memory stick

[zainalngah]

hi guys, when I inserted my memory stick and card to the built in device inside my laptop yesterday, the plug and play did not work, so I tried to open it manually. Still no luck. I got the message - please insert a disk into drive. Please help.

[Blencogo]

Hi zainalngah and welcome.

What Model do you have?
XP or Vista?

Is the Memory Stick drive shown in (My) Computer as "Memory Stick X:\"?
Is it still shown as installed in Device Manager -> Disc Drives as HS-MS USB Device?

Try reinstalling the driver from C:\Drivers\Memory_Stick or C:\Drivers\FlashMedia (depending on your model).

[zainalngah]

Hi Blencogo, thanks for your reply. My model is VGN-T1XP, I am using XP service pack 3. In My Computer, the Memory Stick drive is shown as MemoryStick (E:). In device manager, it says this device is working properly. I noted the location is FlashMedia 1.

How do I reinstall now?

Thank you very much.

Cheers mate.

[Blencogo]

Try this first: -

Right-Click on the device in Device Manager and choose 'Uninstall' -> OK
Re-Boot and the driver should be reinstalled.
Does it work now?

If not then try this: -

Right-Click on the device in Device Manager and choose 'Update Driver'
No Not This Time
Install from a list or specific location
Don't search - I will choose a driver
Have Disc
Browse to C:\Drivers\Memorystick\1.0.2.0\TIFMSONY.INF

Good luck!

[zainalngah]

thanks, still no luck. Not sure now what to do.

[Blencogo]

The only next step would be to restore your Vaio to factory settings to establish if it is a hardware fault or a software problem. This would either fix it or show that a repair is needed.

This is quite a big job if you have had your Vaio for a while. Any hardware repair is probably not worth it when you can buy a USB reader - something like these - for a few pounds: -

USB Card Readers

[zainalngah]

Hi, thanks for helping. I tried everything suggested. Still no luck. It is a shame I have to buy a USB reader. Never mind. Thank you.