X DarthMonkey X
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Okay, here's the deal:
I have the following USB Mass Storage Devices, and none of them are working.
~SanDisk 6-in-1 Memory Card reader
~Memorex 512m flash drive
~Nikon 5700 Digital Camera
~Samsung Yepp T7z Music Player
I also have the following USB Devices that ARE working, which are not classified as Mass Storage Devices:
~Targus Wireless Laser Mouse (Descriptive, huh?)
~Sony Clié PEG-TJ25 (Palm OS 5.2)
~External HDD (Samsung 40G mounted on an external HDD kit, not detected or classified as Mass Storage, but as a physical hard drive)
These devices are installed on Windows XP Professional SP2. All Windows updates are installed. They worked properly until I bought a new mobo and CPU. (Ran repair from boot CD after installing them, just to be safe)
I'm probably forgetting some non-Mass Storage devices, but that doesn't matter. The point is that my Mass Storage devices don't work. They all work fine on another computer running the same OS.
I can go to the Device Manager and I can see them, it says they're working properly (It always says that, whether something is actually working or not)
So, here's where it gets wierd: I can go into Disk Management and I can SEE the devices plugged in, and there's no drive letter assigned. Okay, easy enough, just assign a drive letter. (In this case it's F, as it's not in use by anything else) So I go into My Computer, it still ain't there. Also, when I reboot the computer or remove and replace the device, it will no longer have a drive letter, I have to assign it all over again.
I go back to the Disk Management and right-click on the Mass Storage drive and hit 'open'.
Bingo, it opens. (Halellujah) I can see all the files, and I can change them, open them, etc... But I still can't get to it in any other way. I type f:\ in Windows Explorer, but it says there is no such drive. Stupid Windows...
Anyway, even if I can get at the files, it's still very inconvenient. I'd much appreciate some help here, if anyone's got any ideas.
Here's most of the stuff I've tried to do to fix it, but didn't work:
~Uninstall USB Drivers, then reinstall
~Delete all USB VID_ entries in the Registry (They reinstall on startup, and this supposedly fixes problems with Mass Storage devices according to Microsoft... no dice)
~Repair from Boot CD
~Uninstall/Reinstall device drivers (It never works, but it's always worth a shot)
~Unplug computer for an hour (I was desperate, and someone said it would work.)
~Try different USB ports
~Smack it :knock:
~Smack it again :unch:
~Leave it alone for a day, then try again later (It's worked for me before!)
~A really long and pointless list of commands in cmd that Microsoft said should fix it.
Also tried most of the things at the following site: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Q_20790258.html
There are loads of suggestions on that page, but you can't see them with the link because they want you to register (If you're registered there, good for you!). To see it, do a Google for "Hardware: XP Pro will not recognize USB mass storage devices" and click the top result (rofl, getting through a site's security with Google search results)
None of them worked, I tried all of them except for actually buying a new USB card. Oh, and someone said it's possibly 'Line Noise" on the USB cable, that long USB cables will sometimes have that. Well, I'm using a 3/4 inch USB adapter instead of a cable (the adapter is supplied with my MP3 Player!) So that isn't my problem.
So, please give me any suggestions! Or if you've had a similar problem, then tell me what you did to fix it! (I'm not willing to do a fresh install, but if that worked for you then tell me at least)
I have the following USB Mass Storage Devices, and none of them are working.
~SanDisk 6-in-1 Memory Card reader
~Memorex 512m flash drive
~Nikon 5700 Digital Camera
~Samsung Yepp T7z Music Player
I also have the following USB Devices that ARE working, which are not classified as Mass Storage Devices:
~Targus Wireless Laser Mouse (Descriptive, huh?)
~Sony Clié PEG-TJ25 (Palm OS 5.2)
~External HDD (Samsung 40G mounted on an external HDD kit, not detected or classified as Mass Storage, but as a physical hard drive)
These devices are installed on Windows XP Professional SP2. All Windows updates are installed. They worked properly until I bought a new mobo and CPU. (Ran repair from boot CD after installing them, just to be safe)
I'm probably forgetting some non-Mass Storage devices, but that doesn't matter. The point is that my Mass Storage devices don't work. They all work fine on another computer running the same OS.
I can go to the Device Manager and I can see them, it says they're working properly (It always says that, whether something is actually working or not)
So, here's where it gets wierd: I can go into Disk Management and I can SEE the devices plugged in, and there's no drive letter assigned. Okay, easy enough, just assign a drive letter. (In this case it's F, as it's not in use by anything else) So I go into My Computer, it still ain't there. Also, when I reboot the computer or remove and replace the device, it will no longer have a drive letter, I have to assign it all over again.
I go back to the Disk Management and right-click on the Mass Storage drive and hit 'open'.
Bingo, it opens. (Halellujah) I can see all the files, and I can change them, open them, etc... But I still can't get to it in any other way. I type f:\ in Windows Explorer, but it says there is no such drive. Stupid Windows...
Anyway, even if I can get at the files, it's still very inconvenient. I'd much appreciate some help here, if anyone's got any ideas.
Here's most of the stuff I've tried to do to fix it, but didn't work:
~Uninstall USB Drivers, then reinstall
~Delete all USB VID_ entries in the Registry (They reinstall on startup, and this supposedly fixes problems with Mass Storage devices according to Microsoft... no dice)
~Repair from Boot CD
~Uninstall/Reinstall device drivers (It never works, but it's always worth a shot)
~Unplug computer for an hour (I was desperate, and someone said it would work.)
~Try different USB ports
~Smack it :knock:
~Smack it again :unch:
~Leave it alone for a day, then try again later (It's worked for me before!)
~A really long and pointless list of commands in cmd that Microsoft said should fix it.
Also tried most of the things at the following site: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Q_20790258.html
There are loads of suggestions on that page, but you can't see them with the link because they want you to register (If you're registered there, good for you!). To see it, do a Google for "Hardware: XP Pro will not recognize USB mass storage devices" and click the top result (rofl, getting through a site's security with Google search results)
None of them worked, I tried all of them except for actually buying a new USB card. Oh, and someone said it's possibly 'Line Noise" on the USB cable, that long USB cables will sometimes have that. Well, I'm using a 3/4 inch USB adapter instead of a cable (the adapter is supplied with my MP3 Player!) So that isn't my problem.
So, please give me any suggestions! Or if you've had a similar problem, then tell me what you did to fix it! (I'm not willing to do a fresh install, but if that worked for you then tell me at least)