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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Hardware / May 2008Computer thinks hardware is connected
I have no hardware connected to my laptop (no printers, flash drives, iPods, etc.), but the computer keeps making the "safely remove hardware" beep every few minutes. The icon to do this quickly appears on the bottom taskbar for a second. I was able to catch it and open it, but it shows no hardware. How can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Anything show up in Device Manager?  SignatureRegards, BobF. >I have no hardware connected to my laptop (no printers, flash drives, >iPods, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > second. I was able to catch it and open it, but it shows no hardware. How > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? I don't see anything unusual there. What should I be looking for? David > Anything show up in Device Manager? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > second. I was able to catch it and open it, but it shows no hardware. How > > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Exclamation marks, red "x"'s. anything out of the ordinary. Did you ever have a pen drive connected? Maybe it needs to be satisfied if you did. Plug one in, then remove it. Any other USB device may also fool it. SignatureRegards, BobF. >I don't see anything unusual there. What should I be looking for? > David [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> > How >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? I only had 2 flash drives connected and my iPod. I don't know what a pen drive is nor what "needs to be satisfied" means. I did try to plug in the flash drives and iPod since then. They both disconnected safely, but I'm still getting the errors and sounds. David > Exclamation marks, red "x"'s. anything out of the ordinary. Did you ever > have a pen drive connected? Maybe it needs to be satisfied if you did. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >> > How > >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Pen drive is another name for a flash drive also sometimes called a thumb drive...and others. "Needs to be satisfied" as the phrase implied mean "do what it is asking". If it says "safely remove hardware" then do what it takes to put in a state where you can do that, and do it. See what happens. From here you might just find the right combination of plugging and unplugging to stop your system from complaining. SignatureRegards, BobF. >I only had 2 flash drives connected and my iPod. I don't know what a pen > drive is nor what "needs to be satisfied" means. I did try to plug in the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> > How >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? I assumed that what both terms meant.....just wanted to be sure. Thanks for the assistance. I'll keep plugging and unplugging. Something's gotta give. > Pen drive is another name for a flash drive also sometimes called a thumb > drive...and others. "Needs to be satisfied" as the phrase implied mean "do [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >> >> > How > >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Unplug and reboot to clear everything. >I assumed that what both terms meant.....just wanted to be sure. > Thanks for the assistance. I'll keep plugging and unplugging. Something's [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >> >> >> > How >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? I plugged and unplugged my flash drives. It hasn't beeped much in the last hour, but it did beep once or twice! > Unplug and reboot to clear everything. > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >> >> >> > How > >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? But did you reboot the machine after unplugging the problematic devices? >I plugged and unplugged my flash drives. It hasn't beeped much in the last > hour, but it did beep once or twice! [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >> >> >> >> > How >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? David, mine does the same thing. I am running Vista on a Dell Inspiron, what do you have? > But did you reboot the machine after unplugging the problematic devices? > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > >> >> >> >> > How > >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Same problem here also! Also a Dell Inspiron, 1525 to be exact. > David, mine does the same thing. I am running Vista on a Dell Inspiron, what > do you have? [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > > >> >> >> >> > How > > >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? Mine is a 1525 too. I never plugged the device in again and eventually it stopped ... maybe a software update fixed it. I you want to see if Dell can fix yours ... let me know if I can help. > Same problem here also! Also a Dell Inspiron, 1525 to be exact. > [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > > >> >> >> >> > How > > > >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? ok, I have been working with Dell ... Vista considers the optical drive and removable hard drive as devices ... When it starts giving the error ... right click the microsoft logo in the lower left of your screen ... click on properties ... select the notification tab ... then the customize button by the icon info ... go down until you find the remove hardware icon ... change it from "hide when inactive" to "hide" ... you will have to do this everytime it starts acting up ... it doesn't really fix the problem but it does shut it up (so far) ... good luck, beth > Same problem here also! Also a Dell Inspiron, 1525 to be exact. > [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > > >> >> >> >> > How > > > >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached? |
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