Anything special to get a CF card reader to work?
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From the point and shoot days, I've had multiple SD card readers and "boom" they're recognized. I just got a Lexar Jumpshot CF card reader and the light on it turns green, but my laptop has no idea that it's there. Are there any special tricks to get laptops to recognize CF card readers?
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Normaly should just work. Did it come with an installation disc?
Don
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5D2/1D MkII N/40D and a couple bits of glass.
Even a Mac wont see a Reader without a card in it!
Don
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Oh, and I got this reader as a freebie, so no install disk. I guess I got what I paid for
Canon 5DII, Canon 7D
Canon Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 35 f/1.4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, Canon 85 f/1.2L II, Canon 500mm f/4 IS, Zeiss 21mm ZE
Speedlite 580ex II, Canon 430ex
Which card reader is it? (Look on the back of the card reader and give us the information here.)
Which OS is on your computer?
Did the card reader come with a cable or is it the type that plugs directly into your computer? Did you add a cable to extend the distance from the computer?
Have you tried other USB appliances on that particular USB port?
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Duh. My fault for putting it in the wrong place in the first place. Thanks for moving it
Canon 5DII, Canon 7D
Canon Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 35 f/1.4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, Canon 85 f/1.2L II, Canon 500mm f/4 IS, Zeiss 21mm ZE
Speedlite 580ex II, Canon 430ex
On the front of the reader it says jumpSHOT Lexar Media and on the back it says jumpSHOT Works only with USB Enabled CompactFlash (which from what I've read, all CF cards made in the last couple years are USB enabled). Under that, Do not remove card if LED is blinking and the Lexar Media Part No. USB005. This reader has a USB cable coming right out of it that is about a foot and a half long.
Canon 5DII, Canon 7D
Canon Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 35 f/1.4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, Canon 85 f/1.2L II, Canon 500mm f/4 IS, Zeiss 21mm ZE
Speedlite 580ex II, Canon 430ex
What operating system are you using?
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Sorry, XP. Vista = evil
Canon 5DII, Canon 7D
Canon Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 35 f/1.4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, Canon 85 f/1.2L II, Canon 500mm f/4 IS, Zeiss 21mm ZE
Speedlite 580ex II, Canon 430ex
It looks like lots of people are having problems with that device using other than Lexar cards. The "jumpSHOT" is really not a reader, but just an adapter cable. I believe it has been discontinued and that all current Lexar readers are true card readers.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24602
http://www.photographyreview.com/mfr/lexar/card-readers-and-adapters/PRD_82780_3086crx.aspx
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Cle7
I strongly recommend you just buy another card reader. I have several generic readers that are inexpensive and work fine with all cards.
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You're awesome. Thank you very much Ziggy
Canon 5DII, Canon 7D
Canon Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 35 f/1.4L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, Canon 85 f/1.2L II, Canon 500mm f/4 IS, Zeiss 21mm ZE
Speedlite 580ex II, Canon 430ex
Also, if you are using SanDisk Extreme cards it's even faster, but I don't have any so I wouldn't know....
It is probably because the newer reader you have now is USB 2.0 powered whereas your older one was probably USB 1.1.
Remember to buy a USB 2.0 reader for the super-quickness downloading! ;D
Also, check to see if you have several USB hard drives connected to your computer. Sometimes only one USB drive can be seen at a time depending on your motherboard. I have this problem when I hook up my USB external HD, none of my other card readers nor USB HDs when connected work so I use 1 USB drive and 1 Firewire external drives.
5D2/1D MkII N/40D and a couple bits of glass.
If it was me, I'd ditch the card reader and pick up a different brand.
I've a Sandisk multicard reader from Walmart and it was pretty cheap.
It's USB 2.0 so it've pretty darn fast as well.
The other option is to ditch the reader all together and just plug the camera into the computer and download via Eos Utilities.
Don
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I have JumpShot and also Jumpshot CF card....the reader will not read anything but Jumshot CF cards from what I was able to find out and there is no support for them as Lexar has moved waaaaay beyond the obsolete Jumpshots......Mine is collecting dust on a bookshelf...........
I am currently using a STRATITEC card reader from Sam's Club....it was like $9.99 about 3 yrs ago....it reads like 20 different types of memory cards and it shows up in My Computer with any cards inserted......