Flash drive freezes my computer

[Guest Vanillaman]

I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it prior to

boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the memory stick

light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even show.

I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

 

This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Return the flash drive.

 

"Vanillaman" <Vanillaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

> inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

> additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it prior to

> boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the memory

> stick

> light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even

> show.

> I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

> tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

>

> This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

[Guest Vanillaman]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Yeah right, return the flash drive. Don't you have anything else better to do

other than waste peoples time

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Return the flash drive.

>

> "Vanillaman" <Vanillaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9B22D23D-465A-4C4F-86C1-B380E85A7705@microsoft.com...

> >I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

> > inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

> > additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it prior to

> > boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the memory

> > stick

> > light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even

> > show.

> > I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

> > tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

> >

> > This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

>

[Guest Dave Cohen]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> Return the flash drive.

>

> "Vanillaman" <Vanillaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9B22D23D-465A-4C4F-86C1-B380E85A7705@microsoft.com...

>> I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

>> inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

>> additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it

>> prior to

>> boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the

>> memory stick

>> light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even

>> show.

>> I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

>> tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

>>

>> This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

>

 

If it works in other computers, it may be something about your hardware,

possibly the bios. If you return it, try another brand.

On my winxp system, depending on the unit, I can have a problem booting

with a particular brand inserted (old Sandisk model). No problem with

later Sandisk and alternate brands tried. All work hot plugging.

On an earlier win98se machine, no luck getting any flash drive to work,

although card reader works fine. Ok on my son's later win98 machine.

Dave Cohen

[Guest PD43]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Vanillaman <Vanillaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Yeah right, return the flash drive. Don't you have anything else better to do

>other than waste peoples time

 

OK... since it works on other machines, keep the drive and trash the

offending computer.

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

If it works on other PCs, then it's likely a overcurrent condition on

the USB Root hub on the problem PC. Flash drives draw different

amounts of current. I have a SanDisk 4.0 Gigabyte Cruzer and it

typically draws around 200mA. A similar SanDisk 2.0 Gig also draws

about 200mA. If the problem PC locks up then it may be that other

devices on the Root Hub along with the Flash exceed the 500mA

limit of the Root Hub. While XP should report an overcurrent state

I've seen the result of plugging in a USB device that it simply locks

up the PC.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Vanillaman <Vanillaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>>Yeah right, return the flash drive. Don't you have anything else better to

>>do

>>other than waste peoples time

>

> OK... since it works on other machines, keep the drive and trash the

> offending computer.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:

>If the problem PC locks up then it may be that other

>devices on the Root Hub along with the Flash exceed the 500mA

>limit of the Root Hub.

 

The OP said that the only other USB device was a webcam.

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Vanillaman wrote:

> I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

> inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

> additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it prior to

> boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the memory stick

> light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even show.

> I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

> tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

>

> This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

 

 

Return to the store where you purchased that flash drive and exchange

it for one that's not defective.

 

 

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[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

Doesn't matter, there are some single devices ( Portable Media Players )

that can almost saturate the USB bus by themselves. Unless the OP

checks his Root Hub, Power ( TAB ) we have no way to know what

the power situation is on the PC.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:

>

>>If the problem PC locks up then it may be that other

>>devices on the Root Hub along with the Flash exceed the 500mA

>>limit of the Root Hub.

>

> The OP said that the only other USB device was a webcam.

[Guest ableriley@slingshot.co.nz]

Re: Flash drive freezes my computer

 

On Mar 22, 8:59 am, Vanillaman <Vanilla...@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

> I just bought a flash drive for my WinXP SP2 Home edition. As soon as I

> inserted it, my computer froze and locked up. I've tried it in all my

> additional USB ports and it remains the same. Even if I insert it prior to

> boot up, Windows stops and freezes. My webcam works fine and the memory stick

> light comes on, but the `New Hardware Detected' indicator doesn't even show.

> I don't have anything else taking up USB ports other than my webcam. I've

> tried it in other computers, not my own, and it worked fine.

>

> This seems to be a mystery, which nobody seems to have an answer for?????

 

Just had the same problem. Brought myself a brand new 2GB A-Data

flash drive. Plugged it into my XP Pro (SP2) pc and everything

froze. Plugged it into my son's pc and it works fine.

 

I have an ASRock 939Dual-VSTA motherboard and taking some advice from

above I updated the bios to the latest version (was v1.10) and

followed the manufacturer's instructions to the letter (set bios to

"Optimum Default Settings after restart").

 

The flash drive now works as it should.