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Can not write to the media card. Cause The media card is a read-only memory (ROM) card. Media card is locked. Locking the media card is a safety feature that prevents writing to and deleting from an SD/ Memory Stick/PRO card. Solution Check the manufacturer's documentation included with your card to see if it writable. Refer to the previous section for a list of compatible cards. If using an SD card, make sure that the lock tab located on the right of the SD card is not in the locked position. If using a Memory Stick/PRO card, make sure that the lock tab located on the bottom of the Memory Stick/PRO card is not in the locked position. Unable to access data on the media card after inserting it into a slot. Cause Solution The media card is not inserted properly, is inserted in the wrong slot, or is not supported. Ensure that the card is inserted properly with the gold contact on the correct side. The green LED will light if inserted properly. Do not know how to remove a media card correctly. Cause Solution The computer's software is used to safely eject the card. Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista), or Devices and Printers (Windows 7), right-click on the corresponding drive icon, and select Eject. Then pull the card out of the slot. NOTE: Never remove the card when the green LED is flashing After installing the media card reader and booting to Windows, the reader and the inserted cards are not recognized by the computer. Cause Solution The operating system needs time to recognize the device if the Wait a few seconds so that the operating system can reader was just installed into the computer and you are recognize the reader and the available ports, and then turning the PC on for the first time. recognize whatever media is inserted in the reader. After inserting a media card in the reader, the computer attempts to boot from the media card. Cause Solution The inserted media card has boot capability. If you do not want to boot from the media card, remove it during boot or do not select the option to boot from the inserted media card during the boot process. 102 Appendix C Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

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Can not write to the media card.
Cause
Solution
The media card is a read-only memory (ROM) card.
Check the manufacturer’s documentation included with your
card to see if it writable. Refer to the previous section for a list
of compatible cards.
Media card is locked. Locking the media card is a safety
feature that prevents writing to and deleting from an SD/
Memory Stick/PRO card.
If using an SD card, make sure that the lock tab located on the
right of the SD card is not in the locked position. If using a
Memory Stick/PRO card, make sure that the lock tab located
on the bottom of the Memory Stick/PRO card is not in the
locked position.
Unable to access data on the media card after inserting it into a slot.
Cause
Solution
The media card is not inserted properly, is inserted in the
wrong slot, or is not supported.
Ensure that the card is inserted properly with the gold contact
on the correct side. The green LED will light if inserted
properly.
Do not know how to remove a media card correctly.
Cause
Solution
The computer’s software is used to safely eject the card.
Open
My Computer
(Windows XP),
Computer
(Windows
Vista), or
Devices and Printers
(Windows 7), right-click on
the corresponding drive icon, and select
Eject
. Then pull the
card out of the slot.
NOTE:
Never remove the card when the green LED is
flashing
After installing the media card reader and booting to Windows, the reader and the inserted cards are
not recognized by the computer.
Cause
Solution
The operating system needs time to recognize the device if the
reader was just installed into the computer and you are
turning the PC on for the first time.
Wait a few seconds so that the operating system can
recognize the reader and the available ports, and then
recognize whatever media is inserted in the reader.
After inserting a media card in the reader, the computer attempts to boot from the media card.
Cause
Solution
The inserted media card has boot capability.
If you do not want to boot from the media card, remove it
during boot or do not select the option to boot from the
inserted media card during the boot process.
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Appendix C
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics