Delayed Write Failed on USB disks

External Since: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 24

Hi all,

I have several USB disks, all different makes and models. I use them on
different Windows XP computers. The disks are working nicely, even when
using them all of them simultaneously.

Now when I leave them connected, put my pc in hibernation, unplug them and
resume from hibernation, Windows might come up with an error saying "Delayed
Write Failed" and refers to G:\$MFT (where G: is one of my USB disks).

Because this happens on all computers I've come across so far, and with all
USB disks I've had, logic dictates that hardware is not at fault. So I have
2 questions about this error:

1) Why does Windows delay writes when Windows knows it shouldn't do that??
2) Most importantly, when will Microsoft fix this?

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Thanks,

Martijn Saly

External Since: Feb 28, 2004 Posts: 1092

The more important question is why are YOU using hibernate incorrectly!

Hibernate returns the computer "exactly" to the condition it was in when you
implemented hibernation.

YOU have removed the USB drives. YOU have made it so the computer is NOT in
the exact condition it was in when hibernation occurred.

Suggest you modify your actions.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Martijn Saly" <martijn RemoveThis @thany.org> wrote in message
news:udqxPJozGHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> I have several USB disks, all different makes and models. I use them on
> different Windows XP computers. The disks are working nicely, even when
> using them all of them simultaneously.
>
> Now when I leave them connected, put my pc in hibernation, unplug them and
> resume from hibernation, Windows might come up with an error saying
> "Delayed Write Failed" and refers to G:\$MFT (where G: is one of my USB
> disks).
>
> Because this happens on all computers I've come across so far, and with
> all USB disks I've had, logic dictates that hardware is not at fault. So I
> have 2 questions about this error:
>
> 1) Why does Windows delay writes when Windows knows it shouldn't do that??
> 2) Most importantly, when will Microsoft fix this?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Martijn Saly