Western Digital 40 GB USB 2.0 External Drive

Windows 98 did not natively support USB2. To use USB 2, you need a motherboard that has this built in, in which case your motherboard manufacturer would provide the drivers, or you need an add-in card (which would come with drivers).

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Windows 98 SE supported USB1 (not too efficiently)
if one's motherboard supported USB (rare in those
days) as my old Sony did. The only USB1 device
I used on the Sony was the keyboard.

USB2 wasn't on the drawing board in Windows
98 days. I'd try to swap USB2 drive for an
equivalent IDE drive. You can probably get
a bigger drive for the same or less money,
and it should work fine. Try to get a 7200
RPM drive. I am running an 80 GB 7200
EIDE drive, and a 60 GB 7200 EIDE drive.
I'm satisfied with their performance. I have the
capability to use USB2 drives but they
aren't worth the extra investment IMHO.


Windows 98 did not natively support USB2. To use USB 2, you need a
motherboard that has this built in, in which case your motherboard
manufacturer would provide the drivers, or you need an add-in card
(which would come with drivers).

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
#

Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
#

Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

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