If hot plugging the CD-RW drive results in PNP identifying a " 'USB
Cable" attached to a SCSI controller", it may mean the firmware in the
drive is incorrect.
I recommend obtaining a replacement drive to test.

You can also test by Rebooting to Safe Mode and removing the drive in
Device Manager. Then use the Add New Hardware wizard to direct the
installation of the correct driver from a floppy or a CD. However, if
the drive insists on being identifed as the USB cable, it will fail
again.


the "USB-WinMe.exe file", it is self-installing. Just run it and
all should be well, for USB 1.1.
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-----Original Message-----
Thank you, Jack. This is the most sensible sounding
advice
I have gotten on this problem. The people at Gateway
(processor) and Philips have sent me a total of 9 answers
that sound like they never read the question.

When I Hot-Plug, the CD-RW gets recognized as a 'USB
Cable" attached to a SCSI controller. Windows wont even
try to read a new driver file from a floppy - it just
says
there is nothing on the disk that relates to my
hardware.

I have downloaded the "USB-WinMe.exe" file that you
suggested. Before I mess things up even worse, can you
tell me how to go about replacing the Windows drivers ?
Can I just try to find the files in Windows, delete them,
and then copy in the new ones ? Or does the fact that the
file is type 'exe' mean it is self-installing ?
PS: Do you know of a way to make Windows just 'keep'
known
devices instead of re-finding them at every power-up ?
---911
-----Original Message-----
I suspect the system is having a timing problem whereby
USB is not
entirely installed before PNP finshes its interrogation
for devices.
This could be a firmware or driver problem.

You may not be able to reboot with the device plugged
in,
unless you can
find a newer driver.

Experiment to see if you can hot plug it successfully
after completely
booting. Confirm that you have the correct driver
installed and that
all USB devices are UnMarked in Device Manager. If USB
2.0, the needed
software will be with your interface card or the
external
drive.
If USB 1.1, you may wish to reinstall the drivers, at

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm and
download
"usb-WinMe.exe" , which contains WinMe's USB 1.1
related
files

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