[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Hi Jim,

This sounds like a newer mainboard which, chances are, has a perfectly
fine set of VIA chips.  Older VIA chipsets (like from 3-4 years ago)
were problematic (Like on my Asus P3V133 board).

Hopefully the flashing of the bios will settle things.

Art

James L. Sims wrote:

> Art,
>
> The mainboard (Gigabyte GA-7VAXP) was new last January and has a KT400
> (PAC) and VT8235 (PSIPC) chipsets.  Unfortunately, they are VIA
> chipsets.  I almost did not buy this mainboard because it had VIA
> chipsets but, in talking to AMD, an engineer there said that this was a
> good mainboard and should be trouble free.
>
> I flashed the BIOS last night and I may update the VIA drivers today.  I
> plan to check things out a little more today but I have not encountered
> an "Unplug this Device" alert since I flashed the BIOS.  Other than this
> problem, I have had not problems with this mainboard and with Windows
> 2000, it's solid as a rock.
>
> Jim Sims
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
>
>>I'm assuming the card reader is USB 1.1
>>
>>Is the USB hub you are using powered externally, or by the USB
>>connection from the computer?
>>
>>Which USB chipset is in your system?  Is it an older VIA set?
>>
>>Have you checked is new drivers might be available for the card reader,
>>since it sounds that it is having some conflicts with your system and
>>other USB interfaced items?
>>
>>
>>Art
>>
>>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
>>>
>

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