T430s - general observations and USB 3.0 issue

I got my T430s this week after a month. After unpacking I noticed some fingerprints on the lid and also on the display. So I assume the model was reworked, because from the regular manufacturing process I don't expect any fingerprints. However, it runs and did not yet bluescreen. Or perhaps the fingerprints are from wrapping or QA, who knows.
It did not have the current BIOS 2.02. I didn't note down which version it had, but it was 1.13 or perhaps even 1.11. Is there an update history somehere? I really don't remember. But I don't think this indicates an old board. I can imagine that new BIOS versions are not immediately put into production. They might always wait some months to see if any compatibility problems arise.
Package (ID) UEFI BIOS (BIOS ID) ECP (ECP ID) Rev. Issue Date
2.02 (G7UJ04US) 2.02 (G7ET60WW) 1.09 (G7HT33WW) 01 2012/09/18
1.14 (G7UJ03US) 1.14 (G7ET32WW) 1.08 (G7HT32WW) 01 2012/09/05
1.13 (G7UJ02US) 1.13 (G7ET31WW) 1.08 (G7HT32WW) 01 2012/07/17
1.11 (G7UJ01US) 1.11 (G7ET29WW) 1.05 (G7HT29WW) 01 2012/06/04
Some general remarks:
o the lid: when the lid is closed, my laptop has an oval gap in the middle between the lid and the base. it's perhaps 2-3mm wide. But I found pictures in internet that show the same, so I think it's intentionally. I remember mark_lenovo (?) stating in another thread it's for providing some resistance against pressure. And in fact, I can close the gap by putting some light pressure on the lid. I remember my old T81p got scratches on the screen when the keyboard rubbed against the screen during transportation. Perhaps they want to avoid something like this to happen.
o the keyboard: I really like it, the chiclet keys are a pleasure to press down, but they should have switched CTRL and FN. I'm constantly hitting FN instead of CTRL.
o the touch pad: I don't like the bumpy surface. The finger doesn't glide very well. I prefer the smooth pad of my latitude.
o I made a clean install, so I don't have any of that preinstalled bloatware. I did not install any of the ThinkVantage tools except for system update, and even that proved almost useless, because it only downloads packages, but fails to install them. There's just a notification that installation failed. I could install all packages manually though. So I only use that thing as a downloader. But why all manufacturers give their packages names like g7uj04us.exe? Is it so difficult to use the name that says what it is and what version?
o switching between Optimus and HD 4000 works like a charm
o the laptop is very quiet, but I did not really put it under heavy load yet.
o USB 3.0: I have an external USB 3.0 case (fantec), which works on all ports, but after installing the USB 3.0 drivers it refused working on the USB 3.0 port. It still works on the 2.0 port, but the info bubble even says this is an USB 3.0 device and would work faster on an USB 3.0 port. The USB 3.0 port still works with 2.0 devices. So either the fantec case or the drivers are crap.
And I really would like to  have one USB port on the right side. When I sit in my chair, I place the laptop on my laps and then the plug in the back is always in the way or pressing against my leg. Not good, it could break.
I think I will crosspost this in http://forum.notebookreview.com
Moderator note: moved from off-topic thread.  Subject changed to match content.

I'll be interested to see if yours develops the same battery calibration issue as we're seeing here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Serious-problem-of-thinkpad-T430s-battery/...

Similar Messages

  • Latest BIOS and USB 3.0 Issues... Still?

    95% of the time that I use my T440p, I boot from a Windows To Go USB 3.0 stick that is Windows 8.1 based.  My native hard drive is the default Win 8 from Lenovo.  After updating to the latest BIOS (i.e., 2.19), which I believe is supposed to address the USB 3.0 issue, I still am getting the prompt/message to "Keep the USB drive plugged in" and to only remove it after the PC has shut down, etc.  When this message is shown, I have never observed a loss of functionality.
    Thoughts?
    I'm on the High Performance power option,  and have the USB selective suspend setting disabled, and also changed the USB 3.0 setting in the BIOS to Enabled instead of Auto after the BIOS update. Should I go back to Auto?

    Anybody have similar issues?  I guess there's few people using a Windows To Go stick?
    In any event, this is still a significant issue for me despite upgrading the firmware on the 128GB Kingston DataTraverler Workspace running Win 8.1 as well as trying the following registry edit/hack (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usbcoreblog/archive/2013/1​1/01/help-after-installing-windows-8-1-my-usb-driv​...

