That worked. I rebooted the computer and tried it twice more to make sure.
The thumbdrive pops up immediately upon insertion.
"Xu" <xuxuxuxu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6eDuf.92971$k76.91261@bignews6.bellsouth.net. ..
> Here is one more method to try:
>
> Hold down windows key and hit "r". This brings up the Run command line.
> Now type the following command at a command prompt with the quotation
> marks, and then press ENTER:
> net stop "removable storage"
>
> After your screen flashes and the dos window closes, plug in your
> thumbdrive to see if that works. With removable storage, sometimes the
> registry gets confused because it is looking for a device that was once
> plugged in. And in the future, always right click on the "Safely Remove
> Hardware" icon in the systray. Then stop the thumbdrive before you pull it
> out.
>
>
>
> "Bald Guy" <whatdidusay@my.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:TXStf.87104$k76.47531@bignews6.bellsouth.net. ..
>>I have this usb card reader, which is plugged into a Syba pci card that
>>has two usb headers on it:
>> http://tinyurl.com/8scxj
>>
>> I have a front panel audio USB panel connected to my USB mobo headers.
>> The panel looks like this:
>> http://tinyurl.com/a9pnx
>>
>> The front panel audio and its usb ports worked fine before I put in the
>> card reader. Now when I plug something into the front panel USB ports the
>> computer freezes until I get a pop up saying the disk needs to be
>> formatted. If I unplug the card reader, the USB front panel starts
>> working again. Obviously XP is getting confused, but I sure would like to
>> know how to fix it so that I can use both devices.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
>> news:dp809m$a8e$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>>> Just as long as the mobo has USB 2 headers
>>> and the reader is USB 2, it'll work.
>>>
>>> All you have to do is make sure you connect the wires
>>> to the right pins from the reader to the mobo header.
>>>
>>> Usually, internal card reader wires go from left to right.
>>>
>>> ie: They're coloured red,white,green,black black (only one of the black
>>> wires are used).
>>>
>>> The black wire always goes on the 4th/5th pin like this.
>>>
>>> o o o o o (sometimes the 5th pin isnt on the top row)
>>> R W G B
>>> o o o o o (the 5th pin is also never used, and left blank).
>>> R W G B
>>>
>>> Thats all you have to do. XP will read it as a removable disk. No
>>> drivers
>>> needed. Unless you want icons for the slots, in which case, you'll have
>>> to
>>> install the icons from the manufacturer's cd.
>>>
>>> "Gordon Scott" <gordsmail@NOSPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:43A5EB75.E6E161D2@shaw.ca...
>>>> Go Tyler wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I just bought this front panel usb thing for my comp:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998813
>>>>>
>>>>> It came with a cable that looks like this:
>>>>> http://tinypic.com/ilwolw.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> It is hard to see in the pic, but it goes from the card reader to the
>>>>> motherboard somewhere. It has just 4 holes and it says VCC, D-, D+,
>>>>> and
>>>>> GND.
>>>>> The instructions say to connect it to "the pin header of the
>>>>> motherboard."
>>>>>
>>>>> Does the MOBO specifically have to support a card reader? I can't see
>>>>> where
>>>>> mine does, although I see all kinds of headers that seem to go with
>>>>> this
>>>>> cable. Here is my MOBO:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.baber.com/baber/411/asus_p4s533-mx.htm
>>>>
>>>> did you load the drivers for the card reader?
>>>> btw the newegg link doesnt seem to work.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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