XPost: alt.windows-xp   
   From: johnwilliamson@btinternet.com   
      
   Mike S. wrote:   
   > In article <7n8397122mm855fpn66vriuqqspuvi0198@4ax.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.   
   >   
   >   
   > Does the USB enclosure draw its power from the USB port, or does it have a   
   > separate plug-in power supply? If the former ... your laptop's USB port   
   > may not be supplying enough power. Try connecting through a powered hub.   
   >   
   >   
   Or use a 2 into 1 lead. That's what's supplied with the latest DVD   
   writer I bought.   
      
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