68 Solving Problems

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
.
2
Right-click
My Computer
, then select
Manage
.
3
Select the
Disk Management
option.
4
Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be
changed.
5
Select
Drive Letter and Paths.
6
From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card
Reader.
7
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.