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miker1 · 08-11-2008, 09:11 AM

Hi all,
All the external devices have been working o.k. on my laptop for at least a year,but now when connecting printer, hdd or dvd burner into usb slots they are seen in device manager, no conflicts, latest drivers etc:, but they are not in device management so i cannot get drive letter assigned, also they are not seen in my computer. all devices have been tried on another laptop and are all working o.k.
So far i have uninstalled all devices and usb controllers, rebooted reinstalled no difference,tried various registry cleaners,also removed battery after shutdown in case of residual memory. run chkdsk and everyting is running ok. i am using xp home edition sp2 ,bios v 1.9.
Please help before the laptop becomes a frisbee.

08-11-2008, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
miker1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp home s/pack 2	toshiba satellite sa60 external drives not being seen Hi all, All the external devices have been working o.k. on my laptop for at least a year,but now when connecting printer, hdd or dvd burner into usb slots they are seen in device manager, no conflicts, latest drivers etc:, but they are not in device management so i cannot get drive letter assigned, also they are not seen in my computer. all devices have been tried on another laptop and are all working o.k. So far i have uninstalled all devices and usb controllers, rebooted reinstalled no difference,tried various registry cleaners,also removed battery after shutdown in case of residual memory. run chkdsk and everyting is running ok. i am using xp home edition sp2 ,bios v 1.9. Please help before the laptop becomes a frisbee. Last edited by miker1; 08-11-2008 at 09:13 AM.