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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
I'd like some advice, please.
I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
Windows 98 SE has the necessary drivers 'built-in' and *should*
'plug-n'-play' this device without any trouble. However, although advertised as USB 2.0, it will only work at USB 1.1 speeds (due to the Win98SE driver - and Mobo hardware) so don't expect lightening transfer speeds!. To go down the USB 2.0 route, you'd need extra hardware (e.g. PCI-USB 2.0 card & associated drivers - normally supplied with the card) BTW - Price seems about right too. Mart wrote in message ... I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
Windows 98 SE has the necessary drivers 'built-in' and *should*
'plug-n'-play' this device without any trouble. However, although advertised as USB 2.0, it will only work at USB 1.1 speeds (due to the Win98SE driver - and Mobo hardware) so don't expect lightening transfer speeds!. To go down the USB 2.0 route, you'd need extra hardware (e.g. PCI-USB 2.0 card & associated drivers - normally supplied with the card) BTW - Price seems about right too. Mart wrote in message ... I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
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I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? Not necessarily. Unlike Windows XP and Vista, Win98 does not have a generic driver for mass storage devices. The official rule is that you have to install a driver for each device. That driver comes from the manufacturer, and with Win98 fading into the distance not many of them bother with drivers for it any more. I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? Maybe. Many people have reported lots of success with this kind of thing, but you won't know until you try. And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Not likely, but you never know. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) http://members.cox.net/slatteryt |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
wrote: I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. Make sure you have USB 2 or it will be too slow to be practical. You would most likely have to install a PCI USB2 card which can ususally be acquired for well under $20 US. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
wrote: I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. Make sure you have USB 2 or it will be too slow to be practical. You would most likely have to install a PCI USB2 card which can ususally be acquired for well under $20 US. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
wrote: I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. You would probably need the Maximus Decimus NUSB driver found he http://www.mdgx.com/ I have a WD My Book 320 GB and it works fine. I had to use the "explore" right click command on it until I renamed the .ini file that wanted to load up drivers and other software. The 1.1 USB speed is not that bad IMHO. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
wrote: I'd like some advice, please. I've a Pentium 3, with 512meg RAM and WIN98SE. I want to buy a portable hard drive, and this one looked good value: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-250G...75189&sr =8-2 The thing is, though, will I be able to run it on my machine? I recently installed some generic drivers, and can now rip cd's to a fairly recent Sony MP3 player because of this, so will these drivers have enabled me to use a hard disc drive like this one? And if not, will there be a 'patch' I can download to make this happen? Thanks in advance. You would probably need the Maximus Decimus NUSB driver found he http://www.mdgx.com/ I have a WD My Book 320 GB and it works fine. I had to use the "explore" right click command on it until I renamed the .ini file that wanted to load up drivers and other software. The 1.1 USB speed is not that bad IMHO. |
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running a portable external HD with WIN98SE
A lot depends on the specifications of the USB on this windows 98 machine. It may only support USB 1.0 while the drive you mentioned seems to indicate that it requires USB 2.0. You may be as well off looking for an older drive or at least investigate whether the one you choose is compatible. As far as your choice is concerned I do not believe that Toshiba drives are particularly well rated. In fact, Toshiba rarely uses them in their own laptops. If you want personal attention why not join at www.computerhelpforums.net ? -- BeeCeeBee Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway |
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