Ok, I have a MicroSD memory chip, and a Lexar USB thing that you put your chip into, then the Lexar thing into your USB drive. I have a Dell Latitude D800 Laptop. Everytime I connect the chip to my computer, a new drive shows up as USB Mass Storage device. That is what I want. However, when I try to drag and drop files into "Drive E: Removeable Disk", it says "Please Insert A Disk Into Drive E." It won't let me access the chip at all, or save files to it .It is acting like it is a CD drive without a CD in it. Please Help?
2007-03-21 11:53:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Ok, I don't think this is a "silly question".
I tried formatting the chip but it says Error: Please insert a disk into drive E and try again.
Its as if my computer is not recognizing it at all.
2007-03-21 12:16:08 · update #1
silly question, but has the card been formatted?, not all require it but it might help
2007-03-21 12:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by joshcornelison 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tore my hair out on this one once as well.. While your problem COULD be that the new chip is not formatted. You have 2 other options.. 1 dumb and one not so dumb.. (mine was the dumb one)
if you have a multi-card reader (for many types of chips) sometimes when you hook it up to the USB jack, only 1 slot (removeable storage drive) comes up. where there should be as many drives as there are physical holes in the front of the reader. (ie 4 holes, 4 new drives in the My Computer) if you are looking to open yours, most readers have the SD/MMC slot in the 3rd position. if you only see drive E, then in your explorer window, type G:\ and see if something comes up.
The dumb situation is not consistant among all SD cards as far as how the computer reacts. look at the chip itself, on the side of the chi without a notch, there is a tiny slider normally in the forward (towards the contacts) position. if it is in the back position, you computer might not know what to do with it because that is the LOCK position and the machine might not see it.. try moving this switch. you will loose nothing..
2007-03-21 20:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by original5thguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a Question for Lexar, who made the adaptor. It should not be doing it that way, unless there's a "write-protect" switch you had enabled, but then it shouldn't give you a "please insert disk" error, but a "read-only" error.
2007-03-21 19:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK.......
I understand you..... try to put your memory card in another way.... or check if your lexar thing (memory card reader MCR)
is OK
2007-03-21 19:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by JwH 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you cannot save files to a memory chip;;;a flash drive may need formatting before you can use it;;right click on he drive and scroll down to format.
2007-03-21 19:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by tee_rone2008 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need to synchronize it try using windows media player
2007-03-21 19:03:39 · answer #6 · answered by froggerty 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
have you tryed formatting it? that's what usally sovled my problem...
2007-03-21 19:21:56 · answer #7 · answered by jeremie 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