[jadester48]

i'm having problems getting a Netac "OnlyDisk" USB flash drive working with a Toshiba Satellite Pro A10. The flash drive is their model U2CV2. The A10 is running Windows XP with SP1 installed, although Windows Update does not appear to be working now so i may end up having to re-install anyway.
The problem I'm having is when the USB drive is plugged into the PC, windows BSODs and restarts within seconds (not long enough to read the BSOD error message). Occasionally, it will work if you leave it plugged in throughout this reboot, but on those occasions when Windows loads, you get the error message "attrib.exe cannot write to disk in volume e: as it is write-protected..." even when the USB drive is set to write-enable. Windows error reporting says the error is caused by a device driver, but Toshiba UK don't have an update for the model's USB drivers (the Satellite Pro A10 is seemingly not a worldwide model) and the only thing I have found there is a BIOS update.
The USB drive works on a different XP machine without any problems.
I haven't tried the BIOS update yet, but i don't hold out alot of hope of it solving the problem and was wondering if anyone here has experienced (and more importantly, solved) any similar problem. In the end, I can always try re-formatting, re-installing XP and then installing SP2 which I have on disc lying around somewhere, as I find that can often solve problems with device drivers, etc. But that's kinda a last resort really.
Cheers,
Jon

 

[WarC]

If you have a resource CD for that thing, you could try reinstalling the USB drivers for it. The attrib.exe error is pretty weird, I assume the e: drive is the flash drive your trying to plug in.

When your using a USB-based harddrive or a printer or scanner, something big along those lines, its generally a good idea to plug them in before the laptop or desktop is on. If you can get it to at least recognize the e: drive in My Computer, you could try right-clicking on it and adjusting stuff on the Security tab - mainly that "Everyone" has "full control".

If neither of those work, I'm out of ideas for now

It would be reformat time for me I suppose, if after that the BIOS update failed to solve the issue. But you might have data you wish to keep.

 

[jadester48]

Ah yeah, i'm pretty sure i tried plugging it in before the machine was turned on, but just in case i shall give that a shot...and reinstalling the USB drivers from the resource disc, forgot that too.
Backing up any data i need won't be a problem, and yes, e: is the USB drive.
I thought the attrib.exe error is strange. If i do get it to recognise it again, i will make sure to check the security settings of the e: drive. It's possible the problem is partly the drive itself, the laptop's user said she deleted some files off it using the laptop, but they were still on there when she plugged it into her desktop machine (on which it does still work).
I may try actually e-mailing MS tech support, to see if they know of anything even similar - and, more importantly, any possible fixes.
Thanks for the suggestions/reminders