Pat,

I think I had to go into device manager when that happened to me several 
years ago.  I think I highlighted possibly usb mass storage.  Before doing 
that, you could try running system restore if rebooting didn't help.

Otherwise, pick yourself up a usb multi-card reader for less than $20 bucks. 
Those work quite well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 8:02 PM
Subject: Off topic - dead front panel card reader


> The card reader on the front panel of my Dell WIN7 desktop died
> today.  Worked fine this morning but not now!  Likely has to do with
> the full moon.
> Has anyone experienced and solved this problem?  I've tried a number
> of SD cards, all with no luck.  And I have restarted the system a
> couple of times.   Perhaps a shutdown and reboot would be worth a
> try.  Will do that now.
> Thanks for your expertise.
> Pat, K9JAU