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by elisabeth

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Hey everyone.
so this is really weird question, but when my printer & camera usb are plugged into my computer, my jump drive will not work. I have tired different drives, and still nothing. but when I unplug the printer or the camera, it works...it's a real hassle to do that everytime!

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by thumbsup2

This may sound like a really weird answer, but can you tell us your system specs? What make/model computer, including OS, what make/model printer, what make/model camera, what make/model jump drive?

Also, is the jump drive always plugged into the same USB slot? What happens if you move it to another slot?

by elisabeth

Make--Dell
Model--4600 Dimension.
Vista OS.

Printer--AIO 942(dell)
Camera--Kodak Z740
Memorex-Travel Jump2gb

This happened with my other jump drive as well(Lex.)

I have changed the USB ports around, not all 3 will work at the same time. I did have it plugged in where my Camera, and jump drive worked, and also had it where my printer & jump drive work, and where my printer & camera work, but not all together..

by mayhem1969

Sounds like you may have a hardware conflict where each device is trying to use the same resources. Two devices work okay, three conflict. You might check for conflicts and reassign a device.

by travler92

Are you able to connect another device as a 3rd usb device?
If you have the same problem with 3 devices in your usb (other that your jump drive) it may be a power issue for your USB ports. If this is the case you may be better off getting a powered USB Hub for your additional devices.

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