  • Some General Observations and

    After using every version of Windows since Windows 1.0 on my original Compaq, I tried Windows 8 but reverted to Windows 7 for a number of reasons, including the confusion of having two systems relatively unintegrated working at times at what seemed to be
    cross-purposes. Remembering fondly the beginning of modern Windows with the gradual elimination of interrupts provides me with continuing pleasure today. It is also one of the many things that keeps me with Windows, since development of a huge ecosystem for
    active competition provides a great contrast to Apple's closed system.
    I have some suspicions that some of the open system is coming apart in some ways, but am delighted that Windows 10 is coming as a possible change in phones. It would be a boon to me to be able to load Windows 10 phone as a usable operating system with my
    Android phone. 
    With this said, there are still a number of integration issues in the latest preview. I am largely reserving my views about the new Start menu until I have used it more. But what remains unnecessarily dysfunctional is the separation of various settings that
    cannot be found in one place, most noticeably the apparent separation of the Update system from the Control Panel. In addition, there is little reason to have two separate system settings as far as I am concerned. 
    Perhaps this is the idea behind having "Settings" now sitting at the top of the newest Start menu, which appears to have most if not all of the Control Panel functions but also seems too hidden and mysterious for my taste. I have not 

    CP
    You cannot run win 10 on Android
    HAve you used the feedback app to report your feedback?
    Wanikiya and Dyami--Team Zigzag

  • FCE 3.5 "general error" and "out of memory" issues

    Hey folks -
    I'm sure you've covered this before, but couldn't find a good thread....
    I've imported some flip footage for my kid's project (due in two days, of course!) and now we are encountering a "General Error" message followed directly by an "out of memory" message when we try to play a clip. I think there is plenty of memory to get started, not sure how to fix this. Tried trashing and repairing preferences.... Hmmm...
    So very grateful for any assistance....!
    Running a 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac, 84G remaining on the internal Hard Drive, and using a G-drive 1TB external drive with 340GB available as the scratch disc.

    All set. Was going crazy, because I thought I had it, them lost it....! Your settings were perfect. Ended up downloading MPEG Streamclip program. Used codec "Apple Intermediate Codec", 29.97 frame rate, uncompressed 48k audio, and the setup that seemed happy was the last easy setup setting in FCE 3.5: HDV-Apple Intermediate Codec 720p30. I just needed to make sure I used a new sequence to import the newly transferred clips into.
    Whew.
    Really, many thanks for your assistance!
    All the best,
    DJ

  • Lenovo ThinkPad T430s - first impressions and issues

    I bought ThinkPad T430s last week and just wanted to write down my thoughts, first impressions and the issues I ran into.
    I am very pleased with the laptop in terms of hardware - solid and nice build quality, understated style and (relatively) light weight. The screen is sharp, sound is good enough for me (I am no audiophile) and I am getting used to the chiclet keyboard - which feels just a little springy.
    But I am not pleased with the software. There is just too much bloatware on the system and some of it is hard to get rid of.
    SugarSync
    Evernote
    Lenovo MyCloud
    VeriSign VIP Access
    Intel AppUp
    and the biggest offender - Lenovo SimpleTap -- You can't get rid of the SimpleTap without uninstalling the individual apps first.
    It would be nice if the system showed a dialog box that said "Hey, here are some cool apps we highly recommend and you may want to look at", instead of pre-installing all these stupid apps.
    On top of that I ran into the Windows updates failing issue.
    So I ended up specnding 4+ hours just to get the system right.
    Lenovo and Microsoft need to understand that they need to deliver an excellent and functional experience to users and not push any stupid system that they have come up with just to make an extra buck.
    Look at Apple products. People love Apple products (I don't, but I do admire them) because of the simple and functional experience they provide.
    In short install just what is necessary. You can let users know that there are other goof programs but leave it up to the users.

    kamaleshp wrote:
    Thanks for your response ThorsHammer.
    In fact that is exactly what I am going to do this weekend.
    I am in the middle of posting another message asking for recommendations and experience on the absolute minimum I can get away with.
    Right now I am thinking Windows 7, System Update and Power Manager.
    In my case, I installed the following:
    Windows 7
    Intel chipset drivers
    Intel WIFI driver (wifi driver only)
    Intel Ethernet driver
    Lenovo Power Management driver
    Lenovo Power Manager
    Optimus video drivers for Intel HD 4000 and NVIDIA 5200M
    RealTek audio driver - I think this also installed Dolby Home Theater v4
    Ricoh Media driver
    Lenovo Ultranav driver
    Webcam driver
    I don't install much more than that.  I like to manually check the download areas for updates so I don't install Lenovo ThinkPad System Update.

