analog Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Well when I set my md player on the docking station it wont recognize and show "PC>>MD". However when i take it off of the docking station it says PC>>MD and does not allow me to do anything. In order for me to get it to play again is by cycling the power using the switch in the back. basically has anyone had this problem? This seems pretty bad. thanks please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 This sounds like something related to the USB interface, not [just] the NetMD. Do you have any other USB devices plugged in, or software that always runs for devices you only plug in occasionally? Examples would be scanners, tablets, printers, etc. that have their own management software that loads at startup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 i was running a dual boot system on this really bad vaio i had but i just reformatted. I am going to dry it out on a clean install and let you know! I remember reading somewhere that dual boot is bad. is that confirmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Dual boot isn't bad and normally there a no side effects, even when having multiple Operating Systems on one machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog Posted August 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 ok so i did a clean install of win2000 and i cant upload, I checked my driver, it has that yellow exclamation point bubble and it recognizes the NetMD device, but under properties it says the device will not start. i have no other USB devices attached to my computer and I was able to upload a week ago before my computer had a weird crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hmmm... Analog this sounds similar to what happened to my N10 in April '03, I had to get mine fixed under warrenty, the system board was swapped. This was indeed the unit not the software. My symptoms were slightly different. My N10 would only say PC->MD when it connected to the USB port, but NOT the mains, but you couldn't transfer anything because the connection would drop (like a dial-up connection)if you tried. But often it wouldn't even do this. The driver not loading in Windows in probably another manifestation of your units' fault, since the N10 isn't sending the correct information or any information at all across the USB interface when it's queried by Windows 2000. The NetMD driver isn't especially problematic to install in my experience, furthermore it should say PC->MD on the unit whenever it's attached to a currently powered USB port even outside of an operating system. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog Posted August 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Thanks RichM. I'm very happy that my unit is still under warranty for parts and labor! w00t. Also i'm very lucky there is a Sony repair center here in Hawaii or I would have to ship my unit 5000+ miles over the pacific. Thanks for everyone's help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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