Dell Inspiron 531s (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 66)

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Solving Problems
Media Card Reader Problems
N O 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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