When I plug in other USB devices, here is the really bad news, sometimes yes and sometimes no, all the symptoms I recalled from the last Southbridge going south. What threw me off the trail was the faultless operation under Ubuntu, gave me the hope that it was software related.
Guess not, the good news is that this was all prep for retiring the T43, looks like I will need to put the HD into an external box,and then into another Win 7 computer which also has the backup external HD. On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe that you might be looking at another SouthBridge failure > there...hopefully I'm wrong. > > What happens when you plug in other USB devices? > > Good luck. > > Cheers, > > George > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Friedman <[email protected]> > To: robdbell <[email protected]> > Cc: thinkpad <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2012 10:05 am > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 USB problems > > Yea, this is a 250 gb hard drive, should have specified. > > > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 9:10 AM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Is the drive over 2GB in size? Some systems have problems with those > > > larger drives. > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > > From: "Stuart Friedman" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Thinkpad] T43 USB problems > > > Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012 6:58 am > > > > > > > > > Model is 2687-D4U,running Windows 7, 32 bit. There was an earlier problem, > > > perhaps two years ago, with Southbridge (?), replaced motherboard under > > > warranty. Now trying to backup system to external hard drive, at first > > > there is no recognition of the drive at all (the drive has one USB > > > connection and one AC connection.) > > > > > > Plug drive into power socket, it doesn't start until you also connect the > > > USB cable. Go to Windows explorer, no drive is found. OK, so I then > > > uninstall the USBs in Device Manager and reboot the machine, all the > > > drivers are automatically reinstalled. Now, when I plug in the external > > > hard drive, the OS tells me it has found a new device and is installing the > > > software to go along with it, so far, so good. Next it tells me it is ready > > > to operate and when I go to the "Safely remove and eject hardware" icon, > > > the drive is there. > > > > > > BUT, when I go back to Windows Explorer, no external hard drive is listed. > > > Oh, and the drive is found perfectly when I boot the T43 with a Ubuntu CD. > > > > > > What gives? > > > -- > > > Stuartf > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Thinkpad mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > > > > > > -- > > Stuart Friedman > > 141 Upper Sunnybrook Rd. > > Middlesex, VT 05602 > > USA > 802.522.6228 US > > 135-8047-6917 China > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > -- Stuart Friedman 141 Upper Sunnybrook Rd. Middlesex, VT 05602 USA 802.522.6228 US 135-8047-6917 China _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
