Using External Hard Drives with Notebooks/Vista

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Ferown said:
Vista should see fat32 and ntfs. Besides which if you formatted them in xp it should be ntfs anyway since thats what xp defaults to.
Does it recognise that a usb device has been connected? like do you get the icon in the bottom right near the clock?
Does the drive appear in disk management under admin tools?
Are the drives powered from the mains or just using usb?
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i just realized i did not answer all your questions.
no, it doesn't recognize the connection - no icon, no admin. tools. the drives have a cord that plugs in to the side of the notebook. simpletech suggested i plug it in to a hub instead, which i did - but nothing.
 
Snake,
I had a simular problem. I haven't read through every thing but the final solution was unplug power to the drive, disconect the drive , turn off the computer, turn on the computer, plug in power to the drive, and reattach the drive. Then every thing started working. Da! I really felt stupid, but it worked.
 
thanks wilber. i thought it was too good to be true - and it was.
one of the guys from the manufacterer said that reformatting wouldn't help either. i think the problem may be with HP (the lap top). everyone "passes the buck" have talked to microsoft, HP and the manufacterers of the drives (i have 2 different brands).
funny thing is that my old one works in both.
right now it looks like i'm stuck. :grumbling
i think i'll go drown my sorrows in a generous bowl of coffee ice cream.
 

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