Usb adaptor problems

[Lona]

My friend has a sony ericsson mobile phone and recently bought a 4gb memory card for it.

It comes with a portable usb adaptor but when she tries to get it to load directly to PC, it finds the driver but won't read the card, although the card works fine using the mobile phone.

[Rik]

Odd. Does she/do you have a different card reader you could plug it into? I'm just wondering whether the adaptor is faulty, or can't cope with a 4GB card (I have one SD reader that can't cope with anything >2GB).

[Lance]

If it can't cope, it#s a bit poor for it to be included with the card!

[Rik]

Agreed - I just wonder if there's been a lack of joined up thinking somewhere. More likely, though, is a faulty reader.

[Lona]

Yes Usb Adaptor came with the Sony Ericsson phone. So it's not a cheap one from Ebay.

I have tried all afternoon to get it to load on two PCs in my house to no avail.

The Vista Pc managed to load the drivers for it but then froze when I tried to open it.

The other PC which runs XP just won't load it at all.

The green light on the adaptor lights up, flashes once then remains steady. After that PC freezes up and has to be switched off manually.

[Lance]

Have you tried downloading updated drivers from SE's site (assuming they do them)?

[Lona]

Have you tried downloading updated drivers from SE's site (assuming they do them)?

Says on instructions, no special drivers needed. It just looks like an ordinary memory stick only you insert the tiny micro memory card into it.

[Rik]

I'd have expected it to be nothing more than a fairly passive card reader, which is why I suspect it may be faulty. If you have another card reader you could try, that would eliminate the card itself from the equation. (Or do you have another card you could try in the reader?)

[Lance]

Or any other mass storage device to make sure that the installations are happy with memory sticks etc? I can't believe that both would kick up a fuss with normal memory sticks, but it is Windows!

[Lona]

It's one similar to this and purely designed to take the micro m2 cards.


http://www.w2w.com/moreInfo.asp?code=SONMSM2GBADP&tabGroup=GROUP-PC&tabGrpCode=COMP1&tabselect=TAB4

[Rik]

That one does specify a 2GB limit, Lona. Have you see the packaging?

[Lona]

That one does specify a 2GB limit, Lona. Have you see the packaging?

Just found that one on google. Similar but this one has Sony Ericcson written on the front of it.

I have tried it with her 1gig memory card also, makes no difference.

[Rik]

It has to be faulty, then.

[Lona]

It has to be faulty, then.

Knowing my friend, I wouldn't be surprised. She probably tried to put the card in upside down and *uggered the adaptor. 

[Rik]

That could certainly do it.

[Glenn]

Lona is the card a capacity high  format card, if so a standard card reader may not read the card correctly

[Sebby]

The only thing I'd suggest you try is another USB port, otherwise I'm baffled as it shouldn't require a third-party driver!

[Lona]

The only thing I'd suggest you try is another USB port, otherwise I'm baffled as it shouldn't require a third-party driver!

I've tried every usb port on two pcs still no joy.

[Sebby]

Any chance you could try it in another computer, just to see whether it's the adaptor or computer at fault?

[Lona]

Any chance you could try it in another computer, just to see whether it's the adaptor or computer at fault?

If you scroll back, you'll see I've tried it on two computers, three if you count the owners.

[Sebby]

Woops, sorry. It must be faulty then.