External enclosure advice needed

[patio]

Does USB work for you now under Win98 ? ?

[WillyW]

Found these, in my bookmarks:

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/win98se-usb-mass-storage-drivers.php
and
http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

Apparently I'd noted them for future reference.


What do you (anybody) think of it?

Thanks

[patio]

My best advice at this point would be to install either of those...and borrow an external drive to test them out...
That way you know before purchase.

PS. The enclosure will make no difference at this point.

[WillyW]

Does USB work for you now under Win98 ? ?

Yes.    A printer, and a scanner.

Trying to remember... if I've ever used it for anything else...


Only thing that comes to mind, is once I was trying to set up an Ipod for a friend.   As I recall, there was some driver problem.....

At the time though, I did install another PCI card, with two USB 2.0 ports on it.   

[WillyW]

My best advice at this point would be to install either of those...and borrow an external drive to test them out...
That way you know before purchase.

True.
Will have to see if I can think of somebody.   
Might not be a possibility.

PS. The enclosure will make no difference at this point.

?
I don't understand what you mean.

[patio]

The Make/Brand of enclosure will not matter,,,either it works or it doesn't...

[WillyW]

The Make/Brand of enclosure will not matter,,,either it works or it doesn't...

The driver is not make/brand specific?      ... thought so.   
Thanks

[patio]

Chances are if you are able to run a scanner...which is probably listed as a mass storage device...then an external drive should work.
But i'd still highly recommend borrowing 1 first to test.

[WillyW]

Chances are if you are able to run a scanner...which is probably listed as a mass storage device...then an external drive should work.
But i'd still highly recommend borrowing 1 first to test.

Will think on that, and see if I can.

Thanks again.

[Computer_Commando]

The Make/Brand of enclosure will not matter,,,either it works or it doesn't...

Win98 may require Make/Brand specific drivers.

[patio]

Not neccessary...
It will only need to recognise a USB mass storage device...

Who's it is will be irrelevant.

[BC_Programmer]

Not neccessary...
It will only need to recognise a USB mass storage device...

Who's it is will be irrelevant.

Windows 98 does not come with Generic USB class drivers; it was released in the early years of USB before the USB classes and their interfaces were established. However, If memory serves the Windows 98SE "unofficial service pack" contains generic Mass storage USB drivers.

[soybean]

If memory serves the Windows 98SE "unofficial service pack" contains generic Mass storage USB drivers.

I don't know what the Windows 98SE "unofficial service pack" is but I know Win 98SE - I guess this would be without the Windows 98SE "unofficial service pack" - does not contain generic Mass storage USB drivers.  Years ago, I bought my first flash drive, PNY brand, and had to download a driver from PNY to get Win 98SE to recognize the flash drive.  I see PNY still has the drivers at http://www3.pny.com/support/support_landing_subcat.aspx?SectionID=1083&RootSectionID=1057&TypeID=5

[patio]

Soybean,
It was a User contributed Project from the fine folks over at MSFN Forums...

More Info.

From what i remember there were 3 + Years of work put into the project...