TCH-Thomas Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 I have bought one of those USB storage devices (Apacer Handy Steno HT202) and it will not show up in either explorer or my computer, instead it hijacks my cd-drive. Does anyone know it should show up as a stand alone drive? Quote
purplespider Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 Hmm, thats weird, I presume you are on WInXP? By hijacking ur cd-drive do u mean that when u plug the usb device in it is only accessable by going into your cd-drive? James Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted September 4, 2004 Author Posted September 4, 2004 (edited) Yup, Im on XP. As for hijacking I mean that as soon I connect the usb cable (it has this little thing that is always connected to the usb port, which you insert the stick too, lousy explanation I know ) it takes over the cd-drive in explorer instead of "creating" its own drive. I assume this cable is supposed to always be connected to my computer so I dont see why it doesnt create its own drive. Edited September 4, 2004 by Jikrantz Quote
youneverknow Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 I have one and it shows up as a drive in my xp home and pro editions. Have you tried plugging into the usb port directly? (without the cable) youneverknow Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted September 4, 2004 Author Posted September 4, 2004 Nope, that would be an idea. I got to try it. Thanks I´ll be back with the result. Quote
purplespider Posted September 4, 2004 Posted September 4, 2004 Connecting just the cable souldn't do anything, all its doing is extending the reach of usb port, if there is nothing plugged into the other end windows will not recognise anything. Unless it is more of a cradle, then i might recognise it as a usb hub, but even that will not create a drive. Very strange problem this. You could try temporary changing the drive letter of ur CD drive then plugging the usb drive in and see what happens. James Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted September 4, 2004 Author Posted September 4, 2004 I dont know what I did, but it works now Thanks everyone. One question though, this drive I think it should create (F in my case), is that supposed to be only temporary, as in when I pull the usb device out, drive deletes itself? Quote
purplespider Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 Oh well, cool. Yup, when you unplug the device, the drive will disapear. Thats how USB drives work. James Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted September 5, 2004 Author Posted September 5, 2004 Ok, didnt know that. First time using these things (USB), except for a always connected scanner and printer. Ty all Quote
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