I have a iOmega USB2 CDRW drive But I never had the problem until I switched monitors I think could the monitor be the problem? -- Ryan Randall Flagg www.randallflagg.ws > Those issues always seem to have something to do with third party USB > devices and hubs. Have any of those? > I had a problem when the power went out while my machine was asleep. > Wouldn't wake up. That required > pulling the plug, opening it and hitting the "cuda" switch. > j