XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:24:41 -0500, Chet   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 10/9/2011 8:37 AM, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>     Is an ACER laptop bought new with XP Pro installed. I have 4   
   >> working USB ports. Three are used for mouse, printer and scanner.   
   >>    No one of them will recognize the presence of a USB connected   
   >> Western Digital or Maxtor hard drive.  The drives are working drives   
   >> removed from older computers.   
   >   
   >Just a thought, it might be worth checking for updates for your   
   >system's BIOS and motherboard (chipset) driver.   
   >   
      
    Well, if taht's the problem why would USB connections to a hard drive   
   be the only(known problem?   
      
      
   >Acer Support: Welcome to Acer Support   
   >http://support.acer.com/us/en/default.aspx   
   >   
   >hth   
      
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