Or run msinfo32.exe with a card in the reader and see if it's identified more specifically on the Storage>Disks screen.Īlternatively, open Device Manager and open the USB entry for the reader.
ALCOR MICRO USB CARD READER WHAT IS IT FOR SERIAL
What Microsoft driver version is listed for the reader under Disk Drives?ĭid you check to see if the Intel chipset and Intel Serial I/O drivers etc are up-to-date? Serial I/O is involved in data transfer between devices.ĭell's Support site doesn't list the SD card reader on the System Config page for my XPS 8930 but you might check yours by entering the Service Tag on the Support page and clicking the System Configuration link.
ALCOR MICRO USB CARD READER WHAT IS IT FOR UPDATE
If you have an Alcor SD reader, you should check Device Manager to see which drivers you have, and possibly update if it's an Alcor reader.
This driver is listed in the Microsoft catalog for Alcor SD readers.ĭevice Manager shows Microsoft driver 1.1 for SDHC Card under Disk Drives and Alcor driver 2.0.150.10135 for Alcor Micro under USB. I updated to Win 10 Pro v20H2 just this past weekend and Windows Update pushed Alcor Micro Corp USB driver v2.0.150.10135 at me. Don't know if you have the same reader or a different brand/model reader. And it's also listed in Device Manager under Disk Drives as "SDHC Card", again only after a card is inserted. It's listed on my XPS 8930 (i7-9700 CPU, 16 GB RAM) in Device Manager under USB as "Alcor Micro USB 2.0 Card Reader", but it only appears after an SD card is inserted. The SD card reader is a USB device on the XPS 8930.