Enough of the dark spirit and you won't worry about the card anymore... jm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: troubleshooting a damaged memory card
> Thanks everyone for the confirmation. And if the light spirit doesn't > work, > I'll hit the cabinet for a darker spirit to see if Cotty is right. > Cheers, > Christine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 6:44 PM > Subject: Re: troubleshooting a damaged memory card > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Christine Aguila" >> Subject: troubleshooting a damaged memory card >> >> >>> Hi Everyone: >>> >>> I had to take 3 quick shots of something to send to someone in an email. >>> I >>> shot the photos, put the memory card in the card reader in my PC tower, >>> & >>> couldn't get the PC to read the card. >>> >>> I then took a quick shot on a different card, and the PC read that card >>> just >>> fine. >>> >>> I looked up Help & it was recommended to wipe the metal contacts with >>> alcohol. >>> >>> Has anyone used this remedy? Do you suggest a different remedy? I'm >>> pretty >>> sure the card in question is the one I bought with the K10D last June of >>> 2007. It's a Lexar Professional SD 2gig 133x speed. (As is the 2nd >>> card >>> I >>> used.) >>> >>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Alcohol works. Use it sparingly on a cotton swab though. >> In the old days, we used a pencil eraser for this, I don't know if it is >> still acceptable or >> not. Also, I sometimes have to take a card out and reinsert it to get it >> to read. >> >> William Robb >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
