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Help My intercept still wont connect to the computer.

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xxolixx

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when i hook my phone up to computer in the back usb port, it sometimes shows up, sometimes it doesnt and it just charges. When it does show up i will click the mount sd card and it doesnt do anything, F drive is not on my computer, and when it does it is empty and i cannot transfer anything. Ive downloaded the latest drivers, its even been downloaded to my intercept so it will recognize it to go to the phone... still nothing. Also ive done the debugging thing.. nothing. Please help :(
 
Sorry to inform you, there are no fully working drivers if you are using windows 7. That is the problem. I have been searching for months for a driver. Nothing has worked. I get the same results as you. I have reorder cables to make sure.

You need to take the SD card out of the phone and put it in the computer card reader.
 
but it use to work on my computer before.. now it doesnt. i have windows vista home premium ? idk if that the same as windows 7 lol but that makes no sense if it worked before when i first got it.
 
Try using a slow USB1.1 port. Like that provided at the end of a USB keyboard or an LCD display. Perhaps you have a slower, old USB1.1 hub lying around. Try it and see if you can get the USB Connected icon in your notification area. Pull down the notification area then mount the SD card.
 
The first thing: you do not need a driver, or should I say, you should not need a special USB driver to have the phone's SD card recognized by the PC regardless of OS (XP, Vista, 7).

Those special drivers are USB MODEM drivers, used by some programs to do either Tethering, or phone sync. But to move files back and forth, you don't need a driver like that.

I experimented a month or so ago and found if I powered down my laptop (Dell Precision M6400), removed all sources of power (adapter and battery) waited, then re-installed and powered up, then logged in and attached my cable, I would have better success having the phone recognized by WindowsXP, but not always perfect. I forgot I also went in through device manager and disabled power management on the USB ports.

I've found much [much] better success connecting through my USB keyboard. I think the phone has issues initially handshaking when connection is first attempted. Using a slower interface has seemingly done wonders.

And if all you want to do is move files back and forth, there is a WiFi solution: get SwiFTP server download from the Market and install on the phone. Get an FTP client like FileZilla and install on the PC.
YMMV.
 
Have you tried taking the battery out for 30 seconds or more? I finally was able to connect to my Win7 box through USB after the 2.2 upgrade, but soon it stopped working. Due to problems with slowness I have started pulling the battery and keeping it out for 30 seconds or more, and I just noticed that the USB connection is now working again. I do not know if these things are connected, but you haven't got anything to lose. The puling of the battery did help the speed, curiously, and just pulling it and putting it back in immediately did not help. I had to keep it out for a while.

Chris
 
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