samran Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I've got a bit of a problem with my notebook at home. It has decided to stop recognising external drives which are plugged in via USB. Specifically, it can't 'see' my creative zen, nor can it see my external hard drive (which is basically an old hard disk from another computer). The only thing it does see is my 1GB thumb drive. It also works when other USB devices are plugged in. These two devices work fine on other computers, which 'see' them no problem. Is there a bit of software people can recommend that could resolve this problem? Cheers in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanny Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 How old is your laptop? Does it have a USB 1 or USB 2 (I think that is what they are called)? Older USB ports only recognize one device at a time; it takes the newer model ports to run multiple devices from the same port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 no more than 3 years old. It recognises more than two devices at a time. I've had a combo of thumdrive, wireless mouse and keyboard, and camera going at the same time without any problem. Just these two particular devices are giving me hassel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Probably just needs the driver reinstalled for the USB drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Probably just needs the driver reinstalled for the USB drives. OK, dumb question, how does one do this. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Probably just needs the driver reinstalled for the USB drives. OK, dumb question, how does one do this. Cheers! Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager They should be under "Human interface devices" expand the list and you'll see them. right-click and choose "update driver" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 mucho mucho gracias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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