Card reader connect/disconnect continuously

[Guest]

Hi,
I have Dazzle 8-in-1 card reader/writer. Seems to work OK. When not in use
it continuously (no frequency pattern) disconnects and then immediately
connects. Any suggestions how to 'stabilize' it? Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Malke]

Hi,
I have Dazzle 8-in-1 card reader/writer. Seems to work OK. When not in
use it continuously (no frequency pattern) disconnects and then
immediately connects. Any suggestions how to 'stabilize' it? Thanks a
lot in advance.

Go to its entry in Device Manager (from the System applet in Control
Panel). Double-click the entry to get the device's Properties. There
should be a tab called "Power Management". Uncheck the box that allows
Windows to turn off the device when not in use.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Hi Malke,
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, there's no "Power Management" or
similar tabs. I'm running XP SP2. Also, after I installed that reader I
noticed that every time I reboot my PC the icon size on desktop changes to
the default size, the icon spacing doesn't. Weird, isn't it? Any thoughts?
Thanks again,
AK

 

[Guest]

HI again,
I found the problem. It's the s/w that comes with that reader. In addition
to all the other bad things it also "kicks" out my scanner (USB). I
uninstalled it and everything went back to normal. I connected the reader and
it works. The only problem now is that it doesn't want to connect on USB 2.0.
It connects on 1.1 port though I have 5 available ports on 2.0. I'll try
their tech support tomorrow.
AK

 

[Malke]

HI again,
I found the problem. It's the s/w that comes with that reader. In
addition to all the other bad things it also "kicks" out my scanner
(USB). I uninstalled it and everything went back to normal. I
connected the reader and it works. The only problem now is that it
doesn't want to connect on USB 2.0. It connects on 1.1 port though I
have 5 available ports on 2.0. I'll try their tech support tomorrow.
AK

Thanks for taking the time to post the answer. It will help others who
have a similar problem in the future.

Good luck,

Malke

 

[Guest]

Malke,
You're right - I do need luck, especially talking to tech support at ZIO.
They told me that their software works properly only in 1024x768 screen.
Also, they told me that I need to download a driver from Dell (I have
Dimension 4550, XP SP2) that would make the PC to recognize their card reader
as USB 2.0 device. I expressed my doubts about the latter, but what can you
do. I tried to connect this reader to my wife's laptop - the same problem:
"HI-SPEED USB Device Plugged into non-HI_SPEED USB HUB". All 3 USB ports on
the laptop are 2.0. I called Fujitsu (laptop is Fujitsu S6120) and they
confirmed that. Then I went to MS support site and found KB article 312370
that describes this problem. The solution it recommends is to install SP2.
Oops - full circle: I already have SP2. I guess I need to buy quality
product, not a junk.
Just sharing my experience.
Thanks for your help,
AK