Good to hear you're back in business. Paul On Jul 24, 2011, at 7:55 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> OH problem all solved now, RObert, but thank you > > I trashed the cf card - didn't lose anything that mattered... bought a new > card reader > > P.J. was great help in finding and solving what was going on - > > ann > > > On 7/24/2011 19:36, Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: >> http://www.lexar.com/downloads >> >> Ann, >> >> I was having problems with my K20D and SDHC cards 'til I found out there was >> a >> firmware update to address said problem. I was able to recover files using >> Lexar's Image Rescue 4 software. It is free and it worked great for me. >> >> With regard, >> >> Robert in Greenville, SC >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Ann Sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Sat, July 23, 2011 5:04:30 PM >> Subject: Re: Memory card and card reader problem >> >> I knew you meant drivers :-) >> and yes! yellow question mark is there --- >> >> right over the second line that says "USB Mass storage device" >> So whats my next move? >> >> (I think I may owe you a discount on the lens;-) ) >> >> ann >> >> >> On 7/23/2011 16:49, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> It could simply be a problem of the drives being screwed up. The system >>> regestery can end up pointing two different device drives at the same >>> port, which might keep either driver from working properly. In the >>> control panel open the system dialog, and switch to the hardware tab. >>> There should be a button labeled hardware, to open the device manager. >>> Check to see if you have any yellow question marks displayed. >>> >>> On 7/23/2011 4:33 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>> Looks like it is the USB port... computer doesnt seem to know it is >>>> there. >>>> >>>> It should be drive F but when I plug either the card reader or my >>>> canon P& S into it , the drive doesn't even come up... >>>> >>>> The only drives that come up are C, D , E - E is the big old external >>>> drive... >>>> >>>> when things are working with the Vivitar plugged in, Adobe downloader >>>> recognizes F,G,G,H...etc >>>> >>>> After I went away and came back and rebooted and plugged in the >>>> creader with a good CF card in it, I got that little chime sound that >>>> you get when things are working... however, when I launched the >>>> downloader >>>> the stuff at that port didn't show up on the list of choices. >>>> >>>> Same thing when I just tried to use it for downloading directly from my >>>> point and shoot... that didnt work either. >>>> >>>> conclusion - it isn't the card reader thats mucked up ... >>>> The pins look fine and it didnt take much effort to slip a card in.. >>>> >>>> The 2.0 does appear to be cooked, however - but that isn't a biggy at >>>> all - the files that really matter that were one it are on the computer. >>>> >>>> Also - the ACDsee device detector did detect the card reader... >>>> >>>> Further, I tried my old 80 GB external drive there and nothing happened. >>>> >>>> IDeas??? Anyone?? >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/23/2011 11:51, P. J. Alling wrote: >>>>> The only thing to do is to try the bad card in a different device, which >>>>> you did already, by using the *ist-D. If it were recoverable by other >>>>> than superhuman efforts the *ist-D would have either recognized the >>>>> card, and read it normally or asked if you wanted to format it, or >>>>> formatted it without asking, (yes, it does that sometimes). CF cards >>>>> have their own controller much like any other memory device. If that's >>>>> cooked the data may still be there but recovery would be very expensive. >>>>> >>>>> One way to see if your card reader might still be good would be to plug >>>>> it into the USB port and use the Icon on your menu bar that accesses USB >>>>> devices available on your computer, (and allows you to safely remove >>>>> them). If you double click it you'll get a dialog that shows all USB >>>>> drives and the drive letter assigned to them. If you see the Vivitar >>>>> reader in the list then you have a pretty good idea that the reader is >>>>> good. >>>>> >>>>> CF cards do fail, could be that it's time had just come. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 7/23/2011 11:22 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/23/2011 11:08, John wrote: >>>>>>> Ann, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does the second card record in the camera? >>>>>> Yes.. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have several CF cards... the one that failed has been reformatted a >>>>>> few times already.. it would be nice if I could get the stuff I shot >>>>>> off it. >>>>>> >>>>>> One more piece of info - the Adobe downloader asks me to select a >>>>>> device.. whereas,when things are working properly, it detects it... it >>>>>> recognizes there is a card reader in the port. >>>>>> >>>>>> I could have just bopped over to Staples and ask them to try it but >>>>>> the weather is keeping me from venturing out at least not more than >>>>>> a few steps. >>>>>> >>>>>> at the moment I've mislaid the 2gB card (I said mg before, I meant GB!) >>>>>> >>>>>> ann >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have a friend with a >>>>>>> card slot on a laptop in their computer? It sounds as though the >>>>>>> reader >>>>>>> has caused a formatting error on the card.. If the problem is the >>>>>>> reader, then the card can be reformatted. If you are looking for a >>>>>>> trial >>>>>>> horse I have a 1 GB card just gathering dust that you are welcome >>>>>>> to if >>>>>>> that would help >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John G >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7/23/2011 9:50 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>>>>>> So I was talking more photos of the gear I got (of and with) and a >>>>>>>> couple of other things yesterday - put it in the card reader , put >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> card reader into its little USB port, as always, and nada... that >>>>>>>> little chime that goes off when I do this doesn't chime... I try >>>>>>>> three >>>>>>>> times -- then I put the card back into the camera, so wont forget, >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> I get Memory card error aarrgh. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The pins look ok in the card reader which is a Vivitar series 1 72 >>>>>>>> in1 >>>>>>>> Hi speed card/reader writer. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The card is a 2 mb CF card (remember, my camera is istD) when I >>>>>>>> put it >>>>>>>> into the camera I got the Memory card error message. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The good news is, that except for the photos I took yesterday of >>>>>>>> equipment and a couple of chotskas and Ashley are already loaded onto >>>>>>>> the computer... nothing I couldn't reshoot... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The bad news is I have no clue what to do to do to make the card >>>>>>>> reader come back to life. I put another CF card into it and still no >>>>>>>> go... >>>>>>>> I'm thinking somewhere on my computer there is something to >>>>>>>> explore to >>>>>>>> make it all better but can't remember anything. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> anyone have any ideas? which is to say, "help!" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ann >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > 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.
