back with a reboot.


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    whs, Aug 31, 2009
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  4. colgate1416

    colgate1416 Guest

    Yes little green light does come on, haven't done a reboot yet but can
    you explain a little bit more as to what you mean please !


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    colgate1416, Aug 31, 2009
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  5. Wao

    Wao Guest

    Please, read below.
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Does the little green light by the card reader go on when you stick the
    > card in? On some systems, the power to the reader is cut off if you use
    > "safely remove" before you pull out the card. Safely Remove must not be
    > used - use "Eject" instead. But when the power is off, it usually comes
    > back with a reboot.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Must I understand that one never has to use "Safely Remove" be it for an
    SD/MMC card or an USB device like a memory key or a camera cable? I've
    always used "Safely Remove" which makes the card reader slot / USB device
    disappear but all I need to do to restore that device is plugging something
    in again.

    That being said, what are the practical differences between the "Safely
    Remove" and "Eject" commands?

    Thank you in advance.
     
    Wao, Aug 31, 2009
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  6. whs

    whs Guest

    I really don't know what the exact differences are. But "safely remove"
    shuts the power off for card readers on some systems (not on all). That
    is why "eject" is recommended for card readers. For all other USB
    devices you can use "safely remove" - as far as I know.


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    whs, Aug 31, 2009
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  7. colgate1416

    colgate1416 Guest

    Thankyou i finally understood exactly what you meant, I:E right click on
    the drive that is being used and click eject then remove card, done it
    so once again !
    THANKYOU VERY MUCH !


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    colgate1416, Aug 31, 2009
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  8. Ian D

    Ian D Guest

    "mblack" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:a8e6a7eda3c3545cc2925cb6654c52eb@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here we go
    > :
    > HP Pavilion Slimline
    > Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit
    > Have had for some time now a problem with all my,
    > SD/Mini/MMC/RS/Plus/Mobile, card slot it just won't read anything of any
    > kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get it to
    > work could anyone please help ? [​IMG]
    >
    >
    > --
    > mblack<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    What size SD cards are you trying to read? If they are
    over 2GB, the reader must be able to read high density
    SDHC cards. Also, make sure the HP driver for the slot
    is enabled. It may need an update.
     
    Ian D, Aug 31, 2009
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  9. Saint

    Saint Guest

    Had the same thing happen to me and I sent a email to HP and the problem
    happened because the computer installed SP2 Update on my x64 SYSTEM, I
    downloaded the new update bios for my computer and everything is working
    again.
    Steve

    "Ian D" <taurus@nowhereatall.com> wrote in message
    news:u$s63lnKKHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "mblack" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    > news:a8e6a7eda3c3545cc2925cb6654c52eb@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here we go
    >> :
    >> HP Pavilion Slimline
    >> Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit
    >> Have had for some time now a problem with all my,
    >> SD/Mini/MMC/RS/Plus/Mobile, card slot it just won't read anything of any
    >> kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get it to
    >> work could anyone please help ? [​IMG]<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Saint, Aug 31, 2009
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  10. whs

    whs Guest

    Ian D;1125083 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "mblack" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
    > news:a8e6a7eda3c3545cc2925cb6654c52eb@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > >
    > > > Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here we<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > go<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > :
    > > > HP Pavilion Slimline
    > > > Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit
    > > > Have had for some time now a problem with all my,
    > > > SD/Mini/MMC/RS/Plus/Mobile, card slot it just won't read anything of<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > any<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get it<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > to<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > work could anyone please help ? [​IMG]
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > --
    > > > mblack > > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > What size SD cards are you trying to read? If they are
    > over 2GB, the reader must be able to read high density
    > SDHC cards. Also, make sure the HP driver for the slot
    > is enabled. It may need an update.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Good point. Systems from early 2007 or older are usually unable to read
    SDHC cards.


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    whs, Aug 31, 2009
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  11. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    Here's what whs wrote on 8/31/09:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I really don't know what the exact differences are. But "safely remove"
    > shuts the power off for card readers on some systems (not on all). That
    > is why "eject" is recommended for card readers. For all other USB
    > devices you can use "safely remove" - as far as I know.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    To clarify: this is for built-in card readers.

    Well, it really happens for external USB card readers as well, but you
    can easily restart an external reader by unplugging and replugging it.
    Actually, a built-in reader works the same way, but you have to
    partially disassemble the computer to unplug and replug it :)

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    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 2, 2009
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