Unable to attach an external hard drive to Win XP!!

[Harish]

Hi,

I am trying to attach an USB external hard drive (160 G) to my Win XP
system.

I was told by the vendor that as soon as I attach, Win XP would
recognise and I can start using it. But when I tried to attach it, I am
getting the following error message -

"Code 10 - the device cannot start. "

Any idea how can I resolve this? Please let me know.
Thanks in advance,

Harish Mohanbabu

 

[Guest]

You need to format the drive,install xp cd,boot to xp cd,recovery,press
enter for password,then typeiskPart In DiskPart,create a partition,one
with 137gb or less,then create another for unallocated space,then press Esc
key,then type:FORMAT E: /FS:ntfs E: being the new partition,then when thru,
format the other partition,when thru,type:EXIT Let xp start,remove xp cd.

 

[Bullwinkle. J. Moose]

You probably also need to install USB 2.0 for it to run properly.