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Name: helenjane Date: June 16, 2004 at 08:02:59 Pacific OS: win 95 CPU/Ram: 233/32
Comment:
attempting to transfer files to new system using external hard drive but USB ports on old system not recognised. Exclamation mark by USB in system. Can't reload drivers. Win 95 with usb support
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: June 17, 2004 at 07:35:21 Pacific
Reply:
If you have the Windows 95 CD, the drivers are on there.
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Response Number 5
Name: KenOath Date: June 17, 2004 at 10:24:10 Pacific
Reply:
One thing you have to check before wasting too much time is whether or not the USB function is enabled in the bios. I find more often than not systems pre97 disable the USB in the bios by default. I once tried to install win98 on a PC-Chips M550 motherboard, when the install was done there was an exclamation mark on the USB function in system properties. It turned out that the USB was disabled in the bios but the OS still detected it during install, just could'nt load drivers. When I enabled it and restarted the OS reconfigured it and all was well.
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