Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

[Guest Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell]

Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows ME can't

find recognize and I can't find anything online either... all it is, is a

Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've looked at WD's website but

nothing, unless I'm missing something...

 

Let me know! Thanks in advance

 

Carmen

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

 

Carmen,

 

What exactly is the problem you are having? You shouldn't need any

additional drivers. What do you see in the Device Manager when you plug

in the drive? Is the problem that you aren't seeing a drive letter for

the drive in Windows Explorer, if so that could be a partitioning/format

problem rather than one of having no suitable drivers.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows

> ME can't find recognize and I can't find anything online either...

> all it is, is a Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've

> looked at WD's website but nothing, unless I'm missing something...

>

> Let me know! Thanks in advance

[Guest webster72n]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

 

 

"Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message

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> Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows ME

can't

> find recognize and I can't find anything online either... all it is, is a

> Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've looked at WD's website

but

> nothing, unless I'm missing something...

 

You defnitely must be, Carmen, but first you'll have to secure your drive's

id #, which is printed on it. Only then can you find further instructions

pertaining to the drive and including the 'diagnostic' utility, which I

personally find very useful.

Let us know how you made out.

 

Harry.

>

> Let me know! Thanks in advance

>

> Carmen

>

>

[Guest webster72n]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB) > Mike M.

 

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB) > Mike M.

 

 

Didn't intend to 'cross' you, Mike.

Your reply showed up right after I released mine.

I'm sorry, please forgive me.

Hope we can be of help.

 

Harry.

 

 

"webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message

> news:%23vkkK$QFIHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows ME

> can't

> > find recognize and I can't find anything online either... all it is, is

a

> > Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've looked at WD's website

> but

> > nothing, unless I'm missing something...

>

> You defnitely must be, Carmen, but first you'll have to secure your

drive's

> id #, which is printed on it. Only then can you find further instructions

> pertaining to the drive and including the 'diagnostic' utility, which I

> personally find very useful.

> Let us know how you made out.

>

> Harry.

>

> >

> > Let me know! Thanks in advance

> >

> > Carmen

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest Greegor]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB) > Mike M.

 

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB) > Mike M.

 

On Oct 22, 8:34 pm, "webster72n" <webster...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Didn't intend to 'cross' you, Mike.

> Your reply showed up right after I released mine.

> I'm sorry, please forgive me.

> Hope we can be of help.

>

> Harry.

>

> "webster72n" <webster...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:u5E0PKRFIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>

>

>

>

> > "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <seeg...@cogeco.ca> wrote in message

> >news:%23vkkK$QFIHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > > Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows ME

> > can't

> > > find recognize and I can't find anything online either... all it is, is

> a

> > > Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've looked at WD's website

> > but

> > > nothing, unless I'm missing something...

>

> > You defnitely must be, Carmen, but first you'll have to secure your

> drive's

> > id #, which is printed on it. Only then can you find further instructions

> > pertaining to the drive and including the 'diagnostic' utility, which I

> > personally find very useful.

> > Let us know how you made out.

>

> > Harry.

>

> > > Let me know! Thanks in advance

>

> > > Carmen

 

Do you have the Plug and Play stuff set up on your computer?

Does your computer (has to be older) have USB or USB 2.0 hardware?

 

"205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)"

Model number?

[Guest Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

 

That *is* the problem... it tells me it's having a problem with the drivers,

which would make no sense normally, but since it's Windows ME, nothing

surprises me! :-)

 

C.

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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> Carmen,

>

> What exactly is the problem you are having? You shouldn't need any

> additional drivers. What do you see in the Device Manager when you plug

> in the drive? Is the problem that you aren't seeing a drive letter for

> the drive in Windows Explorer, if so that could be a partitioning/format

> problem rather than one of having no suitable drivers.

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

> Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

>

>> Hi! Where can I get drivers for the above? Needless to say, Windows

>> ME can't find recognize and I can't find anything online either...

>> all it is, is a Western Digital Hard drive in an enclosure. I've

>> looked at WD's website but nothing, unless I'm missing something...

>>

>> Let me know! Thanks in advance

>

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

 

Information is essential to help solve problems. I regret to have to say

that saying you have a problem isn't enough. This is the same regardless

of the OS in use, be it Win 95, Win Me or Vista. What exactly does the

device manager say?

 

Do other usb devices work? Have you tried connecting the drive to a

different usb port on the same machine? Have you tried the drive on

another PC (operating system immaterial)?

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> That *is* the problem... it tells me it's having a problem with the

> drivers, which would make no sense normally, but since it's Windows

> ME, nothing surprises me! :-)

[Guest Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell]

Re: Wit's end... 205 Gig Western Digital drive (USB)

 

Hi Mike... thanks for asking... unfortunately, I had to return my friend's

computer to him before I could write down the exact statement. He's decided

he's had enough of all this nonsense anyway and will be purchasing a new

system for himself... so the point is moot.

 

Thanks again!

 

C.

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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> Information is essential to help solve problems. I regret to have to say

> that saying you have a problem isn't enough. This is the same regardless

> of the OS in use, be it Win 95, Win Me or Vista. What exactly does the

> device manager say?

>

> Do other usb devices work? Have you tried connecting the drive to a

> different usb port on the same machine? Have you tried the drive on

> another PC (operating system immaterial)?

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

> Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell <seegod1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

>

>> That *is* the problem... it tells me it's having a problem with the

>> drivers, which would make no sense normally, but since it's Windows

>> ME, nothing surprises me! :-)

>