Digital Camera rebooting my machine

[Chubs]

Anyone else have this problem? Every time I connect my Minolta DiMage S404 camera to my machine my computer reboots. I've tried it in each USB port. I have an ABIT AT7 mobo - all other USB devices work perfectly - printer, scanner, RF receiver for ATI remote and my UPS. Running XP pro with SP1. All latest BIOS an drivers are installed.

 

[bacillus]

hmm, try unchecking 'automatically restart' in system properties>advanced>startup & recovery.
this will at least give you the chance to see the error message!

 

[corkyg]

This may not be what you want to hear - but why even think about connecting your digital camera? I did it about 5-6 years ago when I got my first digicam (now on #6) and frankly, it is a clumsy and time wasting arrangement. Just get a media reader/writer and leave it on your computer. Remove the CF card from the camera and pop it in - much faster and neater. Copy the files with Explorer to where you store them on the computer - then return the empty media to the camera.

 

[azkiwi]

Originally posted by: corky-g
This may not be what you want to hear - but why even think about connecting your digital camera? I did it about 5-6 years ago when I got my first digicam (now on #6) and frankly, it is a clumsy and time wasting arrangement. Just get a media reader/writer and leave it on your computer. Remove the CF card from the camera and pop it in - much faster and neater. Copy the files with Explorer to where you store them on the computer - then return the empty media to the camera.

Not that this is any help to Chubs, but I disagree and found it much more convenient to hitcan my SM reader and use the USB port. One less peice of cr*p hanging around my desk, never have to pull the card from the camera, and never have to install 3rd party software to recognize the reader.

Chubs; are you sure the camera doesn't require some recognition software? What OS? I had occasional USB hiccups in W2K (when using the SM reader!) that went away after I turned off the DNS Client service - no idea why. What other USB devices are you using? Maybe the Minolta is sucking too much power through the USB port. Try a powered hub? Doesn't the Dimage have a proprietary format or something - seems like I read only their image editor can read those files? Just a thought.

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: azkiwi

Not that this is any help to Chubs, but I disagree and found it much more convenient to hitcan my SM reader and use the USB port. One less peice of cr*p hanging around my desk, never have to pull the card from the camera, and never have to install 3rd party software to recognize the reader. [/quote]
Well, the reader/writer is almost out of sight - sits on top of the tower under the desk - then I never have to mess around with extra cables and move the camera to the computer - that is bigger clutter than the reader. 3rd Party software? Never have done that except for photo editing. I use Explorer's thumbnails and the default XP viewer.
I guesss if you have a little camera it is a consideration - but I have a big camera and I don't like to mess around with it near the computer - (Canon D60 SLR) and I don't have to install any of the camera software. What you call cr*p, I call convenience and efficiency. Cr*p for me is dealing with cables and camera software. When I'm on the road, I keep PCMCIA readers in my laptop for both CF and SM. That is even more efficient. That way I don't have to even carry extra cables to trip over in a hotel room. 🙂

BTW, Chubs - have you installed your Minolta Dimage software? You need to do that before you plug in the camera.

 

[azkiwi]

Its obviously a "different strokes for different folks" thing. I had to install software for the SM reader. My Oly 700 simply pops up as a removable drive when I plug in the USB cable - no software involved.

You might try Irfanview as an image editor - its small, fast and free. Super easy to crop and resample. Perfect for editing digicam images unless you need to tweak your colors etc and it converts lots of image types on the fly.

 

[Chubs]

Thanks for the feedback. The error message was:

NO_MORE_IRP_STACKS or something like that. I ended up installing the camera while in safe mode and it works fine now. Thanks for the tips on unchecking the auto restart. It shed new light on the real meaning behind the "reduced" numbers of blue screens XP customers see.