I had tried the "Rescan for Hardware" routine in Device Manager, Laurie, to no avail. So far, things seem to be working OK with the new BIOS flash.
I agree that USB is finicky and why the new keyboards and pointing devices have USB interface is beyond me. I recently had a new pointing device give problems in the PS/2 port and the manufacturer advised me to connect it to a USB port. The tech said although the devices are supplied with a PS/2 adapter, they will function better connected to USB - I think that's overkill. Jim Sims Laurie Solomon wrote: >>>>I have a 6in1 internal card >>>>reader that, once "ejected or unplugged", won't come back without a >>>>system restart. The only devices that do not cause any problem are >>>>the Epson printer (USB) and Polaroid 120 scanner (Firewire). >>>> >>>> > >Not specifically on your problem; but sometimes if the unpluging and >repluging of devices does not work, you can try and go tothe Control >panel\System\Device manager and click on any of the listed items so as >tohighlight one after which click on Rescan for Hardware. This often does >the same thing as rebooting the computer in that it will install any loaded >turned on and installed devices that the system is not recognizing as well >as sometimes reinstall missing or corrupted driver and controller files >that are on your system but whose working copies have become corrupted or >placed in conflict with something else. > >Despite all the praise, USB can be a finicky form of connection. With each >manufacturer using the specs as merely guidelines which they try to tweak >and with limited amounts of power, IRQs, DMAs, PCI slots, etc. and an >increasing number of peripherals on systems today with many being USB, there >are frequently unanticipated conflicts and problems with some devices being >more problematic than others. I currently have a USB 2.0 video capture >device connected directly to its own USB 2.0 PCI adapter card in a Win XP >AMD 2200 cpu with 1 GB of RAM. While it works ok, if I should need to shut >the computer down or reboot, it prevents Windows from starting up again if >it is connected during the start up. I can replug it in after startup is >completed with no problems. Go figure! > > > > >>>James L. Sims wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I am having an annoying problem with my scanners and card readers >>>>interfacing with my computer. Often, but not every time, when I >>>>turn off one of my devices or remove a media card from a card >>>>reader I encounter an alert to "eject or unplug the device" under >>>>penalty of an unstable system. I would not mind doing this but in >>>>order to bring the device back on line I must restart the computer >>>>and, in the case of my Epson scanner (USB interface), I have had to >>>>uninstall and reinstall the drivers. I have a 6in1 internal card >>>>reader that, once "ejected or unplugged", won't come back without a >>>>system restart. The only devices that do not cause any problem are >>>>the Epson printer (USB) and Polaroid 120 scanner (Firewire). >>>> >>>>Has anyone else had this problem and, if so, is there a remedy? >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>>Jim Sims >>>> >>>>-> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >-------------- > > >>Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe >>filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) >>in the message title or body >> >> >>--- >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/04 >> >> >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/04 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