  • Mac Mini and USB 2.0 hubs (hubs stop working within a month)

    I have an aluminum Mini running OSX 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard). With only 4 USB ports, I have need of a USB hub to accommodate my external drives and other peripherals: keyboard/mouse, camera and iPhone have to use the existing ports in the Mini (difficult access to ports due to space limitations), leaving one port for up to 4 external drives (older drives 40-60gb used for backup and extra storage).
    I have problems using powered USB 2.0 hubs with this computer; I have 'burned out' 2 hubs since buying the Mini in February. They just flat out stop working, though they still show power (the power indicator light on the hubs); no peripheral is recognized when plugged into the hub (which worked fine for about a month). I can unplug the 'must use Mini ports' (camera, iPhone, charger, etc) and the peripheral drives are recognized and work normally when plugged directly into the Mini ports.
    One hub was a Belkin 4-port hub (about 1 year old) and the other was a GE 3-port hub with several flash card readers (19-in-1 card reader), also about a year old. Is there any reasonable explanation why powered hubs would suddenly stop working, related to use with the Mac Mini 2010 aluminum version?
    I had worse problems with the USB ports in an old (~2006) Mac Mini (out of warranty), where the USB ports in the Mini stopped working, which is partly why I bought the new mini. In light of this tidbit, (be honest, please) are there known issues with Mac Minis and USB?

    Each of the external drives has its own power supply; I generally only use one drive at any one time, but on rare occasions I have powered up more than one to confirm or transfer files. I don't leave any of those drives on when not in use, and when everything is working I properly eject/unmount them before turning them off.
    There have been times when I powered up a drive connected to a powered hub and both the hub and the drive indicated activity but the drive didn't mount. On those occasions the drives sometimes would not appear in Disk Utility, and other times would appear, but would not be "mountable". I didn't know what the best way to deal with that was, so I would just turn the drive off, hoping the lack of mounting on the desktop meant no real drive activity was occurring and I wouldn't risk data loss or drive damage. So far all the drives seem to work fine when plugged directly into the back of the mini.
    The main external hard drive I was using when the Belkin hub failed (iomega 40g) is USB 2.0 only (no firewire). I have another drive that is only firewire (la cie 60g)... so it wasn't a factor. Two other external drives are ACOM, one 40g one 120g, and then there's my old iMac G5 disk (display fizzled and everything but the disk recycled through Apple's recycling program) which is mounted in an external enclosure and is part of the USB contingent, but is not being used for anything but backup (all three both USB 2 and FW400 capable). (I know, too many toys... but why throw them out?)
    The USB hubs both had their own power supplies, too, and I never used them without power (though I tried it as part of troubleshooting, before reading the Apple article on USB and power requirements). Other USB devices that only work when plugged into the mac directly are my Epson Stylus CX4800 all-in-one, and my Radio Shark.
    So, whaddya think? Should I risk buying another powered USB hub or just live with plugging in peripherals to one available USB port (through a short USB 2.0 extension) and only use one at a time? That would be a bit of a pain, but if there are no issues you've heard of with Mac USB ports (several unanswered questions in the Mini Support forums here involving USB and peripherals, I noticed), what else would explain the seemingly short lives of USB hubs?
    Oh, here's something I just remembered: the last time the Belkin hub was working (last night), I had my Radtech BT mouse charger cable plugged in (not charging, mouse not attached) along with two of the external hard drives, and my Fuji camera USB cable. I got an error message onscreen (on the Mini) that a drive had been improperly ejected (or put away?), yet the hard drive in question was still mounted on the desktop. I looked at the hub, and the loose ends of the charger and the camera USB cable were touching. Could that have caused the error (and maybe the hub to fail)? (Edit: the camera cable I think was plugged into the mini's one available port; 3 external drives and the mouse charger were plugged into the hub, _but only one drive powered up and in use (3rd edit)_. The camera end of its USB cable contacted the mini-plug end of the mouse charger... could that have short-circuited the hub? +That wouldn't explain the failure of the GE hub a couple weeks before... but I don't know if any of this is connected, so to speak--2nd edit.+)
    Message was edited by: blick
    Message was edited by: blick
    Message was edited by: blick

