Dell 531S Laptop User Manual


 
66 Solving Problems
Media Card Reader Problems
NO DRIVE LETTER IS ASSIGNED
When Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Operating System 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 Operating System does not automatically
assign a drive letter to the Media Card Reader.
Windows XP:
1
Right-click
My Computer
and select
Manage
.
2
Select the
Disk Management
option.
3
Right-click the corresponding drive letter in the right pane that needs to be
changed.
4
Select
Drive Letter and Paths
.
5
From the drop-down list, select the new drive letter assignment for the Media Card
Reader.
6
Click
OK
to confirm your selection.
Windows Vista
®
:
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: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.
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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