Card reader does not appear on desktop

Hello all,
I have tried two card readers (SanDisk MobileMate SD and Nokia type:DD 10)and neither shows on the desktop. The little light glows when I plug it into a USB port, but the icon never appears on the desktop. I have used Spotlight to try to find them, but no show. I have looked for drivers on each manufacturer's website, but they are not for Macs.
I have quite a few music apps (Sibelius, easy beat, FretPet, etc.) and the Adobe Suite on my computer. Could any of these interfere?
I appreciate any help you can offer.
Deborah

Hi Deborah
The one I use is a Delkin Devices USB CompactFlash reader-writer which I bought about 2 years ago. All I did was plug it into a USB port on my iMac and it works. A cousin of mine has a larger and fancier one, which has a light on it like yours (mine doesn't) which she has plugged into her iMac and there was no driver software necessary there either. When we bought ours we asked about Mac compatibility and were told all the card readers would work regardless of platform. Not being a techie I just assumed the clerks were right but maybe with some kinds of readers there are drivers necessary. Did you contact the manufacturer yet?
Rick

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