I need to resurrect this thread. I'm getting a "Windows - delayed write error..." constantly while I have a usb external Maxtor drive connected. It is really irritating. So far, nothing seems to be wrong, ie I am transferring files and folders to and from the drive.
The message constantly popping is extremely irritating though. also, when I want to unplug it, it tells me "drive cannot be stopped now, try again later", even if I have not done anything with the drive for an hour.
I googled and googled and I see many others have this issue. Most say it is a Windows problem (which I can easily believe).
any suggestions or workarounds?
PS: I need to go back to using linux, I miss it...