Media Card Reader Problems - Dell Inspiron DCMA Owner's Manual

Media Card Reader Problems

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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 Operating System does not automatically
assign a drive letter to the Media Card Reader.
Windows XP:
1
Right-click My Computer and 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.
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Windows Vista
To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader:
1
Click Start
2
Click Continue if prompted.
3
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.
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Solving Problems
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Windows Operating System detects the Media Card Reader,
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, right-click Computer and select Manage.