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Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by rc1299, 2011/02/06.

  1. 2011/02/06
    rc1299

    rc1299 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi. I've had the following problem recently on 2 different computers, both running Windows 7. I insert a flash drive into a usb port, and I get the usual autoplay window, and the drive works fine. When removing the flash drive, I use the "remove hardware safely" icon on the taskbar. The next time I inserted the flash drive into the same port, I get a windows message "this device could operate faster if plugged into a usb 2.0 port ". Apparently, I did something incorrectly when removing the flash drive, as the usb port is (or was) usb 2.0.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
     
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  2. 2011/02/06
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Go into Device Manager and scroll down to Universal Serial Bus Controllers and uninstall all the controllers and Root hubs - reboot to let Windows re-install the drivers and test.
     
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  4. 2011/02/06
    rc1299

    rc1299 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks Pete. Wow, what a quick reply 15 minutes, one of the things I love about this forum!
    I'll give this a try. Any idea what I did wrong, or how I can avoid this in the future?

    Thanks again,
    Rick C.
     
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  5. 2011/02/07
    PeteC

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    I'm not guaranteeing that my suggestion will work - it is standard practise for USB troubles.

    I doubt you did anything 'wrong' :) - there's only one safe way to remove a flash drive which you followed. There may be corruption in the driver for USB, hence the reload.
     
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    Please enter your System Details. It helps us in answering your questions!
     
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  7. 2011/02/08
    rc1299

    rc1299 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Gigabyte KV8M800M Rev. 2002
    Amd Sempron 3100+
    Apacer Tech SDRAM PC2700 1GB
    Radeon X700 Pro
    Maxtor 6L200P0 ATA 200 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
    Maxtor 6Y080L0 ATA 80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133
    Disk Drive USB Kingston DataTraveler G3 USB Device 3GB
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    16x/48x DVD-ROM
    48x/24x/48x CD-RW
    miniATX 500 Watt
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    USB1 Controller ULi/ALi M5237 USB Open Host Controller
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  8. 2011/02/08
    rc1299

    rc1299 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Sorry, that should be corrected now. Not sure that it'll show in reply, so here:

    Computer:
    Computer Type ACPI x86-based PC
    Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

    Motherboard:
    CPU Type AMD Sempron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3100+
    Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M v2 (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
    Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8380 K8M800, AMD Hammer
    System Memory
    DIMM1: Apacer Tech. 512 MB PC2700 DDR
    DIMM2: Apacer Tech. 512 MB PC2700 DDR

    SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
    DIMM2: Apacer Tech.
    BIOS Type Award Modular (12/07/05)


    Display:
    Video Adapter RADEON X700 PRO (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) (256 MB)
    Video Adapter RADEON X700 PRO (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) (256 MB)
    3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X700 Pro (RV410)

    Multimedia:
    Audio Adapter Realtek ALC655 @ VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

    Storage:
    IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571
    IDE Controller VIA Serial ATA Controller - 3149
    Storage Controller MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
    Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
    Disk Drive Canon MP490 series USB Device
    Disk Drive USB Kingston DataTraveler G3 USB Device (3 GB, USB)
    Disk Drive Maxtor 6L200P0 ATA Device (200 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
    Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y080L0 ATA Device (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
    Disk Drive USB OCZ ATV USB Device (7 GB, USB)
    Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B ATA Device (48x/24x/48x CD-RW)
    Optical Drive JLMS XJ-HD166S ATA Device (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
     
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