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Win 98 won't find a USB external HD

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by mikejkemp

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I have a Toshiba 6000 laptop (1.2 GHz/256 Meg) which won't reliably 'find' an external harddrive connected via the USB port.
I have been through all the 'solutions'that I have been able to find - including the usual 'take away all the drivers' and reinstall. Plus all the 'hot fixes' I can find on the Microsoft KnowledgeBase.
Sometimes the drive is found and works for a short time - then, the next time I restart, it's not there anymore. The drive light is lit but 'explorer' won't find it.
My older Tosh 4000 (266 Mhz/ 160 Meg)has no problem with the same drive(s) - and it remembers the ISDN cable as well! :o)

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by singinbrakman

during warm up your computer shows which ports are where note which port you need then go to restart and hit your deleate button and in the cmos screen edit that port corectly. I hope this works for you. Other wise its the regedit to tell what that port should be. Lots of luck!

by mikejkemp

Sorry, that didn't help because occasionally the drive is found and given the appropriate drive letters in explorer.

by power natto

Next time it is working, check System Properties (Control Panel or R-click My Computer for Device Manager) and bring up the Properties for the drive in question and assign a fixed drive letter for it and see if that helps.

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