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zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2008, 04:49 PM

i just received my "all-in-one" card reader which i bought specifically to use for the smart media card in my ebookwise. i plugged it in to the computer, it was identified and installed correctly, and 4 virtual drives showed up in the file explorer (there are 4 different card slots).

i put the smartcard in the slot, and the led indicator came on which i assume means it recognized the card, BUT it doesn't appear in windows. i double-clicked on the drives in the file explorer (all 4 ; i didn't know which drive was the right slot) and each time it told me to "insert a disk in the drive".

i tried with the memory stick from my camera, and it appeared in explorer and i could access the files, no problem.

i have no other sm card to test, but logically the card works, because when i turned the ebookwise on without the card, all my books were gone from my library, which must mean that they are on the card, right ? and if the card were bad, i couldn't read the books. but so why can't the pc read the card, if the ebookwise can ?

the only thing i can think of is, perhaps this was stupid, the FIRST time i plugged the card reader in, it had the card in the slot already. however this did not seem to make a difference in the installation.

anyone have any ideas where the problem could be ? the card reader was cheap so it's not the end of the world if it doesn't work, but i'd much rather it did... i bought it just for this purpose.

thanks in advance for any advice...

01-17-2008, 04:49 PM	#1
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	bad card, or bad card reader, or... ? i just received my "all-in-one" card reader which i bought specifically to use for the smart media card in my ebookwise. i plugged it in to the computer, it was identified and installed correctly, and 4 virtual drives showed up in the file explorer (there are 4 different card slots). i put the smartcard in the slot, and the led indicator came on which i assume means it recognized the card, BUT it doesn't appear in windows. i double-clicked on the drives in the file explorer (all 4 ; i didn't know which drive was the right slot) and each time it told me to "insert a disk in the drive". i tried with the memory stick from my camera, and it appeared in explorer and i could access the files, no problem. i have no other sm card to test, but logically the card works, because when i turned the ebookwise on without the card, all my books were gone from my library, which must mean that they are on the card, right ? and if the card were bad, i couldn't read the books. but so why can't the pc read the card, if the ebookwise can ? the only thing i can think of is, perhaps this was stupid, the FIRST time i plugged the card reader in, it had the card in the slot already. however this did not seem to make a difference in the installation. anyone have any ideas where the problem could be ? the card reader was cheap so it's not the end of the world if it doesn't work, but i'd much rather it did... i bought it just for this purpose. thanks in advance for any advice...