I have done that to some memory cards before, and sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. It doesn't hurt them, it just cleans them.
If this is a card that you use most often, it might just be going bad :o( On Apr 19, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I had to take 3 quick shots of something to send to someone in an > email. I > shot the photos, put the memory card in the card reader in my PC > tower, & > couldn't get the PC to read the card. > > I then took a quick shot on a different card, and the PC read that > card just > fine. > > I looked up Help & it was recommended to wipe the metal contacts with > alcohol. > > Has anyone used this remedy? Do you suggest a different remedy? > I'm pretty > sure the card in question is the one I bought with the K10D last > June of > 2007. It's a Lexar Professional SD 2gig 133x speed. (As is the 2nd > card I > used.) > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
