Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed)

[evak2979]

When you say it doesn't work, does it install or give an error?

It installs, but it's not recognized as a drive anywhere that I can see, nor does it recognise a card being inserted.

 

[SpyderTracks]

It installs, but it's not recognized as a drive anywhere that I can see, nor does it recognise a card being inserted.

Hmmm... I'd give PCS a call then.

 

[evak2979]

Hmmm... I'd give PCS a call then.

So as a last resort I opened my laptop's base, removed an extra HDD I'd added in the empty socket next to the reader, turned it on and now the reader works fine. I wonder if there was a conflict between them, or whether it pushed against a cable and caused any sort of issues.

 

[ubuysa]

So as a last resort I opened my laptop's base, removed an extra HDD I'd added in the empty socket next to the reader, turned it on and now the reader works fine. I wonder if there was a conflict between them, or whether it pushed against a cable and caused any sort of issues.

Do you still see the 'port reset' USB device?

 

[evak2979]

Do you still see the 'port reset' USB device?

No it's gone.

 

[ubuysa]

Was the HDD you added just a regular SATA drive or was there anything special about it? Did it plug in properly and was it supported by a frame or screws?

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[evak2979]

Was the HDD you added just a regular SATA drive or was there anything special about it? Did it plug in properly and was it supported by a frame or screws?

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Was just a regular SATA.
It wasn't supported by frame or screws (much as I tried to find a way to), and it was touching the cable leading from the MB to the USB drive, but not a lot.