Re: Problem booting with USB device connected



"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If an USB device is connected on boot, then the system reboots after
the
bios
(where the Windows progress bar usually shows).

If no USB devices are connected, then it boots fine. After booting,
then I
can plug in the USB devices and they work fine.

Is there anyway to trouble shoot this? I don't want to unplug all of my
USB
devices everytime I boot.

WinXP Pro SP2
Abit F-190HD motherboard

thanks


"Anna" wrote:
Jim:
That's quite unusual. As a matter of fact I can't recall ever
encountering
the problem you describe with scores of motherboards we've used. We
*have*
run into the problem (not particularly rare) where the system will refuse
to
boot while a USB external device is connected and powered on - especially
where that device is a USB external HDD. But I can't recall ever running
into a situation where the system will *reboot* under those
circumstances.
In the instances we've encountered, it was necessary to power on the USB
device *after* booting to a Desktop.

You say "the system reboots". Are you indicating that the reboot while
the
USB device is connected will *then* result in the device being recognized
by
the system when it reboots to the Desktop? You're not referring to the
situation I described above, right?

In any event this situation should not occur with your high-end ABIT
board.
That's for sure. Have you checked your BIOS settings to determine that
some
incorrect option involving a USB setting may be causing this problem?

Assuming it's not some incorrect BIOS setting, you really should check
with
ABIT. Their support is usually very good.
Anna


"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anna that sounds like the same problem. If I unplug my USB hub/USB
harddrive
then it boots up fine and then I can plug them in after it boots. But if
either device is plugged in when the system boots up, then the system will
reboot at the Windows loading stage (where progress bar usually at).

The system will never finish booting (just reboots at Windows part) if
something is plugged in. It just cycles in reboots.

If I unplug the devices, then it boots up and I can then plug my USB
devices
in after Windows loads.


Jim:
Well now you mentioned a USB hub. Connecting a USB device to the system
through a hub can be problematic. So it could be the hub itself that's
causing the problem. If you connect and power up the USB external HDD (or
whatever USB device you're using) *directly* to one of the system's USB
ports (and try various ports both on the front panel of your PC case and the
motherboard's USB ports at the rear), does the same problem occur?

If the problem still exists - whether or not a USB hub is involved and it's
obviously not a problem with a specific USB port - I really think you should
contact ABIT support re the problem.
Anna


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