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Missing from My Computer

SimonH (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 18th October 2005, 08:42

A strange thing has happened this last week....

I have a PC with built in 4 card reader for SD/MS etc, and I could view all of these removeable media drives from My Computer.
Since some time last week these are no longer visible, from my computer, can not be found via explore, and cards are no longer ecognised when I put them in.

Is there any way they may have been disabled by mistake, and how would I rectify?

I have restored the PC to a point when I knew they worked, and I have used the trobleshoot to look for known problems, but now a bit confused.

Is this more than likely a HW fault?

RE: Missing from My Computer

blodwin (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 18th October 2005, 08:53

Hi

I might be wrong but usually card readers are connected via the usb pins inside so are the usb sockets working ? are the usbs enabled in the bios? are the motherboard drivers for the usb if separate loaded and working.? Look in the system area for yellow ? marks for problems.

If all that seems ok then i dont know.

bye

R.B

RE: Missing from My Computer

SimonH (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 18th October 2005, 09:18

Thanks
USB sockets are working fine.
No problems are reported when checking HW via troubleshooting. They used to work up till a week or so ago so not sure why not now.

Not sure how to check the BIOS?
S

RE: Missing from My Computer

KaTz (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 18th October 2005, 16:21

Hi
[list=a] [*] Are u running XP/win 2000. win 98?
[*] Have you installed any new software?
[*] Have you installed any new hardware?
[*] Have you Scanned your PC for spyware/virus`s [ not essential but good housekeeping] [*] Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for the card reader?
[/list=a]

KaTz

www.myspace.com/kattri

This item was edited on Tuesday, 18th October 2005, 17:22

RE: Missing from My Computer

SimonH (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 19th October 2005, 18:11

Thanks
Are u running XP/win 2000. win 98? - XP

Have you installed any new software? - Nope

Have you installed any new hardware? Nope

Have you Scanned your PC for spyware/virus`s [ not essential but good housekeeping] - Yep
Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for the card reader? - Not yet next try!

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