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Need some help using my Card reader please
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bid_dj
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17. January 2005 @ 13:16 |
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I have a sandisk card reader and it wont work on my desktop when i plug i in is says thaere was an error on the hardware so i wont work .the cqard reader recives power coz the power light lites up .and their's no external power supp for this readr ,but when i plug it to my laptop it orks fine .bith computers are P4 lap has 256mb desk 512mb win xp home SP2 lap is a Toshiba and desktop is custom build by me .if any can please help me
heres the link for the card reader http://www.sandisk.com/retail/im-8in1.asp
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ddp
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17. January 2005 @ 15:04 |
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have you tried it on another port on the desktop??
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bid_dj
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29. January 2005 @ 17:32 |
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Ys I did but its still the same
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ddp
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29. January 2005 @ 17:40 |
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does your usb port work???
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bid_dj
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29. January 2005 @ 18:54 |
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yes they all work fine
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ddp
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29. January 2005 @ 19:25 |
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did you try all the ports on the desktop computer???
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bid_dj
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29. January 2005 @ 19:38 |
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Yes i did i connected it to all the ports on the computer.By the way thanks a lot for helpin me u r a big help for me
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29. January 2005 @ 22:31 |
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Are the drivers for the device installed?
Government big enough to supply everything you need is powerful enough to take everything you have.
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 05:50 |
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no there no drivers for win xp for this card reader I even contacted the company and they said thers no drivers too tried to install win 98 driverd but it didnt work eaither
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ddp
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30. January 2005 @ 06:21 |
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does both computers have sp2 on them??
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ScubaBud
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30. January 2005 @ 06:31 |
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Is the card reader USB 2.0?
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ddp
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30. January 2005 @ 06:44 |
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ScubaBud, if you clicked on his link at his first post it would show you that info
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 06:53 |
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Yes it is a USB 2.0 and both computers have sp2 on them
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ScubaBud
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30. January 2005 @ 06:58 |
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Thanks ddp, I did that and it is USB 2.0.
I bet that's the problem then. His desktop might only have 1 port that is USB 2.0 or non for that matter where as his Laptop is USB 2.0. Since he stated he tried all ports, it?s probably the latter. Depending on his MB, it might have the ability to do a software update to correct this. The next question is then how old of a MB and what type. Spec's can be looked up online to see what its capabilities are.
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ddp
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30. January 2005 @ 07:07 |
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ScubaBud, don't think so as i have an external usb2 40gig wd hd in 2.5" case that works on usb1 & 2.
bid_dj, does card reader have 2 connectors on 1 end of cable as my external drive does. on some computers only need 1 connector & others need 2nd connector to provide additional power for device to be seen properly
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 07:12 |
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no just one connector and just in case my mb is a Intel D865GBF
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ddp
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30. January 2005 @ 07:22 |
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board has Eight USB 2.0 ports. right now i'd say it is a power problem as not enough power. what is latest bios version on computer as inel site has BF86510A.86A.0071.P22 Dec 02 2004
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ScubaBud
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30. January 2005 @ 07:28 |
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XP should have recognized it right away then. Most USB 2.0 products are downward compatible, but certain accessories such as a JumpDrive 2.0 memory stick will not work in a 1.1 USB port.
What does your device manager show for its USB controllers?
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 07:32 |
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ddp the bios version i have is the one you have BF86510A.86A.0071.P22
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 07:34 |
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well in device manager it says unknown device
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ddp
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30. January 2005 @ 07:36 |
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remove that from device manager, leave card reader plugged in & either click refresh(if is there in xp) or restart windows to let it load own driver
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ScubaBud
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30. January 2005 @ 07:41 |
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I'm sorry, I should of spelled it out better. Since you have 8 USB ports, double clicking on the "Universal Serial Bus controllers" you should see several lines, one should say something like "USB2 Enhanced Host controller." Also there should be 8 separate USB Root Hubs or USB???
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 07:49 |
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ddb it didnt work and scubabud u r correct so what do i have to do
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ScubaBud
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30. January 2005 @ 08:00 |
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I am asking if they are all there, but the most important one is the USB2 Enhanced Host controller. I just wanted to make sure your board was configured properly, and if it is, you should see "8" of (USB Root Hub) if nothing is plugging into your USB's or the balance of the 8 if something is. Does it show the USB2 Enhanced? If it does then your board "IS" configured properly and it is not the problem.
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bid_dj
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30. January 2005 @ 08:14 |
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ya its all there
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