Yes you are correct, but keep in mind the software included isn't always the most accessible stuff to come down the pike. My see gate came with no software and it was blank when I got it, personally I was quite pleased about those 2 facts. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "aiden gardiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HARD DRIVES
> Hi Patricia, > > As joseph said, it doesn't matter what brand you get, and the drive gets > recognised by xp instantly. however, some manufacturors provide a CD rom > in > the box. In my case, the CD has backup software on it, allowing you to > backup your files and folders to the external drive. Someone please > correct > me if i'm wrong, but i think this is usually the case. > > Hope this helps. > > Aiden > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HARD DRIVES > > >> Hi Rick, >> >> I have went to this site here and copied this info as today I plan to >> purchase a external hard drive and just wanted to ask quickly a couple of >> things.. >> >> 1. Does it matter what brand? *I use xp pro on HP machine >> >> 2. I had heard that just plugging this into a USB port that xp would >> automatically recognize the drive so nothing else was necessary to copy >> stored data to that device? >> >> Thanks for your help and the site you maintaine.. >> >> >> Patricia >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "blind-computing" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:49 AM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] HARD DRIVES >> >> >>>A text tutorial on installing an OEM hard drive in Win XP can be found >>>at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.com/windows/xp/xp.php >>> >>> Richard Q. Justice >>> www.blind-computing.com >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