  • J2se and USB

    So...i'm puzzled! after searching for ways to use USB devices( webcam at the moment ) I found out that:
    -there is JMF, but it's not under development any more, or no longer supported
    -there is jUSB, but it's only for UNIX/LINUX (and Mac I think)
    -there is little chance for usb support included in J2SE because it would be considered a security issue /:)
    my dilemmas are:
    -how to get data from USB devices? I'm interested in a general way of streaming from USB because I plan to implement the algorithm in hardware. So i'm not interested in functions such as: getFrameFromWebcam() :p
    -the guy who said that direct access to a physical device is a security issue also said that the best way is to write a file of some type somewhere and the OS should do the rest...I guess under linux this is possible, but is there such a thing under windows? ...how?where?when?
    -I suppose at some point I will have to make my own usb api. I there some place I could find something similar to this: http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2006/07/06/java-and-usb.html?page=2#create-your-own-javausb-api ? ...I understood that this guy wrote a C++ api. I'm interested in a J2SE version because I kinda hate C++ .
    Thanks
    PS: ...using Windows
    Edited by: breakbone on Oct 31, 2008 12:39 AM

    anyone?anything? :-s

  • Hackers and USB NIC

    I've taken on a new client and have inherited a mess. Far beyond what I'm about to describe.
    This is a network of over 20 Macs and a Mac mini with OS X server.
    Upon my first visit at this location I discovered the Mac mini server's built-in NIC had failed, and to corect this the prior IT person had set up an Apple USB 100-BT NIC for the LAN. He had also set up another Apple USB 100-BT NIC with a direct-connect to the internet via a public IP, bypassing the Cisco firewall.
    Don't ask why. ;-)
    This second NIC with the direct connect has burned out 4 times so far. I firewalled it yesterday.
    However, by reading through Console logs I did discover that hackers were trying to intrude via that NIC. The logs were flooded with thousand upon thousands of entries for this hacker activity - every single day.
    Does anyone think this hacker activity was responsible for the burned out NICs? Each time the USB NIC would burn out there would be massive amounts entries in the Console logs for the hacker activity.
    If someone were to have asked me if it were possible to burn out a USB NIC like this I'd say unlikely. But it sure does explain this nicely.

    There are a variety of folks that are always trying to access Internet-connected systems and for various purposes, and that's part of the Internet environment, and it's why I usually recommend a server-grade firewall for configurations running OS X Server and server-oriented computing.  Having a directly-Internet-connected server is more effort and more risk than its worth, in my experience.
    Electrical grid control to the level of an Ethernet uplink is not typically available to the nefariously-inclined.
    All that written, I'd expect there's a wiring problem with the upstream Ethernet connection, and the NIC is receiving excess voltage, or possibly a grounding or voltage problem with the system and its power source or other system external wiring components that's being grounded via the NIC connection.   This can include nearby lightning, general grounding and wiring faults and floating grounds, interference or electric surges from unusual or large-amperage local devices, and related issues.  Too much power arriving via the NIC that burns it out, or too much power departing via the NIC that burns it out.  These repeated faults are usually environmental, and not usually triggered by the nefariously-inclined. 
    You can check with an electrician, and particularly one with some low-voltage experience.  The electrician may suggest monitoring the voltages at the system and at the network and there are tools available to do that, or might suggest surge suppressors or capable less-interruptible power supplies (LIPS, they're never truly uninterruptible), or some combination.
    In my experience, simply replacing burned-out components isn't a viable long-term fix for power surges and over-voltages and grounding issues.
    It's also possible that there's somebody locally that's accidentally or intentionally introducing voltages or surges where they shouldn't.  Phone line connections don't mix all that well with Ethernet connections, for instance.

