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    Tecra A3-106 MS/SD Card Reader Problem

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by riDDler345, Dec 15, 2006.

  1. riDDler345

    riDDler345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello guys,

    I have a Tecra A3-106, my card reader started not reading the cards in these days.. (I have recently formatted my system using the recovery dvd) when I put my memory stick into the drive i can see the card icon on my computer but when I try to access the content, I get an error saying ''Card needs to be formatted'' and I can't do anything... When I insert a different SD card, the reader doesn't even recognise it.. (As it used to access these medias successfully before)

    I tried uninstalling the device then installing automatically but no luck, tried downloading the SD Secure Module but when I try to install it, I get an error saying ''SD Secure Module.msi cannot be located'' or something like that..

    Long story short, I can't use my card reader and I have also checked these cards on a different system and they are readable.

    What could that be? :confused: Any troubleshooting ideas are highly appreciated.

    Best Regards,
    Onur.
     
    riDDler345, Dec 15, 2006
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Maybe it's a corrupted file somewhere in the driver. When you uninstalled the drivers, were there any errors? There could be corrupted bits still interfering with its functions.
     
    chrisyano, Dec 15, 2006
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    riDDler345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I didn't get any errors when uninstalling, even when uninstalling the device.. It is still a plug and play device in the end and I guess it should be working even with generic Windows drivers without having to do something...I don't know really.

    When I insert my MS, I can see the Device icon on the systray (Can't access) but I cannot stop the device in order to remove safely either.

    Weird.
     
    riDDler345, Dec 16, 2006
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  4. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    I'm guessing something got corrupted when you reformatted your drive. You may want to consider doing it again before you make a lot of changes.

    Also, have you run something like CCleaner yet? I'm not sure if it would do anything, but it may be worth a shot as well.

    We're talking about an external media reader right?
     
    chrisyano, Dec 16, 2006
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    riDDler345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is not an external drive, it is an internal drive under pcmcia slot.. Just a multiple slot i am talking about... Thanks for the tip on CCleaner, handy program...

    Still unsolved though..
     
    riDDler345, Dec 17, 2006
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Was it working right before you reformatted? You may consider doing it again.

    Otherwise, it may be time to see what tech support has to say--they may have a fresh perspective on troubleshooting this issue.
     
    chrisyano, Dec 17, 2006
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