Good question. In my case this was a very early Win98 machine. In fact, the USB ports hadn't been enabled. I enabled them in the BIOS, and they appeared to work, but in the middle of a transfer, it fried my thumb drive.
I suspect that it was just bad hardware. I subsequently disabled the USB ports on the machine and cautioned my client not to use them. It was an AMD 350 machine, so not much lost. I would not want to use THOSE ports for any device. Just don't trust them. Sharol -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Wysocki Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 1 GB flash drive vs. 1 GB SD in USB Key reader I do have a 6 in 1 internal reader on my main machine which makes it nice for transferring to/from the SD card. I use the key reader then to take it to clients and the only driver I need for it is with W98(SE). The newer O/Ses recognizes instantly and installs the driver. Sweeeeeeet. I also use it in my iPaq. So I can load it up with "stuff" put in the iPaq and have everything but the kitchen sink <G>. Then carry around the Key Reader and stick in the SD card at a client's and away I go. So far I am pleased with it. Since Wayne lost a drive the same way, there must a few USB ports out there missed wired. I wonder if one would crash the SD card. -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000(TM) machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV(R) software. To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have questions about the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
