Dell INSPIRON 530 DCMF, Owner'S Manual

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Solving Problems
Media Card Reader Problems
B ACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY
U SE A VIRUS - SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE , FLOPPY DISKS ,
OR C D S
S AVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR
COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU
N
O DRIVE LETTER IS ASSIGNED
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When Windows Vista detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically
assigned a drive letter as the next logical drive after all other physical drives in the
system. If the next logical drive after the physical drives is mapped to a network
drive, Windows Vista does not automatically assign a drive letter to the Media
Card Reader.
To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader:
1
Click Start , right-click Computer and select Manage .
2
Click Continue if prompted.
3
Expand the Storage object and select Disk Management.
4
Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be
changed.
5
Select Change Drive Letter and Paths .
6
Click Change .
7
From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card
Reader.
8
Click OK to confirm your selection.
NOTE:
The Media Card Reader only appears as a mapped drive when it is connected.
Each of the four Media Card Reader slots are mapped to a drive even if no media is
installed. If you attempt to access the Media Card Reader when no media is inserted,
you are prompted to insert media.
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