muchlux Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hi,after installing a card reader and a USB 2.0 PCI card, the "Safely Remove USB Device" function does not work proper anymore.I have tried cards with VIA and NEC chips.Sometimes the device cannot be released anymore. (Device still in use from explorer.exe)And the other time the message to remove pops up but the device is still powered!!!.I use USB Memorysticks and usually the LED goes off when the device can be removed.This worked before installing the stuff and still works on a second PC with built in USB2.0 hardware.How can I remove the USB related stuff and do a clean reinstall?This happens on all USB ports (2.0+1.1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Wait until there is no more read/write activity, then just pull it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 That´s what I do on Xp.But I saw that W2K could complain about an unknown drive (Drive icon with a "?" in it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchlux Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Removing the device works, but you cannot use the USB port afterwards for anything else.W2K does not recognize another device in this port.I have also doubts reinserting the same device again.Thats why I am looking for some diagnostic tools or a way to completely remove the USB stuff and reinstall them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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