  • Possible iPod Classic and Oracle Netbeans/Java Issue

    I recently lost all the music from my iPod Classic and was unable to restore from iTunes or reset to factory defaults. The iPod showed a large amount of disk usage but no music, video, photos, etc. and it took forever to connect to my Windows USB port. After battling this and trying tons of ideas on the net, the Apple Store had to reformat the device from a Mac and reset the drive. Today I just had the same issue and I think the issue was caused by Oracle Netbeans and/or Java being loaded to my desktop. Both times I had this issue was after downloading Oracle NetBeans for a development tool. Has anyone else seen this issue?

    1. How likely is it that Apple will fix this issue with future firmware releases?
    No-one here could even hazard a guess. We're just users like yourself. Do Philips claim this DVD player is compatible? Isn't it the responsibility of the makers of the DVD player to ensure it works with the Classic?
    2. Are other 3rd party devices (i.e. Docks, Automobiles, etc.) affected by this firmware release?
    Yes. Almost all older 3rd party accessories don't work with the Classic. There have been many posts about such issues both here and other iPod forums.
    3. Is there any way to go back to firmware release 1.0.2? I know backing off firmware releases is possible with the iPhone.
    This may be of help but you have to have the previous version still on your computer.
    Remove the latest update from the iTunes/iPod updates folder.
    In Windows XP but I think it's found in "Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates."
    Then prevent iTunes from checking the internet for a new update (preferences/general and remove the check mark from "check for updates automatically), then click restore. Or simply disconnect your modem from the computer.
    Then restore the iPod.
    You should then be asked if you want to use the previous version of the iPod software.

  • Are USB audio interface issues on iMac Haswell resolved?

    HI,
    i just ordered a 27 inch iMac, maxed out with a 1TB SSD.
    I noticed the imac doesn't have an audio in jack and figured i'd shop for a good USB Audio Interface.
    But then i came across all these USB audio interface issues on the new iMac.
    This is incredible to me because iMacs are often used by creative people and lots of musicians.
    For me audio is VERY important. I record music and i record sound for animation and video.
    Apple thus far seemed to be avoiding the topics and issues at hand.
    Are the USB audio issues resolved? What was resolved? What was the problem (Maverick? Fusion Drive)?
    Is it wise to choose for a Thunderbolt Interface? Which one?
    Any help would be hugely appreciated.
    Especcialy since it seems such a wide spread problem.
    Thanx

    doubt it would be a general issue
    usb is a universal serial bus it always require a driver for anything
    and the driver of one external audio device would act different then the driver from another external audio device
    so it would be very unlikely that an external audio card using a cirrus logic audio chip would cause the same issues with the imac as one with a realtek or soundblaster audio chip
    not that there could not be issues with all of them but not likely that they would suffer from the same issue

  • General observer error

    Hi
    I have written an application for SBO SP0 PL7. This program uses the diapi and runs outside of SAP.
    It is constantly scanning for ascii files which basically contain goods received information.
    The program works fine most of the time but occasionally it crashes with a 'General observer error'. The customer seems to think it is something to do with the number of transactions it is processing, it seems to crash after roughly 9,000
    transactions.
    I know the data is fine because the customer simply restarts the program and it is fine.
    Can anyone suggest anything please ?
    Regards Andy

    Hi Andy,
    Try running a test with a large number of transactions and monitor the memory consumption through Task Manager. Your code could be perfect in terms of instantiating and disposing the objects you use but if the object itself is leaking memory through its own methods then there is nothing you can really do about it. That is why it's a good idea to test using the latest patch for the DI API. SAP will be correcting any memory leaks that are found in their objects. You can check the info.txt file that comes with the patch to see what DI API issues have been fixed.
    Kind Regards,
    Owen

  • UML295 and Lenovo X1 connectivity issues

    I have a UML295 and I'm attempting to use it with Lenovo's X1 Carbon (Model 20A) and I'm having some serious issues.  Well, my end user is.  After a restart, card is inserted and works perfectly.  I don't need to open up the MBB software, anything.  If I disconnect or just remove the device and wait a few minutes to plug it back in, it doesn't' work.  Indicator light turns green, flickers, etc.  No internet.  I open up the MBB software and shows I'm connected but doesn't go anywhere, or the software doesn't recognize that the card has been inserted.  It displays this behavior on multiple X1 Carbon machines that I have here.  I've tested it on an older T530 Thinkpad and it works as intended.  No need to install the MBB software neither.  As soon as the indicator light turns green, I'm good to go on internet access.
    Is there a firmware update or a known issue between these cards and the X1 Carbon?  It's frustrating to our reporters that they can't use their new laptops out in the field.
    Thank you

    USB modem devices need both drivers and connection software to facilitate a connection to the VZW network.  I suggest going out and downloading the latest of both from VZW and retesting on your machine.
    UML295 download:
    http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-72600/
    Otherwise the problem that you mentioned here is specifically resolved by use of a Jetpack.  No drivers, no software.  All users need is normal WiFi and they will be able to access the internet just like at any other hotspot.  This was a big advantage for us in addition to the reduced hardware costs of broken USB ports on laptops and USB modems.

