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Problem Using usb flash drive though a pcmcia 2.0 usb card

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by daniel_cooper

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I hope someone can help i have recently been given (new) a 4 port usb 2.0 pcmcia card. It works fine with my usb mouse and printer but when i insert my flash drive it does allow me to open it. I have a laptop with two 1.0 usb ports and my flash drive works there. the strange thing is that the laptop sees the drive as a mass storage device but does not give me any way of opening it. i can answer any more tech questions about my problem for "you" if it will help get the problem sorted thanks

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by nicknielsen

When you say "the laptop sees the drive as a mass storage device but does not give me any way of opening it," is the drive plugged in to the pcmcia card? If so, you may have a device conflict between the hub and the flash drive. Try updating the drivers for both.

by wildstar10

I've found that alot of times Windows xp and 2000/2003 fail to assign some usb drives drive letters. You can assign them manually by doing the following.
1. open the control panel (if it appears with only a list of 6 or so options click the link on the left that says SWITCH TO CLASIC VIEW)
2. open adimitrative Tools
3. open computer management
4. click on disk management
5. on the bottom right pain will be a list of all drives and their current drive letter assignment. right click on the drive that is not showing correctly and choose ( change drive letter and paths)

select a drive leter from the available drop down list (be careful alot of computers with multi card readers will have alot of drive letters taken up that will still show up on this list --which is what causes this problem alot--)i usualy just start at z as its almost never used natively click on ok you will get a warning about changing drive letters-- when you get this warning double check yourself and make sure you are changing the correct drive and never ever ever change the main windows drive's drive letter.
when satisfied that you are changing the right drive click ok and it should now show up properly.

by jackiesr

I tried following your advice, but I get no drop down menu of drives, so i am stuck. The only drive listed is the C drive, and I need the CD drive to be read.

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