Plextor PX-708UF and IBM ThinkPad R40 = BSOD... no more!

andy

Just in case someone, somewhere ever has a similar problem.

Some weeks ago, I had bought a Plextor PX-708UF.  It is an external dvd+/-rw USB 2.0 unit.

My OS is Windows XP Pro SP1 patched to the brim.  9 times out of 10, when I plugged the unit into my ThinkPad, I got a bluescreen of death.  The ThinkPad automatically rebooted.  Though, I was able to read the error message:

Stop 0x0000007F

Supposedly, it is linked with a driver or hardware problem.

Well, to make a long story short (I know, it is already terribly too long  ), I fixed the problem by removing the IBM DLA and IBM RecordNow softwares.  I think they are from Veritas.  Anyway... problem fixed!

BTW.. this unit is a real gem!  The only problem I see with it is the amount of noise it generates.  Though, I can turn it off when I don't need it.  If I had to do it again, I would buy the same thing!

PiXuS