  • I want to give my iphone to my freind and thus I tried to Erase all contents and reset everything. I went settings-general-erase and reset. But while it was being processed, power supply went off. I have connected back to power but after 4 hours no repson

    Can anyone advise me how long does it normally take to reset while doing- settings-general-erase and reset all settings.It has already taken 4 hours and only the apple logo is being displayed yet. I am little bit worried if the operating system will not be restored.

    Use the following steps to place your device into recovery mode. If the device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.
    Did you do this?
    Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone or iPod touch, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
    Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the the iPhone or iPod touch to turn off.
    If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off, release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.
    While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to iPhone. When you reconnect the USB cable to iPhone, the device should power on.
    Note: If you see the screen pictured below, let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure the battery has some charge and then start with step 2 again.
    Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen. When this screen appears you can release the Home button:
    If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:
    Use iTunes to restore the device.
    If none of these works, visit your nearest Apple Retail Store, Apple Authorized Service Provider or wireless carrier.
    Cheers!

  • ITunes and iPhone 4 sync issues with Windows 7 64 bit

    I am getting several errors with sync'ing iTunes to my iPhone on windows7 64bit. I reinstalled iTunes, I did a repair on iTunes, even tried a RESTORE on iPhone, but it gives me so many errors one after another after another.
    1. Some of the items were NOT copied to iPhone "iPhone" because one ore more errors occured.
    2. Attempting to copy to the disk "iPhone" failed. An internal device error occured.
    3. The iPhone "iPhone" can NOT be synced. An unknown error occured (0xE8004006).
    4. The iPhone "iPhone" can not be synced. The required file can not be found.
    5. The iPhone "iPhone" can not be synced. A duplicate filename was specified.
    6. The iPhone "iPhone" can not be synced. An internal device error occured.
    These errors keep appearing one after the other.
    I have fully uninstalled iTunes and ALL Apple programs from my PC, rebooted, disabled antivirus/firewall software, etc.
    I have tried changing time zones.
    I have created a new user account on same laptop and still have same issues with iTunes.
    Restore fails with error "Unable to read file or file is corrupt".
    Yet iTunes works fine on a 32bit operating system of Windows 7.
    The problem is that I upgraded my laptop and the new laptop is Win7 64bit. I have ALL the newest drivers, and I checked to ensure it was not a BIOS or CHIPSET driver causing issues. All windows updates are up to date and current.
    I have been trying for over a week with every piece of trouble shooting I can find to make this work.
    Any help or further information would be VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED.
    Thanks in Advance

