SD card reader not working after upgrading to Win7

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Fen

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So, the title pretty much says it all. I've looked around some, but most other people's problems seemed to be that they could at least see a grayed out version of the card or locate it in the Device Manager, but absolutely nothing shows up for me. It worked fine a couple of days ago (when I was still on Vista), but after upgrading to 7, it no longer detects the SD card at all. Other topics had lots of random driver downloads, but the ones I tried did not seem to work. Any help would be very much appreciated.
 

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T5200
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2 GB
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Win 10 Pro x64
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Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
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Asrock P67 Extreme4
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laptop model number would help also are you using 32 or 64 bit windows
 

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Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
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Biostar TF560 A2+
Memory
2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
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Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
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1152x864
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Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
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430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
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CHIEFMAX YA-5X
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4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
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Saitek Eclipse II
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A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
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1.5 meg down 384 up
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Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader
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Thanks for the help, but I'm not sure that it is applicable to me. In the Device Manager I see a Texas Instruments PCI-8x12/7x12/6x12 CardBus Controller under PCMCIA adapters. I'm not sure if that's my media reader or not, but I'm going to try the download he suggests in his post anyways. While I'm doing that, feel free to point out ahead of time why this may or may not work haha. I'll update with any information regarding the attempt.

EDIT: 64-bit, and I'll check in a minute or two and update with another edit.
 

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Gateway
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Windows 7
CPU
T5200
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Internal
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n/a (laptop)
Texas Instruments PCI-8x12/7x12/6x12 CardBus Controller under PCMCIA adapter is the large slot on the side of the laptop for a larger add on card of various types if you could post the exact model number of your laptop so we know what we're dealing with we will be able to help you much faster
 

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
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Biostar TF560 A2+
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2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
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Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
Screen Resolution
1152x864
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Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
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430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
Case
CHIEFMAX YA-5X
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4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
Internet Speed
1.5 meg down 384 up
Other Info
Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard
Biostar TF560 A2+
Memory
2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
Screen Resolution
1152x864
Hard Drives
Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
PSU
430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
Case
CHIEFMAX YA-5X
Cooling
4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
Internet Speed
1.5 meg down 384 up
Other Info
Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader
The model is MT6821 I believe, unless I was looking at the wrong area. I'm going to try the reader you linked to and see if it helps.

EDIT: I ran the .exe, but all it did is flash a window that immediately went away (didn't catch what it was) and opened a text file giving me the path of the readme and another informational file. Is that what's supposed to happen? It still doesn't seem to be reading my SD card, but I haven't restarted in a while. Is a restart necessary for a driver like this to take effect?
 

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Gateway
OS
Windows 7
CPU
T5200
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Internal
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n/a (laptop)
yes yours is listed as being supported by that driver it is for Vista but may work
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard
Biostar TF560 A2+
Memory
2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
Screen Resolution
1152x864
Hard Drives
Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
PSU
430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
Case
CHIEFMAX YA-5X
Cooling
4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
Internet Speed
1.5 meg down 384 up
Other Info
Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader
After restarting, I'm sad to say that that driver did not work.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway
OS
Windows 7
CPU
T5200
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Internal
Monitor(s) Displays
n/a (laptop)

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard
Biostar TF560 A2+
Memory
2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
Screen Resolution
1152x864
Hard Drives
Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
PSU
430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
Case
CHIEFMAX YA-5X
Cooling
4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
Internet Speed
1.5 meg down 384 up
Other Info
Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader
Yes! Finally! Alright, thank you very much. That last driver worked. +Rep.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway
OS
Windows 7
CPU
T5200
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Internal
Monitor(s) Displays
n/a (laptop)
alright awesome glad it worked!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Overclocked to 3.0Ghz
Motherboard
Biostar TF560 A2+
Memory
2 Gigs of G.Skill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro With IceQ cooler
Sound Card
6.1 Channel Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 20.5 " LG Flatrons W2052TO
Screen Resolution
1152x864
Hard Drives
Dual 36 Gig 10,000 RPM Raptors
PSU
430 watt Seasonic 80%+ Dual 12v Rails 2x80mm fans
Case
CHIEFMAX YA-5X
Cooling
4-80mm case fans 1-140mm case fan freezer 64 Pro CPU cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
A4Tech wireless battery free optical scroll mouse
Internet Speed
1.5 meg down 384 up
Other Info
Logisys LED fan/light controller and dual 16" LED sticks mounted inside top of case all fans are LED all lighting is blue
DVD RW and CD RW both and Memory card reader
Even though this thread is old now...

I had the same problem and searching on google has led me to here multiple times and all the solutions that worked for other people unfortunately did not work for me. :/
If you are in the same situation perhaps this way might help you.

I have sony viao vgn-nr430e. My problem was the driver for "Mass storage controller" was not installed after i upgraded. But you can find the driver here -
http://www.4shared.com/file/ObeQUyTl/Texas_Instruments_PCIxx21_Flas.htm

(Texas instrument seems to have taken it out from their site or something, but luckily someone uploaded it to 4shared)

After that you go to
control panel > device manager> right click on mass storage device> update the driver> select browse folder> select the folder containing the file you just downloaded.

Hopefully this works.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
hello there..I don't know if I have the exact problem, cause I don't try using the card reader while I'm using win7, the problem was,My cardreader don't read SD cars:) I've also tried searching on other forums but non of them work..I have the correct driver installed properly..but I can't get my card reader to work. This card reader is under HP Compaq NC6400 running with windows 7 x86.
 

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Windows 8.1 pro
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Asus M4A78
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4GB 800Mhz DDR2 Dual Channel
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Nvidia 9600GT 512MB 256bit
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Built-in Realtek HD Audio
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HP 17" widescreen monitor.
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1400x900
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500GB Wesstern Digital Caviar Blue SATA
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Emaxx Rebel Casing.
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