hama usb card reader not responding= not being recognised by the computer in devices- any help??

[Murmeltier]

I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows 8 and when I plug in my hama usb card reader- which worked on my old laptop just fine nothing happens, Any tips? I would really like to be able to download my photos...

 

[Alabalcho]

Try another USB port on same laptop.
Try another USB device (eg flash disk) on the same port.