Under WinXP (SP2) updated about Christmas . . .

1. I have a USB(v.2) external drive connecting via
front panel USB jack. In December this connected
OK (but as USB.v.1). Since I fully updated the OS
at the end of December on connecting the USB drive
-- the Systray reports its arrival (bottom right) as normal
and displays the new icon for its presence.
-- but the USB drive does not appear in Explorer (My
Computer) (or in FIU PowerDesk).

2. On first connection, the OS reported it would run
slowly since no USB.v.2 drivers. I had hoped updating
the OS would supply USB.v.2 drivers but apparently not.
Is this fixed by my hardware (Compaq Presario 7000) ?

How can I get access to the drive the way I had before Xmas?

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Don

How old is this computer? Does it need a BIOS update as I think the
earlier 7000 series computers predate USB 2.

Can you see the drive in Disk Management?

Have you been playing with TweakUi?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Don Phillipson wrote:
> Under WinXP (SP2) updated about Christmas . . .
>
> 1. I have a USB(v.2) external drive connecting via
> front panel USB jack. In December this connected
> OK (but as USB.v.1). Since I fully updated the OS
> at the end of December on connecting the USB drive
> -- the Systray reports its arrival (bottom right) as normal
> and displays the new icon for its presence.
> -- but the USB drive does not appear in Explorer (My
> Computer) (or in FIU PowerDesk).
>
> 2. On first connection, the OS reported it would run
> slowly since no USB.v.2 drivers. I had hoped updating
> the OS would supply USB.v.2 drivers but apparently not.
> Is this fixed by my hardware (Compaq Presario 7000) ?
>
> How can I get access to the drive the way I had before Xmas?