[access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE

  • From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:44:35 +0100

Thanks Steve - I'll have a look then -

Andy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE


| Hi Andy,
|
| Yes, you absolutely need your motherboard's model number to get the right
| drivers, but Belarc Adviser will tell you what motherboard you have.
|
| All the best
|
| Steve
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of
| Andy Collins
| Sent: 24 September 2007 13:07
| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|
| Steve - I am interested in this topic as I too have USB connection 
problems.
|
| If my processor is a Pentium iv, then is my motherboard likely to be 
Intel?
| Would I need it's number if I went to the website to look for updates for
| USB controllers? -
|
| Andy
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 12:51 PM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|
|
|| Hi Carol,
||
|| OK, well it was just a thought.  I don't know what motherboard you have,
| but
|| usually nowadays, it is quite straightforward, and you can often do it
|| within Windows while your screen reader is loaded.
||
|| All the best
||
|| Steve
||
|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
| Of
|| Carol Pearson
|| Sent: 24 September 2007 12:28
|| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
||
|| Thanks for that one, Steve, but to be honest, that scares me too much to
| try
|| ...
||
|| --
|| Carol
|| carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
||
||
|| ----- Original Message -----
|| From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 1:31 AM
|| Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
||
||
|| > Hi Carol,
|| >
|| > One final thing, go on to your motherboard manufacturer's web site, and
|| > see
|| > if there are any updates to the USB controllers.  I found doing this
| with
|| > Intel cured a lot of USB problems I had.
|| >
|| > All the best
|| >
|| > Steve
|| >
|| > -----Original Message-----
|| > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf
|| > Of
|| > Carol Pearson
|| > Sent: 13 September 2007 16:18
|| > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >
|| > I think George has got me where I need to be now, thanks.
|| >
|| > I know what you mean about plugging USB's into the same ports as I do
| have
|| > that issue with one item I use.
|| >
|| > Thanks for all help.  Matter now sorted ...
|| >
|| > --
|| > Carol
|| > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|| >
|| >
|| > ----- Original Message -----
|| > From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:52 PM
|| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >
|| >
|| >> The other thing that occurs to me concerning the USB issue is are you
|| >> using the same USB port for anything other than a external hard drive
| or
|| >> card reader that doesn't require software to run?
|| >>
|| >> I've found with USB wireless sticks and USB to scsci (I can never
|| >> rmemeber
|| >
|| >> how to spell that word) adapter and with my IPod that you have to make
|| >> sure to plug them in to the same port and that if you try to connect
|| >> something else in to that port it doesn't always work properly.
|| >>
|| >> Yusuf
|| >> ----- Original Message ----- 
|| >> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:37 PM
|| >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >>
|| >>
|| >>> Yes, I get an error message about drive not being available.
|| >>>
|| >>> George may be right.  I may find an eject option on the drive I'm
| using.
|| >>> I'll look next time.  Have never thought of it on the CF cards, 
though
|
| I
|| >>> do use that option on other USB drives I have.
|| >>>
|| >>> --
|| >>> Carol
|| >>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|| >>>
|| >>>
|| >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
|| >>> From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:21 PM
|| >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >>>
|| >>>
|| >>>> Carol, Having just re-read your original message I think there maybe
| 2
|| >>>> separate things going on.
|| >>>>
|| >>>> If I understand you have a internal card reader that you use for
|| >>>> Compact
|| >
|| >>>> flash cards? I'm not sure what the procedure for removing a CF card
|| >>>> from
|| >
|| >>>> one of these is, because I think the way you are doing it removes 
the
|| >>>> whole card reader as well as the CF card. I've not used an internal
|| >>>> card
|| >
|| >>>> reader before so I'm not sure how to advise you on this one. Or even
| if
|| >>>> my theory is correct.
|| >>>>
|| >>>> As to the external USB issue I have seen this before but for me its
|| >>>> usually happened because the device wasn't properly removed.
|| >>>>
|| >>>> Can I just clarify, are you getting an error message when trying to
|| >>>> re-insert a CF card or external hard drive? Something along the 
lines
|| >>>> of
|| >
|| >>>> there has been an error? (smile) aren't windows error messages
| helpful.
|| >>>>
|| >>>> Or is it that the card or hard drive just isn't being recognised.
|| >>>> Yusuf
|| >>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
|| >>>> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:59 AM
|| >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >>>>
|| >>>>
|| >>>>> Thanks, Usuf, but I definitely stop and remove the hardware
| properly.
|| >>>>> Like you, I have occasionally come across the message that 
indicates
|| >>>>> the device isn't stopped but a repeat does it.
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>> I'm a bit foxed with this one, let me tell you.
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>> --
|| >>>>> Carol
|| >>>>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
|| >>>>> From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:34 AM
|| >>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>>
|| >>>>>> Hi Carol, The only thing I thought was are you making sure that
| your
|| >>>>>> correctly removing the storage device? Do you go through the 
steps:
|
| 1
|| >>>>>> safely remove hardware, 2 select the device from the list, 3 tab 
to
|| >>>>>> stop device and then make sure that windows has given you the
| message
|| >>>>>> that it is safe to remove the device.
|| >>>>>>
|| >>>>>> sometimes I have noticed that windows says it is unable to remove
| the
|| >>>>>> device and gives an ok button. but repeating the process works. I
|| >>>>>> think this is down to a program in windows stil accessing the hard
|| >>>>>> drive.
|| >>>>>>
|| >>>>>> HTH
|| >>>>>> Yusuf
|| >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
|| >>>>>> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>>>> To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:20 PM
|| >>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
|| >>>>>>
|| >>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> Hi All,
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> Forgive me if you've seen this but I had no replies and wondered
|| >>>>>>> whether the original message got through.  Any help would be much
|| >>>>>>> appreciated.
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> I'm having a problem with my USB storage device, built into the
|| >>>>>>> computer, in
|| >>>>>>> that, once I've stopped a device to take out a CF card (or
| similar),
|| >>>>>>> I then
|| >>>>>>> cannot insert another card of the same type and get the device
| going
|| >>>>>>> again.
|| >>>>>>> This also applies to my stand-alone USB ports and an external 
card
|| >>>>>>> reader I
|| >>>>>>> sometimes use.  My only way forward seems to be to reboot.  As I
| am
|| >>>>>>> frequently wanting to use various cards, this is somewhat
| annoying,
|| >>>>>>> to say
|| >>>>>>> the least ...
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> I don't recall that these ports always worked like this and 
wonder
|| >>>>>>> if
|| >>>>>>> something has changed (with regard to MS Services which may have
|| >>>>>>> become
|| >>>>>>> turned off (perhaps as various software has been introduced or
|| >>>>>>> upgraded)
|| >>>>>>> that are needed for my USB's to function correctly.
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> I haven't knowingly played with any Services and, before doing 
so,
|| >>>>>>> would
|| >>>>>>> value any thoughts as to whether a manual change made by me will
|| >>>>>>> solve the
|| >>>>>>> problem.  If you have any suggestions, I look forward to hearing
|| >>>>>>> from
|| >
|| >>>>>>> you.
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> Thanks.
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>> --
|| >>>>>>> Carol
|| >>>>>>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
|| >>>>>>>
|| >>>>>>>
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