
On the Lacie I took the enclosure apart and tried to use the SATA drive inside but it is dead. They initially worked but at very slow speeds and then would not work at all in any computer. (The version after the recall.) I purchased a new Corsair USB 3.0 thumb drive and a new Lacie external USB 3.0 drive. I recently built a computer using a Asus P8P67 Deluxe board. Is anyone else experiencing the same or similar problems? If this link does not work, just google: “ASMedia USB 3.0 (ASM1042), BSOD, Unreliable, Unstable Drivers”. I have documented all the problems in detail on ASUS forums: NEC/Renesas uPD720200 USB 3.0 host controllers work flawlessly with all the USB devices I have. So, “don’t plug in USB 1.1 devices to blue USB 3.0 ports” is not a solution.

Please note: I have no control over what USB devices users will connect to these ports. I just don’t understand how this controller received USB-IF certification with all the problems I’m seeing. It seems, backward compatibility has not been fully ensured. The problems mostly appear when using USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices on USB 3.0 ports. The symptoms are blue screens of death / BSOD, lockups, and standby (sleep) / resume issues. Their drivers and firmware seem completely unstable and buggy. They provide 4 USB 3.0 ports on ASUS motherboards (P8Z68-V Pro).

I have bunch of issues with ASMedia ASM1042 USB 3.0 controllers.
