----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: troubleshooting a damaged memory card
> 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. Alcohol works. Use it sparingly on a cotton swab though. In the old days, we used a pencil eraser for this, I don't know if it is still acceptable or not. Also, I sometimes have to take a card out and reinsert it to get it to read. William Robb -- 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.
