How do I get my external USB drive to "activate" on boot up under XO?
153926
just plug it in, install the drivers and re boot xp
961919
Theres no simple way to do that without the BIG risk of loosing data. It is assigned when you create your O.S.\nYour boot up may be affected if you change this also. So jus dont. Its not worth it!
1138089
It should be "plug and play". The name of the drive will depend on which USB port you plug it into (so my computer calls my flash drive by a different letter if I plug it into a different port).\n\nHave you tried restarting your computer? I've had this problem when installing plug and play devices before - the computer appears not to have installed the software, but it has, it only becomes active after you have restarted it.
307983
if u plugged it in direct to the front usb port and it is still not detected, try the usb port at the back. If not use a usb cable to connect it - sometimes the drive connector is just a little too short.\n\nthere should be a LED light too if it is connected and reading/writing is in progress ...\n\nu can click on My Computer and see if it shows up as a Removal Drive ....
176754
you must try with root and boot disk
623345
go to WWW.bootdisk.com
854875
You can try another USB port while the computer is on, and flash drive in the one that is not working now. And are you using the Safely Remove Hardware function? Sans Disk asks that you do. It will be found in your system tray at bottom of screen when you have the drive in the port. It will pop up. Lay your mouse on top to see the Safely Remove Hardware and follow menus.
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download the driver specailly made for XP\n-check if the USB ports are working fine\n-go to control panel add remove hardware and search for h/w\n-if the hardware is found, select install hardware manually and provide the location of the dirver.\n-Done.
770700
sounds like your flash drive has died Dude ... try another one or something else in the USB ports .... if the "something else" works ... it's definately a dead flash drive
1099967
yeah change the hard drive jumpers to slave drive and not to master other wise you os will try and read it as your master. so just move it around till it comes on. i just got a enclosure myself took two days to figure that out
965093
If it isn't automatically detecting it, you'll likely need to manually enter the information.  There should be an option in the bios to manually enter it - you'll likely need to consult your HD documentation to get the drive's geometry so you can input it.
556592
You could boot it in safe mode, but that won't help you much. I suggest talking with someone with admin rights to set up your application. TX
316334
Get the startup disk again!
453901
This is normally a setting in the BIOS. Look for a message right after you turn on your PC, saying something like "Press F10 for setup".\n\nOr, you can create a small script and put it in your startup folder. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314879
586147
modify the boot.ini file in the <drive>:/boot.ini\n(it's hidden)\ngo here to see how you modify it:\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022
1023114
It should be USB so if you are using Windows XP it will automatically install the correct drivers. If you have any other O/S you will need to use the driver CD that came with the drive.
852307
You can connect it on a working computer, then go to My Computer -> right click on the external drive -> then click format.\n\nhope this helps...