USB Device not recognized

[Guest]

I recently purchased a 128 mb PNY Attache 2.0 usb harddrive. I inserted it into my USB ports and the message appeared "USB does not reconize this device. Click here for more options." well i clicked on it and it brought up the Device Manager. Under the USB controllers, it says Unknown Device but there is not yellow exclamation point. I have tryed putting different usb devices into my ports and they recieve the same message. Is there a way i can fix this? Should i uninstall the drivers, and where would i find them on the Xp Cd. Would reformatting my computer do the trick?

 

[The Traveler]

I recently purchased a 128 mb PNY Attache 2.0 usb harddrive. I
inserted it into my USB ports and the message appeared "USB does
not reconize this device. Click here for more options." well i
clicked on it and it brought up the Device Manager. Under the
USB controllers, it says Unknown Device but there is not yellow
exclamation point. I have tryed putting different usb devices
into my ports and they recieve the same message. Is there a way
i can fix this? Should i uninstall the drivers, and where would
i find them on the Xp Cd. Would reformatting my computer do the
trick?

Hmm... did you check to see if Windows Explorer sees the drive?

I saw the same thing on my XP Home SP1 system, yet Explorer saw
the it and considered it as a removable drive. I did not need to
instal any software, unless I wanted to use the USB memory stick's
encryption.

My system is a simple P4-2GHz w/1GB RAM, Windows XP Home SP1, AV,
Firewall, etc... the usual stuff.

 

[Jym]

Look up your motherboard on the web. Download and install the driver that
they suggest. Jym

I recently purchased a 128 mb PNY Attache 2.0 usb harddrive. I inserted it

into my USB ports and the message appeared "USB does not reconize this
device. Click here for more options." well i clicked on it and it brought up
the Device Manager. Under the USB controllers, it says Unknown Device but
there is not yellow exclamation point. I have tryed putting different usb
devices into my ports and they recieve the same message. Is there a way i
can fix this? Should i uninstall the drivers, and where would i find them on
the Xp Cd. Would reformatting my computer do the trick?