SD/MMC card slot not working !

Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here we g

HP Pavilion Slimline
Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bi
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 an
kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get it t
work could anyone please help ? :

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mblack

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

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whs

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
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Please, read below.

> 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.

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.

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). Tha
is why "eject" is recommended for card readers. For all other US
devices you can use "safely remove" - as far as I know

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whs

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

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colgate141
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"mblack" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> 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 ?
>
>
> --
> mblack

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.

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" <> wrote in message
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>
> "mblack" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> 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 ?

Ian D;1125083 Wrote:
> "mblack" <> wrote in messag
> news:...> > >
> >
> > > Not sure if this is the right place to put this question but here w
> > g
> > >
> > > HP Pavilion Slimlin
> > > Running Vista Home Premium SP2 32bi
> > > 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 o
> > an
> > > kind of SD/MMC card, tried everything i can and can't seem to get i
> > t
> > > work could anyone please help ? :
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > mblack > >
>
> What size SD cards are you trying to read? If they ar
> over 2GB, the reader must be able to read high densit
> SDHC cards. Also, make sure the HP driver for the slo
> is enabled. It may need an update

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

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whs

Here's what whs wrote on 8/31/09:
> 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.

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 Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com