USB internal card reader works...sometimes

[angry hampster]

I bought a generic USB2.0 2.5" card reader from Newegg last winter. It worked great until this week. Windows will recognize the card reader upon startup, but when I try to access the card int the slot, explorer will freeze and crash.


However, It's got a USB2.0 port that still works perfectly?


Any advice? I installed a new processor this week. I went from an E6420 to an E8500. That couldn't have possibly caused all this, right?



edit: this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820339001


On a P35-DS3L motherboard and Vista Ultimate 32.

 

[corkyg]

Does it do this with all cards or just one? It could be card itself.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Was thinking the same thing. Does that card work in other devices?

 

[angry hampster]

The cards work fine in other devices. It doesn't seem to care what card it is.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Well if the reader won't work on one slot try another. If its still not working then the reader it self may be the problem.

 

[corkyg]

What I meant to suggest was, try a different card in that same port. Sometimes we can get strange mismatches. Off hand, I see the port as the problem.