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Old 01-05-2006, 02:24 AM
Thomas Wendell
 
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Default Re: USB Mass Storage Device Disappears

Hope it helps..

You're welcome


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"High4Tower" <High4Tower@discussions.microsoft.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:7CF00F05-B093-4E8D-8891-5AF7075BCE00@microsoft.com...
> Never mind that...found it!
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> "Thomas Wendell" wrote:
>
>> Anything like power management running?
>>
>> Anyway, check
>> Start->Run devmgmt.msc -> USB controllers (?) -> RClick USB Root
>> Hub
>> (all of them, one at a time) -> Properties -> Power Management tab ->
>> "Allow
>> computer to turn off .."
>> If checked, UN-check
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tumppi
>> =================================
>> Most learned on these newsgroups
>> Helsinki, FINLAND
>> (translations from/to FI not always accurate
>> =================================
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "High4Tower" <High4Tower@discussions.microsoft.com> kirjoitti
>> viestissä:700E33B6-534F-416F-87BD-582F4587EF1C@microsoft.com...
>> >I just bought an external hard drive (USB Mass Storage Device). I am
>> >able
>> >to
>> > browse through disk management to initialize, activate, partition, and
>> > format
>> > the disk and it can then be found through My Computer and I can create
>> > files
>> > on it. The problem is that after some time (less than an hour, not
>> > sure
>> > how
>> > long exactly) the drive disappears from My Computer and is no longer
>> > available in Disk Management so I have to disconnect and reconnect the
>> > drive.
>> >
>> >
>> > Why is my drive disappearing? How do I get it to stay?

>>
>>
>>



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