flash drive no longer detected

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My flash drive (Memorex) is no longer detected when I insert it into the USB
drive of my desktop (WinXP pro SP2). It works fine with my laptop, but
does not even detect on the desktop.

I tried other USB memory devices with the desktop and they work fine - so
it's not the USB port.

I tried the flash drive on other computers and they all detect/read/write to
it fine - so it's not the flash drive.

OK... it's GOT to be one or the other - any suggestions or ideas??
 
Joshua said:
My flash drive (Memorex) is no longer detected when I insert it into the USB drive of my desktop
(WinXP pro SP2). It works fine with my laptop, but does not even detect on the desktop.
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I tried other USB memory devices with the desktop and they work fine - so it's not the USB port.
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I tried the flash drive on other computers and they all
detect/read/write to it fine - so it's not the flash drive.
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OK... it's GOT to be one or the other - any suggestions or ideas??
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Gotta be a marginal USB port on the desktop, likely the voltage.
And that flash drive is more sensitive to that than the others are.

You'll likely find that the Memorex will work on a powered hub or another port on the desktop.
 
Rod Speed said:
Gotta be a marginal USB port on the desktop, likely the voltage.
And that flash drive is more sensitive to that than the others are.

You'll likely find that the Memorex will work on a powered hub or another
port on the desktop.
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It's odd that other USB flash memory devices work on the desktop though.
Specifically the Smartmedia card reader that plugs into the same USB port
that fails to read the Memorex flashdrive.
 
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