hi Tim thanks for your help I think that's what I needed to do. can u send me your emails so I can contact u offlist please? cheers thanks again ----- Original Message ----- From: "tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] external harddrive question
> then you don't need any drivers. > If the drive needs formatting. You can go to control panel, admin > tools, computer management. See if it sees the drive in there, and if > it does you can right click on it to format the drive. > You might have to rout jaws to pc and look around the bottom of the > window to see the drives on the system. > Also you make sure you hear the drive power up, and if you got access > to another computer with a USB port. Try to see if it sees the drive. > > At 05:02 PM 8/31/2008, you wrote: >>I'm running windows xp professional >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >>Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:28 AM >>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] external harddrive question >> >> >> > If the drive came with driver CD's, and you are running Windows 98, >> > which >> > I >> > can't remember if you are or not, then you would plop in the CD, >> > install >> > the >> > software, then plug in the drive. >> > >> > Knowing 98 the way I do, you'll no doubt have to restart your computer >> > for >> > the changes to take effect. >> > >> > If you're running XP, then, more than likely, the CD won't help you, >> > but >> > you >> > never know. >> > >> > Most drives only come with driver CD's for Windows 98 computers, as >> > those >> > are the only ones that will not recognize the drive. >> > >> > Another thing I just thought about is if you're running 98, and the >> > drive >> > is >> > formatted as NTFS, then you won't get it to recognize the drive, no >> > matter >> > what you do. >> > >> > You may want to take the drive to someone else's computer to see if it >> > gets >> > recognized there on the other computer, at least to rule out that the >> > drive >> > is bad. >> > >> > You might want to Google your problem, detailing the model and serial >> > number >> > of your drive, if you have it, and the problem you're having, and see >> > if >> > you >> > can turn up anything that way. >> > >> > If you'd like, let me know the model of your drive, and the size, as >> > well >> > as >> > what operating system you're using, and I'll run a cursory Google >> > search >> > for >> > the problem for you, and post my results. >> > >> > >> > Victor >> > Co-moderator >> > Blind Movie Buffs List >> > Guidedogs List >> > >> > >> > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> > http://www.jaws-users.com >> > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> > http://www.blind-computing.com >> > Address for the list archives: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > jaws-users-list@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 address in order to contact the management team >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> > following address: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >>Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com >> >> >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>http://www.jaws-users.com >>Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>http://www.blind-computing.com >>Address for the list archives: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >>To post to this group, send email to >>jaws-users-list@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 address in order to contact the management team >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >>the following address: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@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 address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@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 address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
