Guest PSRumbagh Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive?
Guest glee Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive You must install a driver for each flash drive, either from the drive's manufacturer or a third-party generic driver. The issue is not whether Win98 can recognise a 2GB flash drive, but whether you have a working driver installed for that drive. Additionally, Win98/98SE cannot use the U3 features of a U3 drive, and can only access it as a standard flash drive. Have you installed the SanDisk Win98 driver for that particular flash drive model? Do they have a driver for that drive that supports Win98 FE? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "PSRumbagh" <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DA2E38C4-7CB4-4735-A6E0-FC26A82166F5@microsoft.com... >I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 > ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 > MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What > is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there > a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive?
Guest Donald G. Davis Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive =?Utf-8?B?UFNSdW1iYWdo?= <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> writes: >I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 >ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 >MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What >is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there >a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive? I have the same SanDisk 2GB drive working on Win98SE, using the JDUSBMS driver. This has worked with every USB flash drive I've tried it with (I haven't tried a larger one than 2 GB). The driver set can be found on the Web at: http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/51167d1109662659/jdusb2.zip (I notice that the .INF file in that archive is different from the one I have--if you try it and fail, I'll e-mail you mine on request. I don't know whether it works under Win98FE, in any case.) -- --Donald Davis [To respond by e-mail, remove "blackhole." from the address.]
Guest Alan Edwards Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive On 26 Dec 2007 00:13:33 GMT, in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote: >=?Utf-8?B?UFNSdW1iYWdo?= <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> writes: > >>I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 >>ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 >>MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What >>is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there >>a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive? > > I have the same SanDisk 2GB drive working on Win98SE, using the >JDUSBMS driver. This has worked with every USB flash drive I've tried it >with (I haven't tried a larger one than 2 GB). The driver set can be >found on the Web at: > >http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/51167d1109662659/jdusb2.zip > > (I notice that the .INF file in that archive is different from the >one I have--if you try it and fail, I'll e-mail you mine on request. I >don't know whether it works under Win98FE, in any case.) The techguy one is 3 years old. Here is a link to the current one (with a later .INF file) http://www.lexar.com/drivers/files/jdusb2.zip This is from the page: Lexar - Downloads, Software and Drivers: http://www.lexar.com/drivers/index.html ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm
Guest glee Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive "Donald G. Davis" <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote in message news:1198628013.272650@irys.nyx.net... > =?Utf-8?B?UFNSdW1iYWdo?= <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> writes: > >>I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 >>ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 >>MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What >>is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there >>a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive? > > I have the same SanDisk 2GB drive working on Win98SE, using the > JDUSBMS driver. This has worked with every USB flash drive I've tried it > with (I haven't tried a larger one than 2 GB). The driver set can be > found on the Web at: > > http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/51167d1109662659/jdusb2.zip > > (I notice that the .INF file in that archive is different from the > one I have--if you try it and fail, I'll e-mail you mine on request. I > don't know whether it works under Win98FE, in any case.) The "generic" drivers I have had good luck with are these: http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php I have used their Win98SE drivers with great success. I have not tried their Win98FE driver. This is their Win98FE driver page: http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/win98fe-usb-mass-storage-drivers.php -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
Guest jimtester@nomail.com Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:58:01 -0800, PSRumbagh <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 >ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 >MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What >is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there >a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive? I have an ATTACHE 1g and a 2g flash drive. They both work fine, even both at the same time. You probably need a driver. Go to the SanDisk website and get the driver.
Guest Tim Slattery Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Maximum size USB flash drive jimtester@nomail.com wrote: >On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:58:01 -0800, PSRumbagh ><PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>I am using a HP Pavilion 6465 desktop (circa 1999) with a pair of USB 1.0 >>ports that is running on Windows 98 First Edition. The OS recognizes a 512 >>MB USB flash drive but not a 2GB flash drive (SanDisk Cruzer/U3 2GB). What >>is the maximum size that the Win 98 generic driver will recognize? Is there >>a driver available that will accomodate a 2 GB flash drive? Win98 does not include mass storage drivers that automatically recognize all USB memory sticks and disks, like XP and Vista do. You have to load a driver for each device. You'll need to look on SanDisk's site for an appropriate driver. Start here: http://www.sandisk.com/Retail/DriverDownloads.aspx -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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