Storage forum: Memory Card Reader "Please insert a disk into drive F"

Wow..that sounds great but 6 in a slot? That seems to me it has to be a very precise device for perfect alignments. Does it seem to seated well?

For the Sony cards you need to get and adaptor (card slides into it) Then you put card into the reader, otherwise you can have problems, that is a SONY thing.

Same problem here with Sandisk 4GB HDSC card (I have 2 other identical cards that still work so it is definately a problem either with the physical card hardware failing or a virus in the root of the card - which there is no apparent way of clearing as the disk is only accessable for the initial 3-4 secs of being read on insertion to the reader (still managed to salvage a few of my smaller files by quick copy and paste (drag&drop) to the desktop. However large *.pst files are apparently lost. I intend to return the card to Sandisk with an explanitory note (their support line simply advised me to invest in a recovery tool - that can't work because the drive only exists for those few seconds - and I think that as there is a possibility that the fault is a physical defect they should at least attempt to fix/recover the data. Sage advice to back up these things regularly - my last was early Feb and between that and the recovery of those smaller files it is not a complete disaster this time - but still loss of e-mails may matter later on.

Let me know if you have managed to resolve and I'll post the outcome of my efforts later.

PS - on one forum a suggestion to read the card on a linux system as most virus are designed to interfere with windows - that might hold water with your "The card works fine in the camera" statement.

Regards