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USB hard disk

Posted: 12-29-2003, 04:28 AM
nav4538@hotmail.com
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My USB 20GB hard disk, which works fine with any standard
Win 2000, does not work with Win XP.

With Win 2000 it required no additional driver files to be
loaded. I could just plug it in and it worked fine.

In Win XP, it is simply not recognized and makes a funny
noise ( as if continuously seeking the hard disk platter)

This is an IBM hard disk with a unbranded casing which
connects externally to the USB and is automatically
recognised as E drive in Win 2000.
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Re: USB hard disk
Posted: 12-29-2003, 09:45 AM
"nav4538@hotmail.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My USB 20GB hard disk, which works fine with any standard
> Win 2000, does not work with Win XP.
On same machine?

- PA


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Re: USB hard disk
Posted: 12-30-2003, 06:08 AM
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>"nav4538@hotmail.com"
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>> My USB 20GB hard disk, which works fine with any
standard
>> Win 2000, does not work with Win XP.
>
>On same machine?
>
>- PA
>Yeah, the same machine. I have used this USB HDD on
various Win 2000 machines (successfully). I have tried
this on this XP m/c and on another LAPtop which came
preloaded with XP (both attempts unsuccessful)

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