    I too am having the exact same issues on the same laptop! I spent an hour last night with "supervisor" in tech support who didn't solve my problem but did close the ticket (210757099 for any Apple people that might read this). Thanks a lot Ben!
    I have seven ipod/iphone/ipad devices so I am very familiar with how to sync. In the last few weeks, version 10.2 of iTunes (I'm up to 10.2.1.1) has gotten less and less reliable in successfully sync'ing to the devices. It started out with my 3GS, but my iPhone 4 was fine. Then I got an iPad2 and now NOTHING will sync properly. Every time I plug one in (or press the sync button) it wants to do a restore from the backup made the last time it sync'd. It does that, reboots the device and sync's.
    I've gotten a ton of errors, here's a sample.
    iBooks couldn't be installed on my iPhone unknown error 0xE800000C
    Textie couldn't be installed on my iPhone, unknown error 0xE8000013
    "failed required file not found" - This is one of my favorite error messages. It demonstrates how Apple is becoming like Microsoft. It is 100% accurate and totally useless. It would be helpful if it told me the NAME of the file that was not found...
    unknown error 0xE8004006
    "duplicate file found" - Again, in true Microsoft form, it didn't tell me the NAME of the file that was duplicated.
    I tried everything discussed in the following thread but it did not work.
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2401822
    Stopping the enhanced USB controller didn't work. Mine is the Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller (version 9.1.1.1020).
    A few days ago I got hundreds of errors in a sync. When it completed, a dialogbox came up asking if I wanted to send this crash report to Apple, I said yes. So, crash reports are now automatically being sent. You can see evidence of this in the %appdata%\Apple Computer\Logs directory.
    This section of the log looked interesting because it says it couldn't connect to USB mux port 32498
    [4404 @ Tue Mar 22 09:05:05 2011] [(unknown facility) iTunes.exe] AMDServiceConnectionReceiveMessage (thread 4232): Could not receive size of message: 0 No error
    [4404 @ Tue Mar 22 09:05:05 2011] [(unknown facility) iTunes.exe] readthread (thread 4232): Could not receive message: 0xe8000001
    [4404 @ Tue Mar 22 09:05:05 2011] [(unknown facility) iTunes.exe] AMDServiceConnectionSendMessage (thread 2504): Could not send message size: No error
    [4404 @ Tue Mar 22 09:05:05 2011] [(unknown facility) iTunes.exe] connect_toport (thread 5700): Could not connect to USB mux port 32498 for device 3: Input/output error
    [4404 @ Tue Mar 22 09:05:05 2011] [(unknown facility) iTunes.exe] MobileDeviceConnectlocked (thread 5700): Could not connect to lockdown port on device
    Just grasping at straws here....

  • Airport Extreme - problem with usb printer and usb disk

    I have Airport extreme with firmware 7.1. I try connect usb disk and usb printer with usb-hub to airport. I can't get disk or printer working. Also try connect only disk or printer without usb-hub to airport getting same problem. How I get disk and printer working with wireless network (windows pc computers)?
    1)
    My printer is HP PSC 1210 all-in-one ( http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=90764&lc=fi&cc=fi&dlc=fi&lang =fi&cc=fi&y=0&x=0 )
    - printer seems working fine after installing bonjour printer installing wizard.
    - I get error (in windows) when I try print document from word. Error only says "error printing" in status value.
    - In airport utility all seems ok. Airport see usb printer "Hewlett-Packard psc 1200 series"
    - printer protocol is RAW and driver manufacture HP (also try with microsoft driver)
    2)
    USB disk is Targa Databox II 250
    - Airport utility says "Disk needs repair. Errors were found with a disk connected to your airport base station. please connect the usb disk to your mac or pc and use disk utility or another disk application to repair the disk"
    - I have connected Targa usb disk to windows pc and run scandisk and defreg. No errors found in windows. Result..no help for airport

    I have a similar problem to your second issue. Tried connecting a Netdisk to the USB port of the Airport Extreme and it also said there was a problem with the disk. Have performed a low level format on the disk and Airport Extreme still complained the disk had a problem.
    After unplugging the disk, my route decided to stop allowing wireless connections even after rebooting. Ended up having to hard reset the Airport Extreme and reconfigure it with my old settings to work again.
    FWIW, the first Airport Extreme I purchased today only worked on 802.11a and steadfastly refused to work on b/g so had to get a replacement. I suspect Apple's quality control is not quite as good as it used to be.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Need help on tuning materialized view refresh

    Hi All, I am working on materialized view refresh tuning.Initially it was complete refresh and used to take more than 90 mins to complete. I changed it to fast refresh now it is completing fast. Now i have partitioned the base tables gl_balances and

  • Seeking a way to export animation data as Mocha tracking data.

    Hello, I am using an online program for customized video which accepts MochaAE corner pin data to track the custom elements. The catch is that the source video is a motion graphic animation which I created in After Effects, so tracking elements that

  • My I message won't work

    My iPod touch won't let me use I message

  • Maintaining security information across pages

    Is there an efficient way to maintain the security principal/credential           associated with the JNDI Context across pages within a session? Or is there           some place that describes how the security information is retained/released       

  • Problem installing FB Eclipse plugin in Vista

    Hi, I was trying to install Flex Builder 2 plugin for eclipse on Vista x86, and on the step where I need to specify the folder of existing Eclipse, I keep on getting the error: Please choose an existing Eclipse folder (3.1 or greater) to be updated.