Aron Smith wrote:
On Wednesday 06 April 2005 01:10 pm, Philippe Landau wrote:
Miark wrote:
Try connecting the USB cable _before_ you plug in the external
drive's power supply.
thanks a lot for all the expertly advice, Joe, Mikkel, Miark and jdow.
it looks like the external case is leaking power to
On Wednesday 06 April 2005 01:10 pm, Philippe Landau wrote:
> Miark wrote:
> > Try connecting the USB cable _before_ you plug in the external
> > drive's power supply.
>
> thanks a lot for all the expertly advice, Joe, Mikkel, Miark and jdow.
> it looks like the external case is leaking power to US
Miark wrote:
Try connecting the USB cable _before_ you plug in the external
drive's power supply.
thanks a lot for all the expertly advice, Joe, Mikkel, Miark and jdow.
it looks like the external case is leaking power to USB,
because it happens even when its power switch is off,
but so far not when
From: "Philippe Landau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> when i plug in my new Data-Tec D350U USB 2 external harddisk,
> i see a small electric flash which can cause
> my PC to shutdown instantly.
> i know USB is powered, carrying a small voltage,
> so the flash is not unexpected.
> also as it is used to sen
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:23:03 +0200, Philippe wrote:
> when i plug in my new Data-Tec D350U USB 2 external harddisk,
> i see a small electric flash which can cause
> my PC to shutdown instantly.
> i know USB is powered, carrying a small voltage,
> so the flash is not unexpected.
> also as it is use
Philippe Landau wrote:
when i plug in my new Data-Tec D350U USB 2 external harddisk,
i see a small electric flash which can cause
my PC to shutdown instantly.
i know USB is powered, carrying a small voltage,
so the flash is not unexpected.
also as it is used to send control signals
i can understand
assuming (i know that's a dangerous practice) the
case/motherboard/power supply are all properly designed, the grounding
will be builtin such that you really don't have to worry about it, but
here are some things to look for:
the power supply will have a black wire as part of its wiring harness
fo
Joe Mecklin wrote:
from your description it would appear you have a grounding problem
with your pc, or a defective hard drive. the electric flash as you
plug it in (before the system can recognize/initialize it) should not
be a control signal per se, but rather is likely extraneous current
that im
from your description it would appear you have a grounding problem
with your pc, or a defective hard drive. the electric flash as you
plug it in (before the system can recognize/initialize it) should not
be a control signal per se, but rather is likely extraneous current
that improper grounding is
