PNY SD Card Is Not Recognized on PC [Solved]

If PNY SD card is not recognized in Windows computer, you’ll be unable to access the data saved on it or transfer files to it. When you are in such condition, refer to this paper and you’ll find proper solutions.

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By Bryce / Updated on May 12, 2023

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The issue: PNY SD card is not recognized

Due to its portability and performance, PNY SD card is widely used to save and transfer data. Nevertheless, there are chances that you’ll find PNY SD card is not detected in Windows File Explorer or it is showing up but you fail to open it.

Effective solutions under various conditions

PNY SD card not working on PC can originate from many elements. To fix it quickly, choose one or more solutions listed below according to a specific situation.

☞ Solution 1.Try another USB port
☞ Solutions 2. Enable USB Device in BIOS
☞ Solution 3. Update SD card device driver
☞ Solution 4. Rebuild MBR for PNY SD card
☞ Solution 5. Assign drive letter to PNY SD card
☞ Solution 6. Reformat PNY SD card

Solution 1.Try another USB port

PNY SD card not recognized can occur as the USB port is broken. Thus, you can insert the SD card into another USB port to check whether the SD card is detected and recognized.

Solution 2. Enable USB Device in BIOS

If you have disabled the USB interface in BIOS, certainly, the PNY SD card will not be detected in Windows File Explorer. If you have done that, enable USB device in BIOS. If not, omit this solution.

Solution 3. Update SD card device driver

Outdate driver can be the reason for PNY SD card not showing up in Windows as well. If so, do as follow:

1. Press Windows+ R to open Run window at the same time, type devmgmt.msc, and hit Enter key.

2. Expand disk drive, right-click PNY SD card device, and select Update Driver Software among the given list.

3. In the pop-up small window, choose Search automatically for updated driver software.

After that, open File Explorer to see whether PNY SD card is detected.

Solution 4. Rebuild MBR for PNY SD card

When the MBR of PNY SD card is corrupted, it could not work normally. In such a condition, you can fix corrupted MBR via an overall and powerful tool – AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. Now, free download it and have a look at how it works.

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1. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. In the main interface, right click the PNY SD card and choose Rebuild MBR

Rebuild MBR SD Card

2. Here choose MBR type and click OK.

3. Click Apply and Proceed to commit operation.

After rebuilding MBR, check whether your SD card can be recognized.

Solution 5. Assign drive letter to PNY SD card

Sometimes, PNY SD card not showing up in File Explorer can simply due to drive letter lost. Enter Disk Management by accessing Run window, inputting diskmgmt.msc, and pressing Enter key to check the status of PNY SD card. If it is not assigned a drive letter, do as the following steps:

1. Right-click the partition on PNY SD card and select Change Drive Letter and Paths…

2. In the pop-up min window, click Add button.

3. Choose a proper drive for your SD card partition and click OK.

Assign Drive Letter.jpg

3. Exit from Disk Management and you can view the SD card in File Explorer.

Solution 6. Reformat PNY SD card

If the file system of the PNY SD card is corrupted or incompatible, PNY SD card won’t be recognized and accessible in Windows. In such circumstance, you can format it with a proper file system that can be supported by Windows. You can follow the steps below to reformat the corrupted SD card.

Note: What you need to pay attention to is that formatting will make all data saved on SD card gone; if there are important files on it, you can turn to third-party data recovery software to retrieve files at first. 

1. Fire up AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. In the man interface, locate the SD card partition, right-click it, and choose Format Partition

Formt SD Card

2. Here a mini window pops up. Choose an appropriate file system and then click OK. At the meantime, you can add partition label to or change cluster size of the SD card partition.

Choose File System

3. Click Apply and Proceed button to perform this operation.

Apply

Notes:

  • AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard can work with Windows 10/8.1/8/7, XP and Vista.

  • It owns many other functions like create multiple partitions on SD card, convert NTFS to FAT32 without data loss, and so on.

  • Upgrade to Professional version, you can get more functions, such as change SD card serial number, recovering deleted partition on SD card, etc.

Bryce
Bryce · Staff Editor
Bryce is an editor of AOMEI Technology, he covers backup & restore, hard disk & partitions management, cloud files transfer, website & database backup and so on for AOMEI. He enjoys helping people find solutions to their problems. He loves traveling, Sleeping, reserching and so on. He enjoys helping people find solutions to their problems. He loves traveling, Sleeping, reserching and so on. He would like to spend all time on reaserching computer problems. He is a very cute boy.