Thread: Calibre locks entire machine for 1-2 mins on first startup
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Old 06-17-2015, 08:50 AM   #101
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I would guess that he means that he has an external disk that's always plugged in via USB.
i have one like that, a 1.5Tb samsung story station, for backups n stuff; it auto sleeps after ~10 mins of non use but it is stashed at back of PC & I never " remove" it or power it off. It is mapped to a static letter (I) in windows disc management, as the dell multi card reader device that i never use takes up E, F, G, H.

and it does not interfere with calibre launches.

I guess safe mode boot with the OP's USB drive unplugged would completely exonerate it.

so a freeze in safe mode rules out video drivers ? - I am pretty sure that safe mode uses only a generic VGA driver.
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