XP is a dead OS.
100% dead. and not supported now. by MS or HP.
but XP needs SP3, or USB will be bad
XP always had bad USB for years until , all patches were done.
The USB on XP are horrible.
you need good USB so all devices are PnP recognized
and negotiated currents (power) is working
and USB2 currents are weaker than USB 3.
and is key to making any motor driven HDD work right.!!
Dead as a door nail and no more security patches ever again.
vista is now dead too
, but 1000x better than
any XP made, or patched.
for a fact. buy the Vista media kit from HP.com
win
and the endless patches, later to fix endless
missing USB devices, (vast devices exist)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/yong...
best? is to avoid XP. like plague.
and do try all USB ports on PC, mine has like 10.some are USB2 others USB 3.
try them all.. 1 by 1, and others empty?
is the external drive have its own power pack?
yes,no.
if you use (steal) the PCs, usb power supply to run any external drive the power in the laptop
can be weak
there are 2 kinds of ports.
weak
and full spec power on all PCs.
The ports, USB many can not handle the huge
HDD startup currents and the HDD goes nuts
Its not good for the drive either.
Make sure the USB port is programmed never to go to sleep. (windows)
I own 3 externals, a 3GB and 2x 1gig with external 12vdc 2amp power supply packs
(all fail at 1amp, a FACT)
one for 7 years now, and never dropped a bit. yet. doing huge backups. (full side Seagates)
i buy top enclosures with fan and use them.
The USB currents can be shared too
and are negotiated so if the USB driver
is wrong, you cant get full UsB power.
datasheet
no external pack provided or jack,
the HDD here needs 0.6amps
so if the pc cant source that , its doom city.?
really toss a coin.
USB 2 limit is 0.5amps. so>
Im the data sheet on this drive
say, works with MOST.
that most word means, if the PC lacks
the current, needed it will fail.
which you discovered.
keep in mind it must negotiate that
100ma , times 5 max. 100,200...
if did that , then 500 is max (100 short)
if not, its 100mA. FAIL.
all that crapppy XP drivers must do that.
or it fails.
the motor current can be huge.
if you take out the disk , read the name
and the read name.com datasheet its all there to see, volts and amps to start up that motor
hot and cold. it's not trivial.
ash can the hdd and get SSD
end grief. (after XP ditched)
buy this and use it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Voltage-Test...
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SOURCE: MAXTOR 250 gb usb hard disk is not detected
On some computers the output power of the USB ports is too low to drive the Ext. HDD.
Have you tried other USB ports on your computer?
Get yourself a powered USB hub and try that, borrow one if possible, if that works get one for yourself....
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SOURCE: Drive not recognized under Vista Home Premium 64-bit
I have seen drives not recognized for a few reasons. Bad drives, drives not jumpered correctly or full-disk encryption was used on them. Here are my thoughts:
Try making sure that the drive is jumpered to Master. Should be a jumper on the back of the drive.
Make sure you did not encrypt the hard drive using full disk encryption.
I use an USB IDE drive enclosure when recovering customer's data using a Vista computer and have not had any issues other than the ones mentioned above.
Let us know if this helps or what you find out.
Get online
and got to www.google.com In the google search box type: "Iomega
Support" (without the quotes and put your manufacturer name before Support).
Look for downloads and drivers. Enter your model number and operating
system when requested. Download and install the Windows 7 drivers.
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