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A device that allows a computer to access memory cards such as SD cards.

A card reader is a device that allows a computer to access memory cards such as SD cards. Many modern computers come with a built-in card reader capable of handling several card types, such as SD and xD-Picture Card. A wide variety of external card readers are also available, with various interfaces such as USB or FireWire and often the ability to accept many different types of memory cards.

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Internal card reader fails after upgrade to Windows 10 - "Device could not be migrated"

I have just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, everything went smoothly except for one thing: My internal card reader mostly stopped working - it doesn't recognize any card that I can insert into it (although the card reader's USB port still…
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Do SDXC cards need a special card reader, or is software support sufficient?

Can a card reader that accepts SD and SDHC cards support SDXC cards with the appropriate software support, or is a card reader specifically designed to accept SDXC cards needed? I'm looking for an answer that applies to card readers for PCs in…
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Is it safe to use letters A and B for drives?

My computer (a modern one, with Windows 8.1) is equipped with a DVD drive and a SD card reader. I'm considering assigning letters A and B to DVD and card reader. I know well that those letters were reserved for floppy disk drives (I'm old enough to…
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Why can a SD card be faster on an external USB reader rather than on a builtin SD reader?

I have a Sandisk SDHC 4GB Class 2 memory card, and I have benchmarked its reading speed with Palimpsest Disk Utility, under Linux and with my Acer Travelmate 5720G laptop. These are the speeds when it is inserted in the builtin card reader of my…
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Reading P2 card with standard PC Card (PCMCIA) reader

I have a Panasonic professional video camera which uses P2 cards. Looking for a way to connect them to the computer without using the camera, I found that the only P2 reader in the market is the one released by the same manufacturer. Going deeper in…
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Recover SDHC card used in an SD card reader

A while ago when SDHC cards were fairly new and all the office computers had only SD card readers, I made a 4 GB Class 6 ADATA SDHC unreadable and unformattable by trying to get it to work in SD card readers. Have methods emerged since that time to…
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Rufus killed USB card reader

This was really odd, I haven't found anything like this on the web. I tried to create a bootable microSD card with PNY microSD USB card reader using Rufus 2.2. It was set to check the device for bad blocks. After maybe 30 minutes Rufus stopped…
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Any large USB sticks with integrated card readers?

I have one of Kingston's DataTraveller Micro Reader USB sticks, a fantastic memory stick with an integrated micro SD and M2 card reader. However, I've gradually filled it to the brim and am looking for a larger stick. Unfortunately, Kingston don't…
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Complete beginner needs advice/help on how to install an RFID reader

So the powers-that-be recently decided that I would lead a project we have that has to do with reading RFID tags, however I have no experience or knowledge to as where I should begin. All I know is that they rigged up some connection via VGA and the…
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How to clean an SD Card slot?

As I was taking out the dummy SD card on my new Chromebook, a small piece broke off of it and is now stuck inside the slot. I have tried removing using various cleaning methods including: Putting water/alcohol on the dummy and moving it in and out…
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Converting HID Input to Keyboard Emulation (Card Reader)

Firstly, thanks for taking the time to read this question. I'm a web developer, I have a customer trying to use one of my applications which collects swiped data. Usually, customers use Keyboard Emulation devices, since it's a web based application.…
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How do I attach this multi card reader to my motherboard?

I have an old mutli card reader taken from a Fujitsu Seimens Scaleo P. I am trying to attach it to my Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V. I have tried to attach this to the COM port on my motherboard - it doesn't fit in the front USB sockets or regular USB…
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How do I find out if my laptop will read an SDHC card?

I use an HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop. Is there a way I can find out whether the card reader on this computer supports SDHC cards and what class?
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External card reader not working after upgrade to Windows 7

Following an upgrade from XP to Win7, my external card reader is no longer working. I've tried the answer here and have Googled around for a solution. Unfortunately, the consistent answer seems to be to install new drivers, and I can't because it's…
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How do you connect a card reader?

I bought a Velocity micro case which came with a card reader built in. I installed a Gigabyte 880GA-UD3H and can't find a place to plug it in. Do most motherboards have this option? Or did just get one that doesn't have it? Also, the hard drive…
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