Since this is an internal card reader (not an external peripheral), I'd suggest posting this question under General Hardware. Also, info on your system (model number, etc.) would help greatly in addressing your problem. The internal card readers that I'm familiar with connect to an internal USB connector.

Dimension 8400
1 GB SDRAM
3.4GHz
160GB
Samsung CD-R/RW
Philips DVD+RW
Iomega HDD 80GB USB 2.0
Radeon X300
WinXP w/Service Pack 2
USR 8001 router
Centurytel ADSL
Firefox browser

Dimension E510,P4,3GHZ
512MB DDR SDRAM
128MB ATI Hyper Memory Radeon X300 SE
160GB ATA Hardrive
WinXP Media Center
48X CD-RW /DVD Combo
Centurytel ADSL
Firefox browser

I don't know what model Dell you have but anything I recall seeing on previous posts seemed to say that Dell's don't have the connector needed for using an internal card reader. Hopefully you can return yours and get an external one which connects to a USB port.

Ken

Internal card readers usually connect to a USB and/or Firewire motherboard "header", which is a series of pins. You may not have this header on your motherboard, or if you have USB ports in the front of your computer, this header is most likely being used by these ports.
Using an external card reader that plugs into a USB port is good advice.

Or, purchase a USB adapter card with an internal USB port and then you'll have your internal USB connection for the card reader that you purchased.

Dimension 8400
1 GB SDRAM
3.4GHz
160GB
Samsung CD-R/RW
Philips DVD+RW
Iomega HDD 80GB USB 2.0
Radeon X300
WinXP w/Service Pack 2
USR 8001 router
Centurytel ADSL
Firefox browser

Dimension E510,P4,3GHZ
512MB DDR SDRAM
128MB ATI Hyper Memory Radeon X300 SE
160GB ATA Hardrive
WinXP Media Center
48X CD-RW /DVD Combo
Centurytel ADSL
Firefox browser

Message Edited by beneteau on 03-06-2006 07:15 PM