What Drive Does the SanDisk Go Into?

SD cards are possibly the most recognizable SanDisk product.

SanDisk is a company that manufactures and sells memory cards, flash drives and portable computing products, such as MP3 players. While there is no universal drive for SanDisk products, there are a limited number of access solutions.

Drive Designation

Your SanDisk memory stick or card will be designated a drive letter on Windows operating systems. This letter designation varies between individual computer systems, and in no way reflects how or where your card was inserted into the computer.

Internal Card Readers

Many computers and laptops come with internal card readers for the easy insertion of popular media cards, including the SD, USB, CompactFlash, MMC, ProDuo and many other types, all depending on the size and manufacturer of the reader. Laptop computers may only offer one or two types, whereas desktops may offer all of them. If your desktop computer does not come with an internal card reader, you can either install one or use an external card reader.

External Card Readers

There are two kinds of external card readers: one type is a small hub that supports greater variety of card types (in essence offering an external version of the internal reader), and the other is about the size of a USB thumb drive and usually supports a smaller or more specific card type. Both connect by USB port.

Flash Drives

Flash drives, also called thumb drives or USB drives, connect via the USB port of your computer. It does not matter what port your drive is plugged into; all ports should provide adequate power to run the drive.

References

• SanDisk: Computer (with internal card reader) or digital camera fails to read 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB SDHC card

Resources

• SanDisk: Homepage