-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trouble with USB Please help!

Don, thanks so much for your detailed reply. I just rebooted, and am 
having the same problem.
I get that reply in Photoghop Elements when I clil\ck F under OPEN, and 
of course, the disc is in there. The same reply reply comes up when I 
click on F in My Computer. In both cases, the F drive isn't an option 
unless there is something plugged into the drive. And yes, I have tried 
both ports. F is my removable drive...a USB slot.

It is plugged directly into a USB slot on the box. I've been doing the 
exact same thing for over 3 years, and never had a problem. Any other 
thoughts? I hope!

Betty

Don Wilcox wrote:
> The obvious answer is that something on your computer is expecting to see a
> disc in Drive F: and it is not seeing it.
>
> What is telling you to insert the disc?  The Operating System?  or something 
> else?
>
> What kind of drive is Drive F:?  How does Drive G: fit into this problem?
>
> The "USB drive icon" sounds like the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon.  That
> icon exists whenever ANY device is plugged into a USB port.  It may also
> appear even if a device is not plugged in if you have "mounted" a USB device
> to assign a specific drive letter to it. (I'm not sure about that as I have
> never mounted anything)
>
> If it is not the Safely Remove Hardware icon, is it a U3 icon?  Is it some 
> other third party icon?
>
> If you safely remove the drive, re-boot the computer and then re-install the
> device (in a different port) does the problem go away?
>
> Is the device directly plugged into a port or is it connected through a 
> cable, like a camera or a USB extension cable?
>
> Is it plugged into a port on your monitor or keyboard or anywhere else 
> except the *back* of your computer?
>
> Don
>
>


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