[nfbcs] External disk drive

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

you can see details like size, healthy, etc in comp mngt and part magic and 
possibly fix problems in part magic.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] External disk drive


> Brian,
>
> Why do you say that device manager is being confused with computer 
> management?  Also, what role does partition Magic play?  I'm not saying 
> you are wrong, just
> wondering.
>
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:11:38 -0500, Bryan Schulz wrote:
>
>>hi,
>
>>you are confusing device manager with computer management.
>>com mgt is what you get from start, admin tools, computer management.
>
>>Bryan Schulz
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:38 AM
>>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] External disk drive
>
>
>>> The thing is, it doesn't have a drive letter.  It just has a name in
>>> Device Manager, under Disc Drives.
>>>
>>> It is a Speedano 2.0 USB external disc drive.
>>> My USB ports are active--I have things plugged in to all 4 of them.  As
>>> per Gary's suggestion, I unplugged one device, and move the disc drive's
>>> cable to that slot.  As I said, the computer makes the USB turning on
>>> noise when I turn on the disc drive, and the off noise when I turn it 
>>> off.
>>> I just can't get at the darned thing.
>>>
>>> I have the disc that came with the drive, and I can try reinstalling the
>>> drivers, once I figure out which ones I want from the several 
>>> selections.
>>> I remember it being hard to do though, when I did it years ago, the 
>>> first
>>> time I tried to get this drive to work.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> you may be able to tickle it by changing the drive letter in computer
>>>> management.
>>>>
>>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>>> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:51 AM
>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] External disk drive
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys.  I am having a problem, and I'm not sure what to do.  I have 
>>>>> an
>>>>> external disc drive with a USB connection.  When I turn it on, the
>>>>> computer makes the USB on sound, but I don't see the drive under My
>>>>> Computer.  When I go to System/Device Manager/Disc Drives, I see it, 
>>>>> but
>>>>> the Properties button is unavailable.  I tried the Populate button 
>>>>> under
>>>>> Volumes, but it didn't seem to do much.
>>>>> I think perhaps I need to start over from scratch and re-add the 
>>>>> drive,
>>>>> but I don't know how to take it off first.  A friend says I can 
>>>>> re-scan
>>>>> for hardware, but I don't see where to do that.
>>>>> Any ideas for how I can get this drive to show up under My Computer? 
>>>>> I
>>>>> am
>>>>> running Windows XP Pro.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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