Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
So now it's your USB hub that sucks. That's significant improvement! :-) Congrats on your new, and nicely working, machine! Jostein 2010/2/17 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: A postscript to the My New Computer Sucks thread To recap: I replaced my old Windows XP computer with a new all singing, all dancing, Windows 7 machine. First: my widescreen monitor wouldn't work (resolved by my friendly computer store manager, Dave, by connecting with a DVI cable) and second: I was unable to get the new system to recognise any USB mass storage device, unless it was plugged in via an (unpowered) USB hub. So. I packed up the beast this morning and headed back to the computer shop. What seems to be the problem now?, said Dave (with a little too much emphasis on 'now', I thought). The USB ports on this bloody thing won't recognise any mass storage device, I replied confidently. Oh, yes? Let's take a look then, shall we?, he said with a faint smile. He'd obviously had lots of experience dealing with technically incompetent customers. Dave plugged it in, connected a monitor and waited while it booted up. OK, he said, Let's see what happens with my usb flash drive. Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use Er, ah, em, but, but, I stammered. It didn't work at home. Here, try one of my USB drives Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use By this time the other staff members had gathered around to witness yet another incompetent reduced to a gibbering wreck. But then! A straw came into view and I clutched at it! At home, I said, I have a 4-port USB hub plugged into one of the system USB ports. Could this cause some sort of conflict with the other ports? Well , it shouldn't. said Dave reflectively. But I suppose it's possible (as in anything to get this technically challenged dickhead out of my shop) At this, I packed up the beast again with what little remaining credibility I had and made a hasty exit. I thought I heard some muffled sniggering as I left, but I could have been mistaken Home again, I reconnected the computer without the USB hub and, with both sets of fingers and toes crossed, plugged in a thumb drive . Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use Woohoo!! OK. I have no explanation as to why the USB hub caused all of the other USB ports to malfunction, but I don't care!. I don't need the hub, the system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Dave plugged it in, connected a monitor and waited while it booted up. OK, he said, Let's see what happens with my usb flash drive. Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use Er, ah, em, but, but, I stammered. It didn't work at home. Here, try one of my USB drives Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use At that point, I would be rummaging in my pockets for a friendly-sized thermonuclear device. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
2010/2/17 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: At that point, I would be rummaging in my pockets for a friendly-sized thermonuclear device. LOL!! Mark! -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
A postscript to the My New Computer Sucks thread To recap: I replaced my old Windows XP computer with a new all singing, all dancing, Windows 7 machine. First: my widescreen monitor wouldn't work (resolved by my friendly computer store manager, Dave, by connecting with a DVI cable) and second: I was unable to get the new system to recognise any USB mass storage device, unless it was plugged in via an (unpowered) USB hub. So. I packed up the beast this morning and headed back to the computer shop. What seems to be the problem now?, said Dave (with a little too much emphasis on 'now', I thought). The USB ports on this bloody thing won't recognise any mass storage device, I replied confidently. Oh, yes? Let's take a look then, shall we?, he said with a faint smile. He'd obviously had lots of experience dealing with technically incompetent customers. Dave plugged it in, connected a monitor and waited while it booted up. OK, he said, Let's see what happens with my usb flash drive. Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use Er, ah, em, but, but, I stammered. It didn't work at home. Here, try one of my USB drives Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use By this time the other staff members had gathered around to witness yet another incompetent reduced to a gibbering wreck. But then! A straw came into view and I clutched at it! At home, I said, I have a 4-port USB hub plugged into one of the system USB ports. Could this cause some sort of conflict with the other ports? Well , it shouldn't. said Dave reflectively. But I suppose it's possible (as in anything to get this technically challenged dickhead out of my shop) At this, I packed up the beast again with what little remaining credibility I had and made a hasty exit. I thought I heard some muffled sniggering as I left, but I could have been mistaken Home again, I reconnected the computer without the USB hub and, with both sets of fingers and toes crossed, plugged in a thumb drive . Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight pause. Your device is now installed and ready to use Woohoo!! OK. I have no explanation as to why the USB hub caused all of the other USB ports to malfunction, but I don't care!. I don't need the hub, the system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
On 2010-02-16 23:39, Brian Walters wrote: OK. I have no explanation as to why the USB hub caused all of the other USB ports to malfunction, but I don't care!. I don't need the hub, the system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! You know, now that you mention it, I had a similar problem several years ago. I had a cheap-o General Electric brand USB hub. If that hub was attached to the computer, the computer wouldn't boot at all. It just hung when the BIOS scanned the USB buses. I'm sorry I didn't remember that to mention it to you earlier. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck You know, now that you mention it, I had a similar problem several years ago. I had a cheap-o General Electric brand USB hub. If that hub was attached to the computer, the computer wouldn't boot at all. It just hung when the BIOS scanned the USB buses. I'm sorry I didn't remember that to mention it to you earlier. My Drobo used to do that on my old machine. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck
On 2010-02-16 23:39, Brian Walters wrote: system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! You computer doesn't suck, - probably, because it is not a vacuum cleaner! What a pity, isn't it? :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
