Thanks everyone for the confirmation. And if the light spirit doesn't work, I'll hit the cabinet for a darker spirit to see if Cotty is right. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 6:44 PM Subject: Re: troubleshooting a damaged memory card > > ----- 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. > -- 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.
