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installing a card reader
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noideame
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8. August 2009 @ 07:55 |
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tried something else, i tried the card reader in my sons dell pc and it didnt work so put it down to a dud card reader. next i removed the working card reader from my sons pc and tried it in mine and nothing?
tried downloading drivers again. so i am baffled.
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jodav
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8. August 2009 @ 09:18 |
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This card looks like it was made specificaly for DELL, and specificaly for certain models which have a propriatory USB connection on the motherboards. If the card reader is the same model as your DELL machines reader it would suggest it is faulty. If however the other card reader is a different model, that may explain why it does not work when put in that machine also.
See list of compatible DELL machines here, and read the writing in red also.
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varnull
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8. August 2009 @ 10:14 |
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If device manager doesn't show it with the yellow ? against it or if it's not detected at all then it's probably faulty. Try shoving a memory card in it or a usb stick in the front connector.. if nothing happens then it's probably broken. A usb port on a mobo is a standard port.. they are all the same.. the pinouts are standardised. You may not have the actual usb chipset drivers installed.. and that may be the root of this problem.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. August 2009 @ 10:16
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noideame
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8. August 2009 @ 10:37 |
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i think it is faulty, because it is same model as in my sons pc but wouldnt work. as i said the working one in my sons pc wont work in my pc, so chip set could be problem, so where do i go now?
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ddp
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8. August 2009 @ 12:19 |
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what is the make & model# of the pc or motherboard?
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noideame
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8. August 2009 @ 13:31 |
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its a non named pc but the motherboard is a conroe 1333-D667
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varnull
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8. August 2009 @ 14:07 |
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ddp
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8. August 2009 @ 14:28 |
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check in the bios that all the usb ports are enabled, prefer usb2 not usb1.1 as usb2 transfers at higher speeds.
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noideame
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8. August 2009 @ 14:40 |
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this is from auslogics system information
in the I/O and USB section the list gives the ports as having no items.
the usb devices only gives 2 items which are the mouse and my printer. and how do i check in bios that all ports are open.
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ddp
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8. August 2009 @ 14:52 |
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check with the motherboard manual about the usb ports as all manufacturers are different.
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jodav
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8. August 2009 @ 15:46 |
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If you look at the drivers you have listed, and check compatibility, they are compatible with DELL machines only. Dont think this will run on any machine apart from DELL (and only certain models).
The best thing you can do at present is to see if you can get it working on the DELL machine first. Did you use the existing cable that is in the DELL machine when you connected it? How many pins has the DELL machine got on the USB connection header opposed to the other machine? Is it a propriotary USB connector (flexbay). Check your DELL machine manual.
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noideame
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8. August 2009 @ 16:00 |
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the make is teac not dell
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noideame
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9. August 2009 @ 05:46 |
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ok varnull there is 3 for the conroe but which one do i use 1, 2, or 3, or all?
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ddp
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9. August 2009 @ 12:34 |
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look at your manual or on the motherboard to see what version you have.
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noideame
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10. August 2009 @ 10:33 |
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i clicked the link varnull gave me(above) and cannot see any mention of downloads for the card reader i think the socket is called COM1
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ddp
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10. August 2009 @ 20:35 |
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com1 is a 9 pin serial port not a 4 edge pin port.
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noideame
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11. August 2009 @ 04:13 |
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there are 9 pin holes on the connector well 10 but one blocked off, when i plug it in there is a pin still showing.and the com 1 is the one that shows near the usb sockets in the manual.
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noideame
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14. August 2009 @ 10:34 |
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right guys permission to call me dumbo, thicko, stupid, or whatever, i looked at manual again and noticed that i wasnt plugging it into the right socket doooooohhh. i was just assuming how i was looking at it that was where the socket should be but it wasnt. so if it wasnt for you hinting and telling i would still be posting and asking why.it is working fine now. so thank you very much to all that posted replies
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ddp
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14. August 2009 @ 21:11 |
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