Hangs on 'Auto-detecting USB Mass Storage Devices' during boot-up...

[dj106]

As the title says, my computer when i first turn it on, loads the BIOS then halfway down it says:

Auto-detecting USB Mass Storage Devices
Device #01

And it just hangs on for what feels like forever until finally Windows XP loads (usually hangs on from 2 mins to sometimes 5!)

Would appreciate ANY help on the matter!!

Thanks!!

[Hybrid]

Do you have any USB mass storage devices plugged in?

[dj106]

What like a USB stick or something? Or something like a mouse, joystick etc?

[Hybrid]

A USB mass storage device is something like a memory stick, external hard drive, iPod...

Basically anything that can store data.

[dj106]

As far as I know, a USB mass storage device was not plugged in at the time of boot up. I do have a USB memory stick which I use from time to time, but I don't have it plugged in during start-up.

Thanks

[Hybrid]

Try disabling the detection of such devices in the BIOS.

USB mass storage devices are not needed for 99% of boot setups anyway.

[dj106]

It worked. Thanks very much

[Hybrid]

You're welcome.

[zapcio]

Hi. I have got problem with this too. But in mine problem, bios detects 00 usb mass storage devices found and configured... and nothing more happens... from usb things, i have only connected mouse. Don't know what's wrong with it. I use AmiBios, on Asus mainboard M3A32-MVP DELUXE. Don't know how to make my comp working. Also i don't know where to disable detecting those usb storage devices. Anybody can help me?

PS. Sorry for my bad english :)

[zapcio]

Ok i already figured it out... i solved the problem myself...

[abrahan]

Hi zapcio, i have the same problem (MSI 790XT-G45)
bios detects 00 usb mass storage devices found and configured...
and nothing more happens just like you, How did you resolve the problem? can you help me?

[photon]

Hi abrahan, the problem will most likely disappear if you disable 'legacy USB support' in the BIOS settings. I did this just for testing today to fix the same bug (in an different context). However keeping this would also switch off the USB keyboard, which is less useful. The final solution was to downgrade the USB controller in the BIOS settings from 'High Speed' to 'Full Speed'. As the computer in question is a linux server, it will not suffer from slow USB transfer rates because the Linux Kernel does it's own initialization of the USB controller during boot and thus overrides that BIOS setting (and so everything works perfectly now). No Idea what windows would do though, still it might be worth trying...

[abrahan]

oh man can't thank you enough, your method worked. Thanks again

[photon]

you're welcome! >:]
..glad I could help..