Thread: Kobo Touch, WinXP, Calibre, Delayed Write Failed
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Old 10-11-2011, 10:12 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Corpsegoddess View Post
Okay, I'm having a similar problem. I recently turned on my Kobo Touch and got a message telling me I had a storage problem and needed to do a factory reset. Fine. I did so, plugged it into my desktop--it found my Touch, went through the setup, found and synched to both my purchased books and the free ones you get. No sweat. I ejected it so it could apply the software updates and the books that the Kobo Desktop application found and synched. When it restarted, they were there.

However, when I plugged it back in to load my other books (library and Gutenberg Project ones), this is where I encountered your problem. I get the "connect to computer?" query on the touch and choose "connect". Kobo Desktop finds my Touch, syncs with it to determine there's no new books (of course), and then suddenly it drops out. The device tab on the Desktop application greys out, and I get the Windows bubble error message telling me about the "Delayed Write Failure".

Nothing different happened between the initial sync and the second plug-in. I tried a second factory reset and the same thing happened again. I tried 3 different USB ports; same result.

*edit* Okay, I did a third factory reset, and the same thing happens. I can load books onto the device immediately after the reset, but when I try to connect any time after the first disconnect after the reset, I get the "failed" message, I lose connectivity and I can't do anything. Ideas?
Windows may have decided to cache this drive (device) which is a bad idea for detachable drives.
Just because have control back, does not mean it is done with all the writing (the delayed write). Premature disconnection can really mess the file structure or database.

With the Kobo attached, Find the drive in My Computer: Right-click, Properties
Then select the "hardware tab"and find a USB device (not the PATA or SATA HD/DVD) select it and click Properties (in the Left picture)
The Right picture is what you want to see for detachable's.
(repeat for the other, similar device if there is a SD card installed)
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