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HP dc5700 User Manual

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Service Reference Guide, dc5700

Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Cannot write to the media

card.

The media card is a

read-only memory

(ROM) card.

Check the manufacturer’s

documentation included with your

card to see if it writable. Refer to the

previous section for a list of

compatible cards.

Unable to access data on

the media card after

inserting it into a slot.

The media card is not

inserted properly, is

inserted in the wrong

slot, or is not supported.

Ensure that the card is inserted

properly with the gold contact on

the correct side. The green LED will

light if inserted properly.

Do not know how to

remove a media card

correctly.

The computer’s software

is used to safely eject

the card.

Open My Computer, right-click

on the corresponding drive icon,

and select Eject. Then pull the card

out of the slot.

Never remove the card when

the green LED is flashing.

After installing the media

card reader and booting to

Windows, the reader and

the inserted cards are not

recognized by the

computer.

The operating system

needs time to recognize

the device if the reader

was just installed into

the computer and you

are turning the PC on

for the first time.

Wait a few seconds so that the

operating system can recognize the

reader and the available ports, and

then recognize whatever media is

inserted in the reader.

After inserting a media

card in the reader, the

computer attempts to boot

from the media card.

The inserted media card

has boot capability.

If you do not want to boot from the

media card, remove it during boot

or do not select the option to boot

from the inserted media card during

the boot process.

Computer will not boot

from a USB removable

drive or media that is

inserted in the USB port on

the media card reader.

The media card reader

is connected to the

computer via the PCI

card, which is not

supported on the HP

Desktop BIOS.

The bootable USB device will have

boot support if you connect the

media card reader to an available

USB connector on the computer’s

system board. If no connector is

available, plug the bootable device

into a different USB port on the

computer.

After installing the media

card reader, the front USB

ports on the computer do

not work.

The USB cable for the

front USB ports was

disconnected so that the

system board connector

could be used for the

reader.

Reconnect the cable for the front

USB ports. Install the PCI card and

connect the media reader to the

USB connector on the PCI card.

Solving Media Card Reader Problems