My micro SD (with regular SD adaptor) card does not get detected in my dell 700m laptop?

Question

I have an SD card for my camera which gets detected nicely but with this micro sd card (with adaptor) can not be detected.

Any explainations...any fixes?

Answer 1

If the card has worked in the past, use System Restore to Restore the system settings to a date when you know that the card worked. (Start: Accessories: System Tools: System Restore)

If that doesn't resolve the issue.

Check for problems in the device manager
To determine if there are conflicting or unknown devices in Device Manager, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. You may need to click Start, then Settings, and then Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click System.
The System Properties window appears.
3. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
The Device Manager appears.
4. Look through the device tree for conflicting or unknown devices. Conflicting devices are usually denoted by an exclamation point (!). Unknown devices are usually denoted by a question mark (?).

If you have a yellow exclamation mark in the Device Manager designating Error Code 10 .. there is a hot fix ..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921413

If the cardreader doesnt appear, you need to reinstall the the Ricoh Cardbus Controller:
To install the Ricoh CardBus Controller driver, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD in the CD drive.
The message Welcome Dell System Owner appears.
2. Click the Next button.
The Search Criteria menu appears.
3. Click to select your system type from the System Model menu.
4. Click to select your operating system from the Operating System menu.
5. Click to select Drivers from the Topic menu.
6. Click to select Ricoh R5C591 located under Chip Set Drivers.
7. Scroll down, and then click the Extract button.
The Chip Set:Ricoh R5C591 Driver window appears.
8. Click the Continue button.
The message Select the folder where you want to unzip the files to appears.
9. Click the OK button.
A message appears asking if you want to create a folder.

NOTE NOTE: If a message appears asking to overwrite the folder, click the Yes to All button.

10. Click the Yes button.
The message All files were successfully unzipped appears.
11. Click the OK button.
The RICOH Media Driver - InstallShield Wizard window appears.
12. Click the Next button.
The message Ready to Install the Program appears.
13. Click the Install button.
The message InstallShield Wizard Complete appears.
14. Click the Finish button.


The Ricoh CardBus Controller driver is now properly installed.
If you do not see any problems. dell recommends
Remove the IDE controllers from Safe Mode in Microsoft® Windows® XP.

If there is a problem other than the one listed as Error Code 10

You need to remove the IDE controllers.

To remove and reinstall the IDE controllers in Safe Mode, perform the following steps:

1. Boot the system to Safe Mode.

NOTE: For more information regarding booting to safe mode, refer to Dell Knowledge Base article: "How do I start my computer in Safe Mode?".
2. Click Start, and click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
3. Double-click the System icon.
The System Properties window appears.
4. Click the Hardware tab.
5. Click the Device Manager button.
6. Click the plus (+) sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, to expand the category.
7. Highlight each entry, and then press the key until all of the entries are gone.
8. Click OK when prompted to reboot the system.

If you are still not able to access the SD Card:

Remove the PCI bus from Safe Mode in Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP.

NOTICE:

The following procedure may result in the need to reload a number of drivers from the ResourceCD or from the Internet. In worse case scenarios, this may leave the operating system in an unstable state and possibly without the ability to boot.

To remove the PCI bus from Safe Mode, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the computer from the docking station, if applicable.
2. Detach all USB devices, external peripherals, and PC cards from the system.
3. Start the computer in Safe Mode.

NOTE:

For additional information on how starting in Safe Mode, refer to Dell Knowledge Base Article: 156262 - "How do I start my computer in Safe Mode?"
4. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and click Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
5. In the left-hand pane, click Device Manager.
6. In the right-hand pane, click the plus (+) sign next to System devices.
7. Click PCI bus and then Uninstall.
8. Close Device Manager.
9. Restart the computer normally.

If you are still not able to access the SD Card:

Swap with a known good card

if it works - contact the vendor of the bad card

if it doesn't: contact dell

and if you don't have a known good card contact the vendor

Answer 2

Perhaps your Micro SD card reader on the laptop isn't working properly. Does it detect other SD cards? You might want to check your device manager to see if the device is working properly.

Answer 3

suitable SD and micro SD might desire to all artwork effective (offering you have the mSD adapter). in spite of the indisputable fact that some card readers are somewhat fussy with SDHCs, i've got had a minimum of two situations while the laptop in basic terms did not recognize an SDHC card, to my extensive inflammation.