SD card reader/Laptop

[Mitka27]

Thank you all three. Firstly, I would like to restate that this isn't a laptop problem but a desktop. That not being a problem, I did as you suggested Thefabe and here is the result:

USBSTOR\DiskGeneric_USB_CF_Reader___1.01
USBSTOR\DiskGeneric_USB_MS_Reader___1.03
USBSTOR\DiskGeneric_USB_SD_Reader___1.00
USBSTOR\DiskGeneric_USB_SM_Reader___1.02

Complutesplus! hopefully you will see this reply of mine and suggest whether that Acer Card Reader driver is still applicable. Pebbly! Its a HP, so once again I'm not sure whether a Dell driver would solve the problem. Not being an expert on these matters I will leave the suggestions to you experts.

Many thanks.

Mitaka27

 

[pebbly]

hi mitka27 sorry for the confusion ishould have qouted im303 question refering to a dell xps laptop, but anyway try computerplus's driver , it looks as though you are using a windows generic driver

 

[computersplus]

Try It

try the driver it does not matter that it's for an Acer laptop what matters is that it's J Micron a lot of times you just need to know who actually made the hardware your dealing with and find a driver for that hardware and not worry about well it's an HP desktop look for an HP driver I mean sometimes that works but most of the time you have to get very resourceful to get stuff to work so just try it as I have had success with it.

 

[Mitka27]

Ok, I downloaded and ran the "setup" file. Unfortunately, I'm not sure whether I have to go into control panel now following the same process as I did to identify the original driver and select another or should it be automatic. If the later, then it didnt work. I still have 4 greyed out drives which weren't the case under Vista.

Thanks for you continued help
Mitaka27

 

[pebbly]

are you running the setup.exe in admin and compatability mode?

 

[computersplus]

Model Number

what's the model number on your pc

 

[Mitka27]

Yes, I have tried running the setup in admin mode. Not sure about the "compatability mode" bit, but it says that it has installed successfully. However, I cant seem to find where. But that might be due to my own stupidity of course.

The model number:
Manufacturer HP-Pavilion
Family 103C_53316J
Product Name RN620AV-ABJ v7080jp


Yes, a Japanese version. I hope it helps though. Beside this I think that Windows 7 is just great compared to Vista.


Mitaka27

 

[computersplus]

The model number:
Manufacturer HP-Pavilion
Family 103C_53316J
Product Name RN620AV-ABJ v7080jp
Mitaka27

what is the number on the front panel it should say Pavillion ----- the above number is not the one i need

 

[pebbly]

have you tried inserting an SD card and seeing if you're problem has been resolved?

 

[Mitka27]

On the font of the PC it only says HP Pavilion V Series. On the Support Guide front cover it says:

"HP Pavilion Desktop PC v7000 Series" I know from looking at the HP USA site that there are quite a number of PCs in the v7000 series though.

Pebbly you are a genius. I had only tried two of my SD cards and neither of them worked. Just tried a Compact Flash and that worked. Now if I can only solve the SD problem. Of course, it could be the reader or the SD themselves. I will try again in a couple of hours time when I have a little more time.

Many thanks for your help all.

Mitaka27

 

[computersplus]

SDHC

watch out for the "SDHC" high capacity cards those have been giving trouble with card readers not wanting to read them.

 

[pebbly]

watch out for the "SDHC" high capacity cards those have been giving trouble with card readers not wanting to read them.

so true, most over 4GB are nowadays

 

[pebbly]

On the font of the PC it only says HP Pavilion V Series. On the Support Guide front cover it says:

"HP Pavilion Desktop PC v7000 Series" I know from looking at the HP USA site that there are quite a number of PCs in the v7000 series though.

Pebbly you are a genius. I had only tried two of my SD cards and neither of them worked. Just tried a Compact Flash and that worked. Now if I can only solve the SD problem. Of course, it could be the reader or the SD themselves. I will try again in a couple of hours time when I have a little more time.

Many thanks for your help all.

Mitaka27

many older readers cannot read the new standard SDHC cards

 

[Mitka27]

Nope it isn't a "SDHC" high capacity card. Just a plain HP 512 mb SD and a 256 MB Buffalo card. Have tried a 2 GB card as well but it won't read it. Guess I will just have to use a USB card reader for the SD's instead. I have check all the cards and they are OK. Thanks once again.

Mitaka27

 

[computersplus]

Kinda Starnge

well that's kinda strange sounds like only part of the driver is working

 

[pebbly]

is itr possible the driver got corrupted during dld?

 

[computersplus]

Try This Driver

Try this one:

SCM Microsystems: Downloads

choose the SCR331/SCR531 CCID USB driver from the list

 

[computersplus]

For Extra Info

here is some extra info

Using and Troubleshooting Memory Card Readers in Windows Vista and XP HP Pavilion Notebook PCs - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

 

[Mitka27]

I have my doubts about whether these drivers are getting installed. I tried uninstalling all four drivers as mentioned on HP's site. When I booted up again I get the same ones back which means that the originals ones which you suggested I install never made it in - despite saying that they had been installed successfully. I have downloaded the latest SCR331/SCR531 CCID USB drivers but am a bit baffled as to how I go about installing them through plug-n-play. I tried updating the Generic SD driver pointing it towards the unrarred folder but, once again, I don't think that it got installed.

Mitaka27

 

[computersplus]

Updating Drivers

when you go to device manager and want to update device drivers choose let me pick what drivers to install then it will present you with a screen to select what type of hardware you want to update look for mass storage device once you choose that it will present you with a list of compatible drivers on that screen it will show you the various drivers on the machine which you can choose from pick which one you want to install good luck