USB2.0 via PCMCIA crashed my laptop

[J]

Hi,

I'm using a USB2.0 external DVD+-RW drive on my laptop via a PCMCIA USB2.0
adapter (since I only have USB 1.1)

I can read from the drive fine, but any kind of write causes my laptop to
lock up.

Does anyone know what could be wrong?

thanks for any help,
John.

 

[J]

If I use the drive on the built in USB1.1 ports, it works fine (read and
write), it's just slow.

John

 

[Clark]

What OS are you using? If XP, you must have SP1 for USB 2.0, and there is
an update for that.

Have you checked for a firmware or driver update for your device?

Also, check all the settings for the drive, and see if anything jumps out at
you.

Clark