[Discussion] USB Memory Sticks

[Brian Grawburg]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:04:17 -0700, Chuck McKinnis wrote:

>Just for kicks, I inserted my 2 PNY Attache drives (512Mb and 1Gb) into 
>my wife's WinXP machine (an IBM Netfinity).  It complained that they 
>would run faster on USB 2.0 ports (which the machine does not have), but 
>it did recognize both.  It did offer to format the 1Gb drive (it is 
>formatted for HPFS), and I opted to pass.  I then re-formatted the drive 
>to FAT on eCS and inserted it back in.  Recognized it fine.


If Resource Manager shows that the PNY Attache is attached as a Toshiba device,
why won't it then respond as a drive?  The device works fine on WinXP PC's.
It is clear that the USB port is at least operational to the point of recognizing the memory stick
(and an Epson printer I pluuged in, although I never could get it to print,)



          Brian Grawburg
          Wilson, NC
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