External USB Hard Drive & Windows 98SE

I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred

"Fred" wrote in message
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I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

Describe in detail "don't work".

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred

[crossposting removed]
You need a Win98 driver for a USB hard drive.
Does the CD you mention have a Win98 driver?
Can you be more specific than "Hit don't work."?
What exactly happens when you run start.exe? (Assuming that is the
correct method)

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html



In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Fred"
wrote:

I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred

Did you look in Device Manager? Read the manual?

"Fred" wrote in message news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

"Fred" wrote in message
news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred



There's quite a selection at the Iomega site based on your generic
decription. All the one's I see are USB 2.0 connectivity (if USB) at their
website per their description.
I did find reference at the Iomege support section about 98/98SE, and
requirement to update to the MS latest USB and firewire oriented updates if
the hard drive is not found. The latest MS drivers for firewire has a few
files that update the USB end of the story as well. Won't hurt your PC if
you don't have firewire connectivity.

You shouldn't need any 3rd party drivers or software for the PC to see the
hard drive.

Try the Iomegae support website first, then come back if you can't get it to
work with a good description.

Thanks Dave! Will hit the iomega site tonight and post what
happens.

"Lil' Dave" wrote in message
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"Fred" wrote in message
news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged
if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to
the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect
the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and
camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried
using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred



There's quite a selection at the Iomega site based on your
generic
decription. All the one's I see are USB 2.0 connectivity
(if USB) at their
website per their description.
I did find reference at the Iomege support section about
98/98SE, and
requirement to update to the MS latest USB and firewire
oriented updates if
the hard drive is not found. The latest MS drivers for
firewire has a few
files that update the USB end of the story as well. Won't
hurt your PC if
you don't have firewire connectivity.

You shouldn't need any 3rd party drivers or software for
the PC to see the
hard drive.

Try the Iomegae support website first, then come back if
you can't get it to
work with a good description.

"Ron Reaugh" wrote in message
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"Fred" wrote in message
news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged
if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to
the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect
the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

Describe in detail "don't work".

Sorry about the "don't work"! I'm a man of few words. :O)

The drive powers up and the indicators lights fine. You know
how when you plug in a USB device to the PC, the cursor
changes to that little hourglass for a second, showing that
something was connected? Then you go to MS Explorer and the
device shows up as a new drive? None of that happens.
Looks like nothing was connected. (Then I plugged in a
printer and a camera to the same USB port on the PC and the
computer recognized them both right as usual.)

Fred

How do I install my Iomega Hard Drive?:
https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cg...FnZT0x&p_li =

You will need to install the Windows 98 Mass Storage driver from the Iomega Hard
Drive's software CD before connecting the drive, as described at the link above.

See also:
https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cg...FnZT0x&p_li =
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Fred" wrote in message
news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred

Thanks, Glen!!

"glee" wrote in message
...
How do I install my Iomega Hard Drive?:

https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cg...FnZT0x&p_li =

You will need to install the Windows 98 Mass Storage
driver from the Iomega Hard
Drive's software CD before connecting the drive, as
described at the link above.

See also:

https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cg...FnZT0x&p_li =
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Fred" wrote in message
news:XSQue.9881$Uj.2087@trnddc08...
I just bought an Iomega external hard drive and danged
if I
can't get it to work. I followed the instructions to
the
letter, which weren't much -- "Put in the CD. Run
start.exe. Reboot. Plug in the AC to the drive. Connect
the
USB cable to the computer." Hit don't work.

The USB is from a card. I use both a USB printer and
camera
with no trouble. I unplugged the printer and tried
using
the hard drive there, but not response -- no ext drives
shown on My Computer, etc.

Hep me! Hep me!! Thanks in advance!

Fred

"glee" wrote in message
...
How do I install my Iomega Hard Drive?:

https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cg...FnZT0x&p_li =

You will need to install the Windows 98 Mass Storage
driver from the Iomega Hard
Drive's software CD before connecting the drive, as
described at the link above.

From the page:

"If you are using Windows® 98, please use the numbered steps
below. For all other operating systems, proceed to step C.

1 - Insert the Iomega Hard Drive's software CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
2 - A message should appear stating that a Windows 98 Mass
Storage driver is installing. Click Continue to install the
driver.
3 - Restart the computer.

Fred sez.... "Step #2 doesn't happen with the Solutions CD.
StartRunstart.exe (the only EXE in the base folder) starts
the program on the CD, but it doesn't jive with this either.
This seems to be the problem with most software
documentation - they leave something basic out and don't
check it before shipping the product. If you're not a geen
yus, like my self, and have to follow step by step, it's
nice if all the steps are in there.)