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10/05/2016 10:50:06 AM · #1
Has anyone had issues with their laptop where they do not recognize the SD card slot reader?

I have uninstalled, reinstalled the SD driver and tried to update. I can not get it to read or to show up in my computer with the drive letter even.
The SD slot works on my other computer but not the main one I am using.
My photos still show up in my camera.

I am stumped a bit, Google is not being of much help



Windows 10
Laptop


Message edited by author 2016-10-05 10:51:37.
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
10/05/2016 11:22:50 AM · #2
Baffles me too. I have a laptop and the SD card slot has never worked so I just plug in a USB reader. I should have really taken the laptop back but never got round to it:)
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
10/05/2016 12:01:31 PM · #3
Some card readers will not read newer higher-capacity cards. I have an old external card reader which will only read cards 4GB or smaller. But that may be a different problem than if the the system doesn't see the device itself.
10/05/2016 12:51:16 PM · #4
it read it before so. it sure what happened.

I will have to try a reader and dig that out
Fujifilm x100
10/05/2016 04:48:47 PM · #5
I have had a problem with my external card reader in Windows 10. If my pc was on and I plugged in the card reader it would not see it. The only way it works is for me to put the sd card into the reader and connect the reader before I turn the pc on, it works fine that way.

**I know it's not the same problem as the OP's , just thought I would mention it :-)

10/05/2016 05:27:55 PM · #6
AAAA yeahhh I got it now, thank you Mike :-) What a weird way to do that, but it finally read it.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
10/05/2016 08:59:26 PM · #7
Originally posted by MikeO:
I have had a problem with my external card reader in Windows 10. If my pc was on and I plugged in the card reader it would not see it. The only way it works is for me to put the sd card into the reader and connect the reader before I turn the pc on, it works fine that way.

Any old Windows machine with the P/S2 mouse/keyboard connectors behaves like this too.
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