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| Thread ID: 51308 | 2004-11-17 07:44:00 | "Mass Storage Device" : ME loses drivers | david.castle (1761) | Press F1 |
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| 293239 | 2004-11-17 22:33:00 | I had a similar problem but on win98. Once I actually got the thing to install (as you have but turning it on first) then I went to device manager and set the driver as "removable" - works every time since. Worth a crack Nigel. |
falvrez (390) | ||
| 293240 | 2004-11-17 23:22:00 | "Set the driver as removable". Sounds interesting. How does one do that? | david.castle (1761) | ||
| 293241 | 2004-11-18 00:06:00 | sorry meant set the drive as removable go to Device Manager openm "Drives" double click on your camera (drive) go to "settings" (working off memory here!) click box "removable" |
falvrez (390) | ||
| 293242 | 2004-11-18 00:20:00 | This must be a Win98 option. There is no "settings" option for most drives in ME. The only place that I could find a "settings" option was for one of the hard disc controllers. David |
david.castle (1761) | ||
| 293243 | 2004-11-18 00:32:00 | Is there a green icon on the taskbar saying "Safely remove hardware" on yours Dave?? I use a 7-1 internal card reader, which is classed as a mass storage device. And this icon popups up everytime I boot XP up. And lists the USB devices, when you double click on it. Maybe something here has stopped? |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 293244 | 2004-11-18 00:41:00 | When the camera is recognised as such, a green icon appears on the task bar - something that resembles a PCIMCIA card going into a laptop. When the camera is not recognised, there is nothing; just "unknown device" in device manager under USB Controllers When one clicks on the green thingy, one gets a list of removable USB devices; which identifies the camera as such. David |
david.castle (1761) | ||
| 293245 | 2004-11-18 00:57:00 | Well yup the other thing u could do is either buy an internal 7-1 reader, about 30 - $35), but u need 2 spare USB2 headers on the mobo, to connect it to. Or an external USB reader. And just use the card from the cam..... Its a lot easier tho with a reader. Saves you hooking the camera up all the time, just to xfer pics. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 293246 | 2004-11-18 01:07:00 | Have a look for a BIOS update for your MOBO. When I was looking for a Gigabyte BIOS update I saw one of the fixes was for "does not detect USB camera" | Davesdad (923) | ||
| 293247 | 2004-11-18 02:09:00 | You should use that taskbar item to "STOP" the camera before unplugging it. That way the OS has been told. You've probably have complaints from the OS if you have removed the camera without doing this. ;-) USB is "interesting". :_| |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 293248 | 2004-11-18 02:39:00 | Although not a fix to your problem, but will save a lot of hassle - as mentioned - try a card reader - an external one is better as it can be used on any pc or laptop. I got one from flashcards.co.nz for only $40 couriered. No drivers required on ME or XP. I teach digital photography & am also a photographer using digital cameras - I use the card reader to view all my students photos on all their different cards |
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