[GRLUG] Windows Thumb Drive Issue

[Eric Beversluis]

No other such experiences. The box is brand new and belongs to a client.

@west.mi420: I couldn't safely remove the drive from Windows because it
was never successfully mounted.

I'm going to settle for the idea that there's probably a quality problem
with the Centon stick--that may or may not have anything to do with the
state of its current formatting--and that for some reason Linux or my
old Vostro w/Win7 are better at coping with that problem than Win7 on
the HP with its fancy set of USB ports.

Thanks to all.

On Fri, 2013-08-30 at 15:51 -0400, Jeff DeMaagd wrote:
> It could be an odd interaction. My understanding is Elitebooks are 
> generally very good.
> 
> Have you ever experienced this problem with any other USB devices on 
> said HP (any OS) when it's fine on other computers?
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/30/13 3:43 PM, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > The drive in question opens fine under Knoppix on that hp Elitbook
> > 8570p.
> >
> > So does that make it an HP problem or a Windows problem--given that
> > windows 7 on a different box opens it fine.
> >
> > Thanks to all.
> >
> > On Fri, 2013-08-30 at 15:33 -0400, Jeff DeMaagd wrote:
> >>
> >> I recall Centon being a somewhat dodgy brand. I don't think it's a house
> >> brand, CompUSA also carried it back when they still existed. I'd return
> >> it if it's a recent purchase, or set it aside.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/30/13 1:10 PM, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> >>> I've got a thumb drive formatted FAT32. It works fine on one Win7 box--I
> >>> just copied files to it there. When I plug it into a new HP Elite Book
> >>> 8570p running Win 7 Professional, it can't read it. It's a DataStickPro
> >>> 30GB by Centon (that may be a MicroCenter brand?).
> 
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