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Ann, I was having problems with my K20D and SDHC cards 'til I found out there was a firmware update to address said problem. I was able to recover files using Lexar's Image Rescue 4 software. It is free and it worked great for me. With regard, Robert in Greenville, SC ________________________________ From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, July 23, 2011 5:04:30 PM Subject: Re: Memory card and card reader problem I knew you meant drivers :-) and yes! yellow question mark is there --- right over the second line that says "USB Mass storage device" So whats my next move? (I think I may owe you a discount on the lens;-) ) ann On 7/23/2011 16:49, P. J. Alling wrote: > It could simply be a problem of the drives being screwed up. The system > regestery can end up pointing two different device drives at the same > port, which might keep either driver from working properly. In the > control panel open the system dialog, and switch to the hardware tab. > There should be a button labeled hardware, to open the device manager. > Check to see if you have any yellow question marks displayed. > > On 7/23/2011 4:33 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> Looks like it is the USB port... computer doesnt seem to know it is >> there. >> >> It should be drive F but when I plug either the card reader or my >> canon P & S into it , the drive doesn't even come up... >> >> The only drives that come up are C, D , E - E is the big old external >> drive... >> >> when things are working with the Vivitar plugged in, Adobe downloader >> recognizes F,G,G,H...etc >> >> After I went away and came back and rebooted and plugged in the >> creader with a good CF card in it, I got that little chime sound that >> you get when things are working... however, when I launched the >> downloader >> the stuff at that port didn't show up on the list of choices. >> >> Same thing when I just tried to use it for downloading directly from my >> point and shoot... that didnt work either. >> >> conclusion - it isn't the card reader thats mucked up ... >> The pins look fine and it didnt take much effort to slip a card in.. >> >> The 2.0 does appear to be cooked, however - but that isn't a biggy at >> all - the files that really matter that were one it are on the computer. >> >> Also - the ACDsee device detector did detect the card reader... >> >> Further, I tried my old 80 GB external drive there and nothing happened. >> >> IDeas??? Anyone?? >> >> ann >> >> >> >> On 7/23/2011 11:51, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> The only thing to do is to try the bad card in a different device, which >>> you did already, by using the *ist-D. If it were recoverable by other >>> than superhuman efforts the *ist-D would have either recognized the >>> card, and read it normally or asked if you wanted to format it, or >>> formatted it without asking, (yes, it does that sometimes). CF cards >>> have their own controller much like any other memory device. If that's >>> cooked the data may still be there but recovery would be very expensive. >>> >>> One way to see if your card reader might still be good would be to plug >>> it into the USB port and use the Icon on your menu bar that accesses USB >>> devices available on your computer, (and allows you to safely remove >>> them). If you double click it you'll get a dialog that shows all USB >>> drives and the drive letter assigned to them. If you see the Vivitar >>> reader in the list then you have a pretty good idea that the reader is >>> good. >>> >>> CF cards do fail, could be that it's time had just come. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/23/2011 11:22 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/23/2011 11:08, John wrote: >>>>> Ann, >>>>> >>>>> Does the second card record in the camera? >>>> Yes.. >>>> >>>> I have several CF cards... the one that failed has been reformatted a >>>> few times already.. it would be nice if I could get the stuff I shot >>>> off it. >>>> >>>> One more piece of info - the Adobe downloader asks me to select a >>>> device.. whereas,when things are working properly, it detects it... it >>>> recognizes there is a card reader in the port. >>>> >>>> I could have just bopped over to Staples and ask them to try it but >>>> the weather is keeping me from venturing out at least not more than >>>> a few steps. >>>> >>>> at the moment I've mislaid the 2gB card (I said mg before, I meant GB!) >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Do you have a friend with a >>>>> card slot on a laptop in their computer? It sounds as though the >>>>> reader >>>>> has caused a formatting error on the card.. If the problem is the >>>>> reader, then the card can be reformatted. If you are looking for a >>>>> trial >>>>> horse I have a 1 GB card just gathering dust that you are welcome >>>>> to if >>>>> that would help >>>>> >>>>> John G >>>>> >>>>> On 7/23/2011 9:50 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>>>> So I was talking more photos of the gear I got (of and with) and a >>>>>> couple of other things yesterday - put it in the card reader , put >>>>>> the >>>>>> card reader into its little USB port, as always, and nada... that >>>>>> little chime that goes off when I do this doesn't chime... I try >>>>>> three >>>>>> times -- then I put the card back into the camera, so wont forget, >>>>>> and >>>>>> I get Memory card error aarrgh. >>>>>> >>>>>> The pins look ok in the card reader which is a Vivitar series 1 72 >>>>>> in1 >>>>>> Hi speed card/reader writer. >>>>>> >>>>>> The card is a 2 mb CF card (remember, my camera is istD) when I >>>>>> put it >>>>>> into the camera I got the Memory card error message. >>>>>> >>>>>> The good news is, that except for the photos I took yesterday of >>>>>> equipment and a couple of chotskas and Ashley are already loaded onto >>>>>> the computer... nothing I couldn't reshoot... >>>>>> >>>>>> The bad news is I have no clue what to do to do to make the card >>>>>> reader come back to life. I put another CF card into it and still no >>>>>> go... >>>>>> I'm thinking somewhere on my computer there is something to >>>>>> explore to >>>>>> make it all better but can't remember anything. >>>>>> >>>>>> anyone have any ideas? which is to say, "help!" >>>>>> >>>>>> ann >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
