SD card question

[jamerson]

sadly my SD card stops working from my HP computer,
i updated the drivers but still is not working,
when i put my SD card on it i see lights but my computer is not detecting it,
can someone please advise how to fix this?

my computer is HP Pavilion P6340nl,
Hardware ID USB\VID_0BDA&PID_0151&REV_5195 / USB\VID_0BDA&PID_0151

installed drivers version 6.1.7600.30126

thank you

 

[whs]

when i put my SD card on it i see lights

Is this the little green light next to the reader that you see ??

 

[jamerson]

when i put my SD card on it i see lights

Is this the little green light next to the reader that you see ??

yes there is green light when i connect the SD card to the reader thank you

 

[whs]

Hmm, then it is not the problem I had suspected.

Explanation: on some HP systems, the SD card reader power is shut off when you do a "safely remove" for the SD card. You must use an "eject" instead. A reboot will usually fix the problem.

But when your green light is on, that cannot be the problem.

 

[jamerson]

any more suggestions?
i just reinstalled the OS but no vail,

thank you for helping me fix this

 

[whs]

I hope some other member has a good idea. I am just as lost as you are. Sorry.

 

[Mark Phelps]

As in another thread, I'll tell you what worked for me ...

I tried two different memory card readers on my desktop and both of them would fail from time to time -- using the same cards every time. Given that they would sometimes work OK, that pretty much ruled out drivers.

So, I went out and bought a cheap little memory card reader that connects using a short USB cable -- and it works ALL THE TIME. Yeah, it's a pain to have to carry it around with a laptop, but if it works, it's worth it.

 

[mach04]

Have you tried inserting another SD card you have and have previously used. Does it show its content?

 

[flemur13013]

If all else fails, try formatting it in a camera or some other device.

 

[jamerson]

i tried two different SD card both are failed,
i don't even get answer from the computer, but the green light is on,
buying new USB reader is not the solution i am looking actually, hopefully someone will help me,

thank you guys

 

[Mark Phelps]

... buying new USB reader is not the solution i am looking actually.

Yeah ... same here. But, when I went through the same sometimes-works-sometimes-not and tried two completely different card readers, I was looking for ANY solution that would work.

These card readers tend to be the ONE device that does not survive the upgrade of older XP machines to Win7. I've upgraded three HP multimedia XP machine to Win7 for relatives, and in all three cases, the ONLY device that would not work, even when installing the original HP device drivers, was the memory card reader.

You may luck out with drivers -- I didn't.

 

[jamerson]

Hello Mark,
my computer comes out with Win7, so never upgrade it to Win7,
the SD card just worded a day before i went to the Zoo, and the next day didn't wihtout any errors!1
i just managed to know my USB SD read is Realthek USB reader 2
just installed the latest drive but no vail,

thank you