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DirtySanchez
Joined: 26 Mar 2004
Location: Neither here nor there
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 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:54 am Post subject: Portable drive won't work on korean computers |
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| I picked up a 40GB usb external drive for my laptop. It autodetects fine on my computer, and on my friend's new HP desktop with korean o/s. But when I tried using it on 2 other korean computers, it wouldn't autodetect. I'm thinking plug n play is probably disabled, but trying to get around a korean system is a nightmare for me. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| The other computers probably aren't using XP. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Never had any problem like this: my external HD has always worked, and my laptops have been bought in Korea, US, UK and Taiwan. |
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turtlepi1
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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The one problem I have had with some of the external drives is they don't show up in My Computer or Explorer...
I open explorer and put the drive letter in the Address Bar and I can access the drive. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| The other computers probably aren't using XP. |
I'm willing to bet the farm on the beav.
USB flash drives are not automatically recognized in 95, 98, Me, NT, or early versions of 2000 without Service Packs. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| the_beaver wrote: |
| The other computers probably aren't using XP. |
I'm willing to bet the farm on the beav.
USB flash drives are not automatically recognized in 95, 98, Me, NT, or early versions of 2000 without Service Packs. |
Which is why they come with install CD's |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| Which is why they come with install CD's |
Sure, some of the older flash drives do (the newer ones don't, unless they are puttting very very tiny CDs in those packages- but you just download drivers from the company's site), but still you have to admit it's a bit of a drag having to carry around the driver CD as well as the drive because some of the computers you might want to use the drive on are still running ancient o/s. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| I think Beav and Bulsajo win this. Korea's still largely Windows 98 Land. Means you have to futz with drivers. |
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