OVERTALK
1st Apr 2004, 08:29
I keep getting a "Windows - Delayed write failed" under Win XP Pro (PIV 3.2ghz with PC4-800 MB and one gb of quality RAM).
"Windows was unable to save all the data for the file I:\\$Mft (i.e. I colon backslash). The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or Network Connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere."
Now this is confusing. Is it a scratch file of some sort? (that remains forever unwrit). Is it related to a setting? There appear to be two under "Device Manager" but it also seems to switch randomly between them. It wouldn't work while plugged into a Belkin USB/Firewire card so now it's attached to the MB's USB slot (in place of the mouse - which now lives in Belkinville).
I've noted that:
a. It is very hard to eliminate (cancel the message). It more often than not causes "My Computer" to stall - requiring a hard reset.
b. The ext HD still works OK (eventually). However you frequently have to change over the USB plug on the back of the crystal case to kick-start it.
c. On boot-up it goes into auto-logon and starts slowly reading (scanning) all the ext HD's contents (as if it was a CD). It won't cooperate under either of the options under "POLICIES" (Write Caching and Safe Removal offers you "optimize for quick removal" and "Optimize for performance")
It shows up as a plug and play compliant device i.e. "an Oxford Semi-conductor Ltd Oxford IDE device - IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device (LOcation LUN 0)" - which sounds more like a sound-card to me???) - but it is little more than a Crystal drive case around a 120gb HD. It's my understanding that the Oxford chip constitutes the Firewire/USB2 interface....but Oxford deny all knowledge...
It has just come up with (after a reboot) "This Device is disabled (code 22)" and, after clicking <ENABLE> it said: "Windows was not able to enable this device".
Don't they ever trial these devices before letting them loose on an unsuspecting public?
"Windows was unable to save all the data for the file I:\\$Mft (i.e. I colon backslash). The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or Network Connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere."
Now this is confusing. Is it a scratch file of some sort? (that remains forever unwrit). Is it related to a setting? There appear to be two under "Device Manager" but it also seems to switch randomly between them. It wouldn't work while plugged into a Belkin USB/Firewire card so now it's attached to the MB's USB slot (in place of the mouse - which now lives in Belkinville).
I've noted that:
a. It is very hard to eliminate (cancel the message). It more often than not causes "My Computer" to stall - requiring a hard reset.
b. The ext HD still works OK (eventually). However you frequently have to change over the USB plug on the back of the crystal case to kick-start it.
c. On boot-up it goes into auto-logon and starts slowly reading (scanning) all the ext HD's contents (as if it was a CD). It won't cooperate under either of the options under "POLICIES" (Write Caching and Safe Removal offers you "optimize for quick removal" and "Optimize for performance")
It shows up as a plug and play compliant device i.e. "an Oxford Semi-conductor Ltd Oxford IDE device - IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device (LOcation LUN 0)" - which sounds more like a sound-card to me???) - but it is little more than a Crystal drive case around a 120gb HD. It's my understanding that the Oxford chip constitutes the Firewire/USB2 interface....but Oxford deny all knowledge...
It has just come up with (after a reboot) "This Device is disabled (code 22)" and, after clicking <ENABLE> it said: "Windows was not able to enable this device".
Don't they ever trial these devices before letting them loose on an unsuspecting public?