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Solving Media Card Reader Problems continued, Table D-5

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Table D-5 Solving Media Card Reader Problems (continued) A write-protected or locked error occurs when attempting to write to the media card. Cause Solution 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. Can not write to the media card. Cause The media card is a read-only memory (ROM) card. Solution Check the manufacturer's documentation included with your card to see if it is writable. 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 Ensure that the card is inserted properly with the gold contact slot, or is not supported. on the correct side. The green LED will light if inserted properly. Do not know how to remove a media card correctly. Cause The computer's software is used to safely eject the card. Solution Open My Computer, 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 recognize reader was just installed into the computer and you are turning the reader and the available ports, and then recognize the PC on for the first time. 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. Solving Media Card Reader Problems 81

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A write-protected or locked error occurs when attempting to write to the media card.
Cause
Solution
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.
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 is writable.
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
, 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.
Table D-5
Solving Media Card Reader Problems (continued)
Solving Media Card Reader Problems
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