Digital cam difficulties...?

Question

I have a digital camera full of pics and when I plug it into my USB on my comp all I get is 3 quick tones from the comp instead of the one tone that I usually get when plugging anything into the USB. More importantly, the camera doesn't communicate with the comp anymore. The comp doesn't show the camera as a plugged in device. I've reloaded my drivers. I don't have another comp to try it out on but I suspect my cable might be bad. Does anyone know what the 3 quick tones means when I plug the camera into the port?

Answer 1

Try to bend the cable several times to see if it will plug in. If it does - the cable is the problem. If not - try with "add new hardware" from control panel.

Answer 2

Did you check the USB cable?

The wiring inside the cable could be damage.

Try another cable and see whether it work or go buy a card reader and drag & drop the photos.

Answer 3

It could be a bad cable, it could also be a bad port on your computer. Try another port first. If that doesn't work, consider buying a card reader. They can cost about the same and even less than some cables.