Rob Schaffer
Cleared for Takeoff
I recently purchased a Lowrance Airmap 500 and it came with all the stuff and CD's. I have installed the drivers for the MMC reader, but Window's cannot determine what it is.
The MMC card reader is a standard USB connector, but not a USB 2.0 reader. My ports are all USB 2.0. By going to the Lowrance Website, XP should automatically detect the "new hardware" and have the appropriate drivers. This doesn't work, as when I connect the reader to the USB port it indicates "Uknown Hardware Connected" and when I look at the reason by clicking on the bubble that pops up in the bottom of the screen, it say's No Device Drivers Found. I installed the drivers for the standard Reader, not the 2.0 reader, and rebooted my computer. Tried again, but same error message.
I've tried to locate the driver since I know I have it installed, but that doesn't seem to recognize either. Any Ideas? Should I try to download and install the 2.0 driver even though the reader is not USB 2.0? They say specifically on their website to look at the reader to download the appropriate driver.
If it doesn't work, no big deal, I can still save my data files to the MMC card and plug into my built in reader to get my trails and waypoints, but to update maps I'll have to order the card by mail instead of using the reader. I need to have these updated, since they are from 2003.
The MMC card reader is a standard USB connector, but not a USB 2.0 reader. My ports are all USB 2.0. By going to the Lowrance Website, XP should automatically detect the "new hardware" and have the appropriate drivers. This doesn't work, as when I connect the reader to the USB port it indicates "Uknown Hardware Connected" and when I look at the reason by clicking on the bubble that pops up in the bottom of the screen, it say's No Device Drivers Found. I installed the drivers for the standard Reader, not the 2.0 reader, and rebooted my computer. Tried again, but same error message.
I've tried to locate the driver since I know I have it installed, but that doesn't seem to recognize either. Any Ideas? Should I try to download and install the 2.0 driver even though the reader is not USB 2.0? They say specifically on their website to look at the reader to download the appropriate driver.
If it doesn't work, no big deal, I can still save my data files to the MMC card and plug into my built in reader to get my trails and waypoints, but to update maps I'll have to order the card by mail instead of using the reader. I need to have these updated, since they are from 2003.