[nfbcs] Where's my drive?

[Nancy Coffman]

If you are on a network, sometimes you have to map drives to make sure you 
don't "have 2 drives with the same name".  For example, if your network 
drive is H:, you can't have a USB drive called H:.

Nancy Coffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Where's my drive?


> There's a good thought.  I will try connecting it to my laptop, and see
> what happens.  I think my laptop recognized it, many moons ago when I
> first tried it.
> Thanks.
>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> Here is probably more ways to feel like you are doing something but
>> actually waste time.  <smile>  Be sure you are waiting a long enough time
>> after you plug the drive
>> in.  I've seen some cases where the USB drives take a little time to
>> become known, even after the sound.  Also, if you have an older computer,
>> sometimes there are
>> different versions of USB connectors on the computer, 1.2 and 2.0.  If 
>> you
>> think this is at all a possibility, try all USB ports on your computer
>> since your drive might
>> require 2.0.  Finally, if none of this works, you might try the "add new
>> hardware" option to see if Windows will find the drive.  This isn't
>> usually necessary, though.
>>
>> Do you have a way to make sure that your external USB disk is working all
>> right, such as connecting it to another computer or BrailleNote or
>> something?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:44:51 -0400 (EDT), Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, did that, and no joy.
>>>Tracy
>>
>>>> The reboot is always a good idea if you are not seeing the new drive
>>>> under My Computer.
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:58 AM
>>>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Where's my drive?
>>>>
>>>> Hi guys.
>>>> I have an external disk drive, which connects via USB.  When I
>>>> connected
>>>> it, and turned it on, my PC, running XP, said "Found new hardware" and
>>>> made the USB connect noise.  If I turn off the disk drive, it also
>>>> makes
>>>> the USB disconnect noise.  But I can't see the drive in My Computer, or
>>>> Windows Explorer.  What essential step am I missing?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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