Solved SD Card won't appear in laptop.

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So for the last hour and a half I've been trying to plug my SD card into the SD drive on my laptop and it wont show up in the computer section where all the HDDs are. The SD card is perfectly intact, so im wondering if theres something wrong with the computer itself.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 C...6.00GB UsableIntel(R) HD Graphics Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ
Motherboard
Hewlwtt-Packard
Memory
6.00GB Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
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Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External)
Other Info
Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse.
Have you checked the mfg'rs website for either the proper driver or a bios update fixing this problem? Have you re-installed your OS or loaded anything and then suddenly the sd stopped working lately?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
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PC/Desktop
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A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Uhm no I haven't done that, thanks for replying!
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 C...6.00GB UsableIntel(R) HD Graphics Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ
Motherboard
Hewlwtt-Packard
Memory
6.00GB Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External)
Other Info
Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse.
I had a look around but HP requires exact model number info. Good luck it sounds like just a driver issue. Oh have you plugged the sd card in another device to rule it out or try a different sd card in the hp?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
i've tried it with other devices and its worked but now its not working. It used to work on this laptop, dunno why it wont now.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 C...6.00GB UsableIntel(R) HD Graphics Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ
Motherboard
Hewlwtt-Packard
Memory
6.00GB Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External)
Other Info
Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse.
When was the last time it worked? If a few days or a week or so you could restore back to before and see if that fixes things otherwise I would re-install the proper sd card driver if available via HP.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
It was like a week or two weeks or so ago, so would a system restore be useful here?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 C...6.00GB UsableIntel(R) HD Graphics Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ
Motherboard
Hewlwtt-Packard
Memory
6.00GB Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External)
Other Info
Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse.
If you're lucky to have a restore point back then ....it won't hurt !
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Try uninstalling the Micro Card controller then reinstall. I had the same issue on my Dell. It was the Intel Controller's I believe. Anyway It's probably not hardware but software. So try drivers and updates via HP and Intel. I'd also would go to and see if Intel detects anything. http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
 

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Win7 64 BitI-58 GBIntel 4000
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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Latitude 6530 Notebook ( 15.6 screen)
OS
Win7 64 Bit
CPU
I-5
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 4000
Monitor(s) Displays
FHD 1980 x 1080
Screen Resolution
1980x1280
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB for OS Samsung Pro 840 256 GB for Storage.
Keyboard
Backlit Key's
Internet Speed
DSL 1.5 mbps
Thanks you guys, the system restore helped, and now I can access my SD card.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 C...6.00GB UsableIntel(R) HD Graphics Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ
Motherboard
Hewlwtt-Packard
Memory
6.00GB Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External)
Other Info
Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse.
Perfect glad that worked !
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
There was something that threw a monkey wrench into your system. Possily a recent update. If I were you, I would check the status after every update because the ones you are missing now will come back.
 

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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
I used the tuturials here to set a manual system restore point shortcut on my desktop. I also enlarged the space to allow more of them. I found Win7 just didn't do system restore points enough for me.
 

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Win7 64 BitI-58 GBIntel 4000
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Latitude 6530 Notebook ( 15.6 screen)
OS
Win7 64 Bit
CPU
I-5
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 4000
Monitor(s) Displays
FHD 1980 x 1080
Screen Resolution
1980x1280
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB for OS Samsung Pro 840 256 GB for Storage.
Keyboard
Backlit Key's
Internet Speed
DSL 1.5 mbps
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