F Drive Problems

freestyler_onli · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Karma :

G'day guys.

Im having problems connecting my MP3 stick into my F Drive.

It's literally a case of sticking it in and pulling it out until i see the connection is made. I have to do this maybe 30 times- why does it not register every time???

Could it be to do with firewalls etc....

Ta.

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

i wouldnt imagine your firewall would affect this but PCs are mysterious beasts.

i assume its a USB mp3 player? are you connecting it direct to a USB port on the PC or into a USB hub of some sort?
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freestyler_onli · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Karma :

Its into a USB Hub but there are other things init which always work. Confused

BFG · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Karma :

Why F: ??

Windows has very funny ideas about allocating drive letters.

Set your spare hard drives, network drives and optical drives higher up the alphabet.

Then let your pen drive connect as D:

Should help. Smile

freestyler_onli · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Karma :

It cant: I have 2 disc drives which are D: and E:.

Hmmm.

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

plug it straight into a USB port as a test.
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simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Then try it in another PC to see whether it is the MP3 player
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freestyler_onli · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Karma :

I tried it in my laptop which worked fine no worries- ill try the usb port and see what happens.

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Can't believe no one has asked whether it's USB1.1 or USB2.0 yet, or what O/S he's running?

If you're running Win98, USB is like that, it's shit and unreliable on 98.

If it's a 2.0 unit and you're running on 1.1 on your computer, then again, it's not that reliable.

If it's 2.0 running on 2.0 then check your USB ports for fluff/damage, the plastic pins inside the ports can snap off and cause all sorts of trouble.

divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

My MP3 player doesn't work properly through my usb hub, however it works perfectly when I connect it to the ones on the back of my PC, Strange, but its worth a try.

Dave

freestyler_onli · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Karma :

Yes it does work when conencted direct. Ta for the help guys. Cool

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

glad its sorted mate.

check if your USB hub is host powered or not cos it sounds like there wasnt enough power to run the MP3 player through it as well.
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