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i run winXP on a somewhat old computer which apparently has outdated usb ports that don't fully support this usb bar storage device i have. When i plug it in, windows detects the device and says 'hi speed usb device plugged into non hi speed port'. when i click that message windows tells me that the device will work, but only at reduced speed. Furthermore, it says i should update the usb controller, though i have no idea how. Now, there appears to be no trace of the device anywhere. It's not listed as a temp drive in the 'my computer' window, nor is there a 'send to' option when i right click a file. What i do get is a 'safely remove hardware' icon in the bottom right corner. When i click it, it lists: USB Mass Storage Device USB Bar USB Device -> expand: Generic Volume (G:) In device manager no errors are given. 'Device is working properly' the install disk that came with the device is for win98 only. :| |
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Go to the website for your storage device and download updated drivers. |
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ok well it seems to be installed but i still couldnt find it. Just to see what would happen i typed 'g:' in the command box and it opens the son of a bitch. so the G: drive exists, and i can even drag files to it, but it's not listed in 'my computer' when i'm in the window for G: removable Disk, and go up one folder, i end up at 'my computer' but can only go back to the G: window by typing it in the address bar. any ideas on how this can happen? |
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ok i just found out i can just place a shortcut on the desktop that links to G: i guess this is solved then. thanks |
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You can hide drives in my computer so maybe G is hidden. I can't remember how to hide them though which means I can't tell you how to unhide them. Sorry. Although on XP it should autoplay when you plug it in. |
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is the drive in the usb storage formatted? |
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sounds like your windows installation is seriously borked. look for viruses/spyware. |
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It is a USB2 device. Your motherboard controller is for USB 1.1 The reason for the win 98 only driver disc is because 98 didn't have native USB support where as subsequent OS's have. There is nothing to worry about, it will work fine with your USB connections you have, just that the data transfer rate is drastically reduced. If transfer speed is an issue it is possible to get USB2 expansion PCI cards, although some chipsets have issues with the cheaper models. There is no software driver or firmware update that will make the existing ports any quicker. As for the auto drive letter assignment, it still seems to be a buggy implimentation under Windows XP, sure it will assign a letter but there are occassions when for some unknown reason you connect the device again it will get another letter assigned (which can be really annoying beleive me :P), these problems can increase when using USB2 devices for some reason. Provided you can access it, the data is tranferring and you have no other problems then I wouldn't worry. |
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thanks everyone |
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to fix the drive letter assignment of your drive, you go to control pannel > administrative tools > computer management > storage > disk management. tool me a fuggin while to find that menu, and thats where you can do ANYTHING related to drive assignment in xp. goodluck |
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