Annoying Drive Missing Message

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:18 am

When I have my USB card reader plugged in I get a bunch of really annoying messages saying that a drive is missing. My card reader reads 2 types of cards and I do not own one of the types thus one of the slots is empty. The only solution is to plug in my card reader only when I need to use it but this means I would have to reboot my computer if I decided to use the reader after it is turned on. As I never use that drive letter in my projects why does the SFP insist that it should be there. This was unfortunate short sided thinking by CW.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:26 pm

I have a little CF card reader by Belkin plugged into my XP Pro IBM laptop. I have to unplug it all the time too or else the laptop won't even boot properly !

bassdude · Post by **bassdude** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:47 pm

What's the card reader for?

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:42 pm

Mainly they are used for images from digital cameras or for mp3 files etc., but you could use them for any data.

valis · Post by **valis** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:50 am

Is the Protected Storage service still running & set to automatic?

bassdude · Post by **bassdude** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:30 am

I guess I'm trying to find out why you would use one in SFP?

I would try to find out if the device is being referenced in the sfp ini files and remove the entry if it exists.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:41 am

That is the point you wouldn't use one in SFP but to the SFP it is simply another hard drive.

The SFP ought to mind it's own business or have an option in the box never to show you the error message again. This reminds me of the very annoying boxes that always pop up asking me if I want to save things. I don't want to be bothered like this.

bassdude · Post by **bassdude** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 4:58 pm

So I take it your pc is not dedicated to DAW use then and is used for general purpose stuff as well?

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:37 am

It's a multimedia computer. I can only afford one fast computer. I do a lot of graphics work such as 3D animation which require speed, also I sometimes enjoy games.

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bassdude · Post by **bassdude** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:51 pm

Have you thought of using something like Partition Magic/Boot Magic to create two totally seperate boot partitions, one for DAW and one for general use? This is the way I would go to prevent problems like this. IMO the creamware cards will work much better when they are used in a PC dedicated to the task. Did you try doing a fresh re-install of pulsar to see if the problem clears up?

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