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GordonNeedsHelp · 07-09-2008, 07:52 PM

Hi all. I recently bought a 750GB Seagate FreeAgent External HD. I have it hooked up via a USB cable to a PC running XP SP3. The drive works great except for one thing. I cannot get past the initial boot screen with the USB cable connected. It hangs while it searches for USB devices. I have let it go for hours and it still couldn't finish scanning. If I disconnect the USB cable, XP boots right up. Then I plug in the cable back in and all is well. Not a terrible problem but, very annoying.

Anyone else out there have this problem and found a way to solve it?

Thanks for any light you can shed.

-Gordon

07-09-2008, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
GordonNeedsHelp Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Have to unplug Ext HD or XP won't boot Hi all. I recently bought a 750GB Seagate FreeAgent External HD. I have it hooked up via a USB cable to a PC running XP SP3. The drive works great except for one thing. I cannot get past the initial boot screen with the USB cable connected. It hangs while it searches for USB devices. I have let it go for hours and it still couldn't finish scanning. If I disconnect the USB cable, XP boots right up. Then I plug in the cable back in and all is well. Not a terrible problem but, very annoying. Anyone else out there have this problem and found a way to solve it? Thanks for any light you can shed. -Gordon