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Media Card Reader Problems NO DRIVE LETTER IS ASSIGNED - When Windows detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as the next logical drive after all other physical drives in the system. If the next logical drive after the physical drives is mapped to a network drive, Windows does not automatically assign a drive letter to the Media Card Reader. To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader: Windows XP 1 Click Start, right-click My Computer, then select Manage. 2 Select the Disk Management option. 3 Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be changed. 4 Select Drive Letter and Paths. 5 From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card Reader. 6 Click OK to confirm your selection. Windows Vista 1 Click Start , right-click Computer, and select Manage. 2 Click Continue if prompted. 3 Click Expand the Storage object and select Disk Management. 4 Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be changed. 5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths. 6 Click Change. 7 From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card Reader. 8 Click OK to confirm your selection. NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure. NOTE: The Media Card Reader only appears as a mapped drive when it is connected. Each of the four Media Card Reader slots are mapped to a drive even if no media is installed. If you attempt to access the Media Card Reader when no media is inserted, you are prompted to insert media. 70 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
Media Card Reader Problems
N
O
DRIVE
LETTER
IS
ASSIGNED
—
When Windows detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically
assigned a drive letter as the next logical drive after all other physical drives in the
system. If the next logical drive after the physical drives is mapped to a network
drive, Windows does not automatically assign a drive letter to the Media Card
Reader.
To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader:
Windows XP
1
Click
Start
, right-click
My Computer
, then select
Manage
.
2
Select the
Disk Management
option.
3
Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be
changed.
4
Select
Drive Letter and Paths.
5
From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card
Reader.
6
Click
OK
to confirm your selection.
Windows Vista
1
Click
Start
, right-click
Computer,
and select
Manage
.
2
Click
Continue
if prompted.
3
Click
Expand the Storage object
and
select Disk Management.
4
Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be
changed.
5
Select
Change Drive Letter and Paths
.
6
Click
Change
.
7
From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card
Reader.
8
Click
OK
to confirm your selection.
NOTE:
You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.
NOTE:
The Media Card Reader only appears as a mapped drive when it is connected.
Each of the four Media Card Reader slots are mapped to a drive even if no media is
installed. If you attempt to access the Media Card Reader when no media is inserted,
you are prompted to insert media.