Hi all, thanks for the reply.
the manufacture of the computer Eversham said that the laptop was compatible for USB 2. However I am now beginning to wonder if it is working. I also have a scanner Epson 1670 and plug it into the USB on the laptop. I wont work?
It appears in Computer Management and in My Computer but wont work. The light on the scanner just flashes.
So my FreeAgent Seagate External Hard Drive ST305004FDD2E1-RK, when plug into the UBS, appears in Computer Management and
not in My Computer and it won't work and allow me to save anything to the drive.
My Scanner Epson Perfection 1670 won't work. Although it appears in both My Computer and Computer Management.
I am wondering........
1. both the seagate external freeagent hard drive and the Epson Scanner are powered by a power transformer and they wont work. Could this be the issue.
2. Or is it because the computer will only take USB 1 and won't power up a USB 2. If this is the case what can I do to check and can it be rectified? Although my laptop has a USB 2 root hub when I look in Device Manager / Universal Bus Controller
3. Or the IT technician at work said my windows XP could be corrupted and I should try and reboot and install it again.
Unfortunately I am no computer buff. Although I am learning.
Baz