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From: PETERFST on 22 May 2010 12:53 I've got a built in media card reader in my home computer. When I'm through reading my SD card I've taken out of my camera, I choose to "safely remove" this from my computer, as I've been led to believe, so I won't loose any data. Problem is, that when I do so, the drive(s) (actually there are four) dissappear from my Windows Explorer and I cannot use them again. Recognized in system/device manager as USB controller/ mass storage device (with the exclamation mark attached) and properties suggests tha I unplug it and plug it back in. Impractical as it's all internal. QUESTION: How can I reactivate this drive? Do I really need to "safely remove" it each time?
From: Pavel A. on 22 May 2010 13:57 "PETERFST" <PETERFST(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D27F1AB-2FFB-4E27-BDCA-6EA2C08E8871(a)microsoft.com... > I've got a built in media card reader in my home computer. When I'm > through > reading my SD card I've taken out of my camera, I choose to "safely > remove" > this from my computer, as I've been led to believe, so I won't loose any > data. Problem is, that when I do so, the drive(s) (actually there are > four) > dissappear from my Windows Explorer and I cannot use them again. > Recognized > in system/device manager as USB controller/ mass storage device (with the > exclamation mark attached) and properties suggests tha I unplug it and > plug > it back in. Impractical as it's all internal. > QUESTION: How can I reactivate this drive? Open Device manager, click on Computer, then "scan for hardware changes" ? > Do I really need to "safely > remove" it each time? Yes, because the "built-in" reader may be just connected to internal USB port, so technically it is not different from external card reader that you can detach and reconnect. This utility can help: http://safelyremove.com -- pa
From: Doug on 22 May 2010 18:43 PETERFST wrote: >> I've got a built in media card reader in my home computer. When I'm >> through reading my SD card I've taken out of my camera, I choose to >> "safely remove" this from my computer, as I've been led to believe, >> so I won't loose any data. Problem is, that when I do so, the >> drive(s) (actually there are four) dissappear from my Windows >> Explorer and I cannot use them again. Recognized in system/device >> manager as USB controller/ mass storage device (with the exclamation >> mark attached) and properties suggests tha I unplug it and plug it >> back in. Impractical as it's all internal. >> QUESTION: How can I reactivate this drive? Do I really need to >> "safely remove" it each time? When your ready to remove your SD right click it in Explorer and choose eject. That will make it safe to remove without deactivating the media card reader device itself. The drive you "safely removed" should be back when you reboot. D
From: PETERFST on 24 May 2010 11:49 Thanks, I just tried that and it worked. Kinda remember that "eject" option. Now I'll use it appropriately. "Doug" wrote: > PETERFST wrote: > >> I've got a built in media card reader in my home computer. When I'm > >> through reading my SD card I've taken out of my camera, I choose to > >> "safely remove" this from my computer, as I've been led to believe, > >> so I won't loose any data. Problem is, that when I do so, the > >> drive(s) (actually there are four) dissappear from my Windows > >> Explorer and I cannot use them again. Recognized in system/device > >> manager as USB controller/ mass storage device (with the exclamation > >> mark attached) and properties suggests tha I unplug it and plug it > >> back in. Impractical as it's all internal. > >> QUESTION: How can I reactivate this drive? Do I really need to > >> "safely remove" it each time? > > > When your ready to remove your SD right click it in Explorer and choose > eject. That will make it safe to remove without deactivating the media card > reader device itself. > > The drive you "safely removed" should be back when you reboot. > > D > > > . >
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