Working for Best Buy's Geek Squad I see this happen somewhat often. Usually ist just a bad flash drive. I once seen a USB IronMan timex watch that would overload the usb on some computer..and if they has WinXP it would actually tell ya that..and on others make it shut down.
If ya have a Best Buy soon the Geek Squad should test it for ya if ya just ask. But it sure seems like ya got a bad stick there. Matthew Keathley On 9/4/05, David Klaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Listers, > >>> > >>>I just saw a great deal on SanDisk Cruzer Mini USM Flash Drives (memory > >>>sticks) so I bought a 1 GB stick. The box says it is compatible with USB > >>>1.1 > >>>and 2. > >>> > >>>I have USB 1 via a PCI card, and use it to connect my Palm. So, it works. > >>> > >>>However, when I put in the stick, my machine immediately died. Powered > >>>down. > >>> > >>>I rebooted, twice, before things returned to normal. However, I don't see > >>>the stick on my desktop. I've done this before with borrowed sticks, and > >>>have seen them just fine. > >>> > >>>I'm running OS 9.1 on a 7500/G3. > >>> > >>>Any idea what is going on? Would the 1 GB capacity have anything to do with > >>>it? > >>> > >>>Bob > > > >>David Klaus wrote: > > > >>How are you plugging the USB stick into the machine? If you are > >>using a hub, the would be no electrical reason for the computer to > >>simply shut down. > > > >I'm plugging it in directly into the receptacle in the card. I don't have a > >hub. > > The only thing that comes to mind is that there is some type of short > in the stick itself. The USB socket supplies 5V which is suppose to > be current limited. As a test I'd suggest plugging the stick into > some other computer's USB socket (one you can do without, just in > case) and see what happens. Other than that, if you plugged it in > at some awkward angle, it might have shorted the 5V line to ground. > -- > MrPopman - Does anybody want to play a game of Pinball? > "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things > you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the > bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in > your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
