hp laptop does not read memory stick!

Sorry Neo your way way off ..... ej1245 has a Laptop which can have a 5-1 digital memory card reader installed and thats nothing to do with his RAM memory!

please just think a small bit before posting as it can confuse the issue, do a little research before posting thats what most of us do unless we 100% know the answer... we cannot know all hardware/software issues.



back to the original question....

Was the card reader an original fit when you bought the laptop or have you added it? if so is it compatible with your HP?

as krazykrl said does the card reader you have support Memory Stick Pro cards? also as he says are you upto date with windows eg. SP1 all updates etc etc


one thing I would try is enter Device Manager ... look for any yellow ! or red X which is to do with your card reader double click it and pick Driver > update driver and click next and make sure you are connected to the internet it MAY find the driver your you.

 

Halo heres a guess,
I am always concerned with USB issues that the newest motherboard drivers are not current. If I was him, I would check for motherboard drivers, for example Intel calls theire Intel Chipset Software Instalation http://www.majorgeeks.com/download1667.html but HP might have their own specific drivers for it, so check their first. I have run into countless USB problems this resolved. In this case, there are really no drivers for XP, it is supposed to be plug and play USB, but your USB has drivers and you may need a driver update to run newer hardware like that, so its a potential fix.

 

There is no driver for the memory sticks except 98. As I said, XP with the newer USB and plug and play does not need it. My sony camera does not need a driver. I told you where to start, if your not going to try what we suggest, I cant help you. You wont find a newer driver for it, at least for XP, because there isnt one! Cancel the "I need a driver" thought, erase it.

 

Heres the 4 in 1 card reader drivers:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...en&os=228&lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=ob-21294-1

Make sure the rest of your drivers are current:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?product=389764&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&os=228

 

No, I said its not a driver issue for the memory stick itself, but rather more then likely motherboard drivers or the card is bad.

 

Mad, no, frustrated yes. Im over here hollering what to try, after you requested help, and as of yet I have not heard you say that you tried it. You say driver, I say motherboard driver, you say driver, I say motherboard driver. Its like beating my head into a wall over here. Good luck!

 

Very very true.... if I miss installing them I have many issues with devices, until they are installed.

again with XP and with Digital Cameras.. which I test out around 3 a week @ work ( any more would be like doing some actual work.. god forbid ) and have not had one not picked up by XPs mass driver.... I use my Fuji same as you no drivers... not needed, however I did have a few Card Readers.. yellow /!\ until I updated via device manager the drivers... probably old type card readers.. dunno cannot remember and not part of the problem at hand.


one line I did notice in the links you provided MA to the PCMCIA - TI PCI 1620 cardbus was this "New Firmware (version 1.19) adds support for Sony Memory Stick PRO 512-MB and 1-GB write protected cards." ????? possible as to why the MS Pro card is not being picked up.