FIX for USB issue where Files get corupted after I sucsessfully transfer to N

Question

MP3 Player: Muvo N200 GB
Firmware: Creative MuVo Micro N200 Audible Firmware Upgrade .2.0
OS: Windows 2000 pro
Machine: Ibm Thinkpad
PROBLEM:
drag a folder of MP3's to the N200 in the Windows Explorer
2 wait for the zig zag line on the MP3 player to go straight.
3 Stop the Muvo mass stoarge device
4 Unplug the USB from the computer
5 Turn the Muvo N200 on
6 Folder has vanished
7 Plug Muvo back into computer
8 Folder is there, all files are missing
Also .. if I plug the Muvo in right after I coppied the files (after step 4) the files exist. I dragged them to the desktop, compared them to the originals with a binary compare and they are identical ... just to see if the files got corrupted.
It seems that when I turn the Muvo on, the files get deleted.
I then installed the N200 Media Explorer with drivers .. didn't help at all.
I tried this on a different machine, exact same files, and it works fine. Same OS, no Media Explorer.
Also, this is my second N200. Sent the other one back after talking with support. Got an error at the end of a format. When I tried to install the .2 firmware, I could no longer turn the player on (didn't try recover). I'm sure this N200 will do the same on my thinkpad. I installed the firmware on the other machine (fool me once ....)
EDIT: <FONT color=#cc9900>Further testing showed that this is a problem with my thinkpad. The N200 works fine as a thumb dri've on every other machine I tried. I tried using another thumb dri've on my Thinkpad and it failed in the same way. Also tried a Muvo NX .. just for kicks and it didn't work either.
<FONT color=#cc9900>FUnny thing is that I can copy a file to the N200, read it back right away .. compare them and they are identical. ONce I remove the dri've, and plug it back in, the file is corrupted.
Message Edited by chrisjc on <SPAN class=date_text>06-03-2005 <SPAN class=time_text>03:5 PM
Message Edited by chrisjc on <SPAN class=date_text>06-03-2005 <SPAN class=time_text>03:54 PM
Message Edited by chrisjc on 06-3-2005 0:26 PM

Answer 1

:smileyvery-happy:My N200 now works on my thinkpad, and I just have to report on what I did to fix it .. just in case this helps anyone however indirectly.
In the device manager, I changed all Host controllers from
Intel 8280CA/CAM USB Uni'veral Host Controller
to
Strandard Uni'versal PCI to USB Host Controller
And now My USB not only works on my N200, it also fixed an issue with my USB scanner.
HOW TO DO THIS:
Right Click on the My Computer ICON
select MANAGE
select Device Manager in the left hand column
expand Uni'versal Serial Bus Controller in right hand column
Click on Intel 8280CA/CAM USB Uni'veral Host Controller and
Select Driver Tab and select Update Driver
Next ... select radio button that says Display a list of Known.....
then select Standard...
do this for all Host controllers.
Good luck ... I've been through everything if you want to send me a message.