Hey all,

Before I  installed a dvd-rw drive into my 2nd bay, My Computer RECOGNIZED my card READERS (SD, Memory Stick, etc.) as drive "k". Now it has assigned the dvd-rw as drive "k" and refuses to read any flash memory that fits into the slots. I have tried the standard "search for new hardware" and whatnot. My drivers are up to date. Any ideas?

Thx in advance.

P4 2.8GHz
1.5G DDR
60G HDD
160G Exterior HDD (USB)
Nvidia GeForce 5200 PCI
XP Pro

p.s. For a while I was running a virtual drive with PowerIso software. I unstalled it awhile back, but I guess it's possible that it could have screwed something up that hasn't been fixed yet.Do you have all your IDE devices set up properly? Each IDE channel can support 2 devices using jumpers. One has to be MASTER and the other SLAVE. Hope this helps  .Try restarting your computer and then plugging the SECURE Digital card in the card reader slot once again. fffreak
I installed the dvd-rw as slave. I didn't think it really mattered which one I hooked it up to, but then again if I knew everything I wouldn't be here asking for help

pcdoc4christ
Tried that. Nothin.

Thanks for the replies so far.What is the master on the IDE with the DVD RW??? If there is no master you could try putting the DVD RW in CS (Cable Select) or just put it back in Master as default. It's not recommended that you put a device in Slave without a Master.I should have been more clear. My dvd-r is the master and the recently installed dvd-rw is the slave.List all your drives and how they are hooked up/jumpered.As per requested Right clickMy Computer and select Manage...find the CD/DVD Rom droves in the right hand pane and right click each one of them and choose "change drive letter and path" and assign them a letter.
Once done this should solve your card reader issue.

Tip. # 1 I reserve C: D: E: F: G: and H: for HDD partitions in a multi HDD setup so my 2 burners are M: and N:
This way if i add a drive and or partition i'm not changing all 4 drives each time my configuration changes...

Tip #2. It is also a good idea to use this method on thumb drives and external HDD's as well as XP seems to have a much easier time finding them ...

Good Luck.Got it, patio! Thanks to everyone for your help! You're Welcome ...stop by again.