Mitsumi 7 in 1 Card Reader with Floppy Drive DOESN'T WORK!

[baldyguy]

I recently purchased this Mitsumi 7 in 1 Card Reader with Floppy Drive on coolerguys.com.

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556059011.html

For some odd reason the floppy drive works great but when I plug in the USB part into the USB Headers it doesn't work. I searched all over the internet and it seems to be a very common problem... but nobody has really resolved this issue. Do anyone know how to fix this?

I'm running an Asus p4c800-e deluxe board with WinXP pro

[GJSNeptune]

Not to...not answer your question, but I've been wondering how practical these 7-in-1 card readers are. Does anyone actually use all seven types of media cards? I can see maybe one for a digital camera and possibly another kind for an mp3 player. Please enlighten me.

[acetic]

Not to...not answer your question, but I've been wondering how practical these 7-in-1 card readers are. Does anyone actually use all seven types of media cards? I can see maybe one for a digital camera and possibly another kind for an mp3 player. Please enlighten me.

Ever had a friend with a different type of memory-card than you want to give you some pics off his digital cam/music off mp3 etc... When @ your place/comp, and didn't have the cables?

Well, with a 7-in-1 card reader, you can get those pictures or songs or whatever. Yay.

And thats about it, you can read memory cards, for Palms, MP3 players, Digi-cams etc...

Without installing stuff for that piece of hardware. :D

[saturnine2]

I have the exact same card reader. When I plugged it into my USB headers it wouldent work either. I just got a USB cable and connected it to the back of the motherboard, and routed it through the case to the card reader. It doesent look too bad, and it works great. I only use 2 types of media, but you never know what you'll purchase next!

[Ice Czar]

its possible the mobo headers are disabled by default in the BIOS
or by jumper on the board itself,
test the drive with a known working port,
then
figure out the internal config ;)

[v3rt1g0]

Almost all boards use a standard pinout for usb headers, but you might want to check to make sure that the data +/-, gnd, and power all line up between the usb cable and your motherboard.

[shaggy77]

HI,

I found that my FA404M had freyed wiring. After a lengthy Email discussion with Mitsumi telling me that it was the OS problem, I can now tell them otherwise. I hope this helps your quest for an answer.

Later,
Alan