t30 external hardrive problem

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t30 external hardrive problem

#1 Post by gunnerob » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:43 pm

Hi new to here so be gentle :D just bought a T30 on ebay and I am liking it a lot running service pack 2 xp pro .
Strange problem though When I plug in usb drives my computer will nhot see them even though safely remove hardware and easy eject both do any suggestions how to go about fixing this ?
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#2 Post by andyP » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:42 pm

Hi gunnerob, welcome to the forum,

have a look at point 8 in this thread Essential Hot Fixes and Tweaks in the General Hardware board, hopefully it might help.
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#3 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:00 pm

You may need the USB Y-splitter to use 2 USB ports, the drive may not get enough power without it.
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