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    Help with external

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nuta, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. Nuta

    Nuta Notebook Consultant

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    I have an External hard drive, its a 500gb, USB 2.0. I am having troubles with it being seen properly with my laptop. I always pop up unknown device, so I keep turning it off and on, un-pluging, re-pluging until it works, but that takes for ever, anyone have ideas of how I can make my comp see it off the bat. Im on a C90s with Win XP x86.

    Thanks, Tyler
     
    Nuta, Oct 18, 2007
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    How about re-installing your USB drivers?
     
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    are you using directly connected to the laptop or through a usb hub? if its a hub, maybe it lacks of enough power to keep it running ok.
     
    By ToR, Oct 19, 2007
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  4. Nuta

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    Tried re-installing the driver, and the external has its own adapter, so power wont be the issue.
     
    Nuta, Oct 19, 2007
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