XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:18:47 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (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.   
   >   
      
      
    Both enclosures that I have provide separate power, through a power   
   supply converter, directly to the drive -- the drives do turn on. My 4   
   USB ports work fine for mouse, flash drives, printer and scanner.   
      
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