Re: New Pen Drive crashes my PC

From: Abhilash Tibrewal\(MCSA\) ("Abhilash)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:48:07 +0530

If your internal card reader is working fine, do not update the chipset
drivers right now. Ensure that while using the "Safely Remove hardware"
wizard, you are removing the correct device.

Also check that your pen drive is "optimized for quick removal".
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
3. Expand Disk Drives, right-click your storage device, and then click
Properties.
4. Click the Policies tab, click Optimize for quick removal, and then click
OK.

Optimizing for quick removal will ensure that whatever data is copied to the
pen drive will be written immediately without being cached. Now you can
remove the pen drive even without using the "Safely Remove hardware wizard"
as long as you are sure that no data is being written to the drive.

Let us know if this helps.

"Dragonfly" <wibbly@wobbly.plus.net> wrote in message
news:421503fa$0$44397$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Thank you Yves, for this.
>
> I'm afraid I am very new to this and would seek your further help.
>
> My Motherboard is shown as Springdale-G-6A79AM4DC-00 and CPU type is Intel
> Pentium 4HT 3000Mhz (3.75 X 800)
>
> Could you possibly direct me from that info.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Dragonfly
>
>
> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
> news:e%23aEaLQFFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Install the latest motherboard chipset drivers, for you motherboard. If
>> your motherboard happens to use a VIA chipset, you need to also install
>> the VIA USB filters.
>>
>>
>> "Dragonfly" <wibbly@wobbly.plus.net> wrote in message
>> news:4214b176$0$35761$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>>I have just purchased a USB 2 Flash Drive which is showing up on My
>>>Computer correctly. I am able to drag and drop etc. without any problem.
>>>
>>> However, when I come to remove the Drive, using the "Safely Remove
>>> Hardware" icon in System Tray, my computer crashes showing the blue
>>> screen. It tells to me that new hardware may require updates and that I
>>> should disable BIOS memory such as caching etc. I'm afraid it means very
>>> little to me. I have Windows XP so no drivers are required.
>>>
>>> My PC is and up to date model being 3Ghz, 160 Gb Hd with a partitioned
>>> hard drive C D E,DVD Rom is F, DVD RW is G and integrated cardreader is
>>> show as drives H to K. Thus the pen drive is letter L
>>>
>>> Does anyone else have any similar experience, or can some kind soul help
>>> me by suggesting reasons why this should crash my computer when trying
>>> to remove the device.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Dragonfly
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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