If the device has not been uninstalled, Scan for hardware changes will not detect the connection of the device as a change. Scan for hardware changes will not reinstall a Plug and Play device if a driver is already installed on the computer. If you are not prompted to restart the computer, follow these steps: The device will be detected and reinstalled after Windows restarts. If you are prompted to restart the computer, follow these steps: Open Device Manager (Hold Windows + X key and select device manager)įollow the instructions in the preceding procedure to uninstall the device. This will uninstall and reinstall the driver for the card reader. Go into device manager and uninstall the card reader, it should be listed as IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.
While you respond to that, here are a few things I recommend you do:.
Have you installed any recent updates that may have caused the issue? did you attempt a system restore? To HP forums, I see that the SD card reader is not recognized.
