Hello,
I hope someone can help me about the following problem : when I connect
my USB memory stick (Kingston Datatraveler, model DTI/1Gb), I get most
of the time the warning "this device could perform faster" and the speed
is not good, as being warned. But if I remove the stick, then put it
back a few times, the warning will eventually not come back. I cannot
figure out how and why the problem disappears, but when the message
doesn't show up anymore the speed gets better.
Some details:
- this happens on two computers, both running Win XP (this one is Win XP
home edition SP2, the other computer I think runs Win XP profesionnal
edition but I'm unsure).
- I did not try on another machine, and didn't try another stick on
these computers.
- sometimes I do nothing but disconnect/reconnect the stick, and the
warning disappears.
- if I reboot or hibernate the computer, the warning comes back when I
reconnect my stick ; and I have to disconnect/reconnect again for some
time before the warning goes away.
I appreciate any help and suggestion !

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Nico.
Kelly - 25 May 2008 19:06 GMT
Hi,
This can be handled via the Device Manager. Right click My
Computer/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager.
Double click USB Host Controller/Advanced - Don't tell me about USB
errors......

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> Hello,
>
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> I appreciate any help and suggestion !
Nicolas Richard - 25 May 2008 19:37 GMT
Kelly a tapoté :
> Hi,
>
> This can be handled via the Device Manager. Right click My
> Computer/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager.
> Double click USB Host Controller/Advanced - Don't tell me about USB
> errors......
Thanks for your answer. I guess this only suppresses the error message,
but the speed will still be slow until the not-shown-message
"disappears". I would prefer getting the right speed as soon as I boot,
instead of having to plug/unplug until the system recognizes that my
stick and my USB port _can_ work faster.

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Nico.
R. McCarty - 25 May 2008 19:39 GMT
I just had "Another" SanDisk Micro Cruzer go bad on me. The issue
this time was that it was inserted and accidently struck by a chair. For
a couple of weeks whenever you inserted it sometime it would flag as
being capable of running faster or identified as an unknown device. I
would suspect your device is probably in the process of failing as well.
The only benefit for me is that every time I replace it, I get to purchase
a larger size. The latest Cruzer is an 8-Gigabyte model for $47.
> Hello,
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>
> I appreciate any help and suggestion !
Nicolas Richard - 25 May 2008 20:05 GMT
R. McCarty a tapoté :
> I just had "Another" SanDisk Micro Cruzer go bad on me. The issue
> this time was that it was inserted and accidently struck by a chair. For
> a couple of weeks whenever you inserted it sometime it would flag as
> being capable of running faster or identified as an unknown device. I
> would suspect your device is probably in the process of failing as well.
Could be. I hope not though, because once it is running at the right
speed, it does not go down again (until next reboot), even if I
unplug/replug it.
> The only benefit for me is that every time I replace it, I get to purchase
> a larger size.
More data lost when it crashes again ;)
> The latest Cruzer is an 8-Gigabyte model for $47.
Thanks for the advice anyway. I'll probbably look for a new memory stick
too.
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Nico.
HeyBub - 25 May 2008 22:32 GMT
> I just had "Another" SanDisk Micro Cruzer go bad on me. The issue
> this time was that it was inserted and accidently struck by a chair.
Heh! I've heard of "bit-rot," but never "bit-scramble!"