Comments on: Windows – Delayed Write Failed – Solved!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:49:26 +0000

After my computer didn’t recognize my Wd Smarware i almost died, after a lot of hour invested, tears and well basically pain and suffering my pc recognize my driver but give me that annoying message, thank you now it’s fixed and you are my new god…thanks

By: Gord Lindsay

Gord Lindsay — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:36:15 +0000

I added an unpowered USB 500GB drive to my Presario, and got continual Write Delay Failed messages. I found the Max128K filter, and it seems to have worked. I did have a problem with the home page of the author, though. After he explained how to install the filter, he wrote:

“All Done! If the enclosure was plugged in while you were making all the changes, just disconnect it and reconnect it again to load the filter driver.”

When I did this, I lost the drive completely, all my email folders included. I had to use System Restore to get it all back. But the filter itself seems to have worked. I tried to contact the author about his questionable instruction to unplug the device — rather than reboot, for instance, — but the email address given doesn’t work. Still, I haven’t got any Write Delay Failed messages since — and it’s been at least thirty minutes.

By: Usman

Usman — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:10:27 +0000

Ultimately I had to replace my hard drive which was creating these problems but fortunately I had backed up the whole drive before it stopped working..

By: lavrav

lavrav — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:06:04 +0000

my simpletech 500gb external USB HDD has been crapping out with the dreaded “delayed write failed” and since it’s now been discontinued there was no more support or drivers update either.
Been reading up on the myriads of solution offered online including here but none works! I’ve got WinXP SP3 fully loaded.
What actually solved it was :

Go to My Computer, right click on the SimpleDrive, click Properties, click on Hardware tab,
highlight STECH Simple Drive USB Device, click Properties, click on Policies, check Optimize on Performance. Press OK.

You’re done.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:30:38 +0000

Well the max 128k solution WORKED FOR ME!!! So far no more annoying windows delayed write failed errors! I was getting the error on an external FireWire (SBP2) drive. Thanks very much for sharing the solution with us!!!!

By: Sam Orchard

Sam Orchard — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:51:31 +0000

Your problem is “Seagate”. I’ve had nothing but problems with their harddrives.

By: Dépannage informatique

Dépannage informatique — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:41:34 +0000

Ho thanks! Nice issu found here after years of probs
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By: Jim Ax

Jim Ax — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:21:06 +0000

My problem was as follows: all music was stored on an external usb drive ..as soon as our newest ipod shuffle was connected it would bring about this error on the drive (not the shuffle)…after speaking with apple it comes down to one thing..they did not essentially design within USB specs and the newest generation of shuffle sucks up ALL of the power the 2.0 port can muster, not leaving enough for the external drive…thereby causing the error.

The solutions? moving all the files back to the main hard drive defeats the purpose of the external drive…
a firewire card moves the power requirements to separate
or another pci usb 2.0 hub could be added ..either of these
may require an upgrade to the power supply
one possible solution which I am currently investigating is a USB 2.0 hub which many people tell you to remove in trying to solve this problem, however, it is my hypothesis that a powered USB hub (yes another plug which is just for the hub itself) may resolve this issue…provided adequate power for both the shuffle and the drive. I hope this helps alleviate at least some of the frustration anyone in a similar bind has. My conclusion? If the new Shuffle were not designed to take all the power…there would not be a problem (my older shuffle as well as nano works just fine, not to mention the new kindle I gave my wife …)

By: Arun

Arun — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:53:15 +0000

Hai guys, I also experienced the same problem with my usb flash drive “Delayed Write Failed” and when i troubleshooted it everything seems alright.

Please check whether other USB devices drawing too much power from the hub?
The device you are trying to use might require all the available power or bandwith that your USB bus can provide. If other devices are connected to the USB bus and are drawing power from it, the first device might not work.

If any other devices are drawing power from the hub, try disconnecting them, and then see if your device works.

If this solves the problem, you might want to obtain a USB hub with its own power supply, so that you have adequate power for all devices.

Hope this will solve your problem…

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