Radio Shack to the rescue!

Post #276,708 by Nightowl 12/26/06 2:27:19 PM Reply	Radio Shack to the rescue! Well, I found a temporary fix for the camera, anyway! I was looking through the after Christmas sale ads and saw something called a Digital Concepts SD Card Converter Drive. Since it was on sale for only $7.99 John had me run out and grab one, (Radio Shack is really close by and John is on call till tomorrow still). We lucked out, it happens to be something the USB drive likes, because we were able to take photos and put the SD card into the converter drive and voila, photos on my computer, with no freezing it up. :) Not bad, and under $10.00 :) But any info on how to check or fix USB ports (in the long run we might need to fix the problem), would still be appreciated. :) Brenda "When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert ************************** "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss ******************************* "Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06 *******************************
Post #276,709 by Another Scott 12/26/06 2:38:36 PM Reply	USB typically either works or doesn't. About the only thing I can think of to try is opening the case and making sure the cable from the USB port to the motherboard is installed properly. The ports in the back are probably soldered to the motherboard so you probably have little to check there. You can get an add-on card for more USB ports for a nominal price. E.g. [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815166001\|this] one for $6 plus $5 shipping. You can probably buy something similar locally if you look around. If you have a solution that works, it might not be worth the trouble, though. But if you want to get your scanner working properly, etc., it might be worth putting a PCI card in the PC in question. HTH a bit. Cheers, Scott.
Post #276,803 by Nightowl 12/27/06 3:22:52 PM Reply	That's what we're finding too About the only thing I can think of to try is opening the case and making sure the cable from the USB port to the motherboard is installed properly. The ports in the back are probably soldered to the motherboard so you probably have little to check there. If you have a solution that works, it might not be worth the trouble, though. But if you want to get your scanner working properly, etc., it might be worth putting a PCI card in the PC in question. Yep, that's what John thought about doing in the long run, a PCI card. He did that USB cable check you mentioned before, by opening the case when the scanner first had trouble. The scanner does work, btw just not using the buttons. You have to activate it manually, but it does fine when I do that. At least I can easily get the photos off the camera for now, which is what matters most. :) Brenda "When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert ************************** "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss ******************************* "Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06 *******************************

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