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 > > -> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
