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sd card,pcmcia, dvdrw drive not appearing in my computer

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by afhstingray, Nov 24, 2010.

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  1. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    Hi guys,

    I dont know whats wrong, but i cant seem to see the sd card, the pcmcia storage card, or my dvd drive under my computer. any ideas as to whats wrong?

    cheers
     
  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The enhanced Dell power management which used to be under DCP but may now be embedded in the Windows power profiles under Dell Enhanced Settings (mine is) has the ability to turn these devices off. Normally that should only be done when running on battery.

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