USB device wont work

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BertieBigBollox

Got a USB MP3 player...

Plug it in seems to find it OK and install software. Message comes up
that device is working OK.

Trouble is when I try to open My Computer to look for the drive its not
there and also My Computer hangs. When I remove the device it unhangs.

Works first time in another PC.

Tried different USB ports. Tried deleting all USB hubs and restarting.

Any ideas ?
 
I had this same problem and after going back & forth with Dell tech support
(?) and some on these newsgroups I finally gave up and tried a powered usb
hub that I already had and everything works just fine. I figured out that
if I unplugged my printer the mp3 player worked as it should. So apparently
something is using way too much power for all my usb items to be plugged in
and work. I have a usb dsl modem also, so this may make a difference.
Anyway, good luck finding an actual solution. If you find one please post
on this newsgroup...maybe it will work for me too.
Janice
 
granjan said:
I had this same problem and after going back & forth with Dell tech support
(?) and some on these newsgroups I finally gave up and tried a powered usb
hub that I already had and everything works just fine. I figured out that
if I unplugged my printer the mp3 player worked as it should. So apparently
something is using way too much power for all my usb items to be plugged in
and work. I have a usb dsl modem also, so this may make a difference.
Anyway, good luck finding an actual solution. If you find one please post
on this newsgroup...maybe it will work for me too.
Janice
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Maybe I'll try that. Unplug everything else and see if it works then.

I've got an unpowered 1.1 USB hub but I've already tried that. Might be
worth buying a new powered one.
 
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