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JohnthePilot · 02-26-2007, 07:15 AM

This is usually caused by a cabling error (unlikely with USB) or two devices using the same IRQ. Check in Device Manager under Disk Drives and check the drive properties for your external drive. Also, whilst in Device Manager check the status of the USB controllers.

To get into Device Manager, click on Start then right-click on My Computer, click on Properties and click on the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager. Disk Drives will be near the top. Click the + sign next to it and it should show all connected hard drives including your external drive. The USB controllers will be near the bottom.

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JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,886 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	This is usually caused by a cabling error (unlikely with USB) or two devices using the same IRQ. Check in Device Manager under Disk Drives and check the drive properties for your external drive. Also, whilst in Device Manager check the status of the USB controllers. To get into Device Manager, click on Start then right-click on My Computer, click on Properties and click on the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager. Disk Drives will be near the top. Click the + sign next to it and it should show all connected hard drives including your external drive. The USB controllers will be near the bottom. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015 Last edited by JohnthePilot; 02-26-2007 at 07:22 AM.