Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0 DVD/CD+RW
drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB slot
for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?


--

Gary A. Bushey
SPS MVP
bushey@mindspring.com

"Gary A. Bushey" <bushey@mindspring.com.REMOVETOSEND> wrote in message
news:el1KAfBYEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0
> DVD/CD+RW
> drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB slot
> for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?

Unsure, but consistent with my Motion M1300, which complains if a USB2
device is connected to its left hand USB slot.

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:39:53 +1000, "Mike Williams [MVP]"
<mikew@Nospam]mvps.org> wrote:

>
>"Gary A. Bushey" <bushey@mindspring.com.REMOVETOSEND> wrote in message
>news:el1KAfBYEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0
>> DVD/CD+RW
>> drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB slot
>> for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?
>
>Unsure, but consistent with my Motion M1300, which complains if a USB2
>device is connected to its left hand USB slot.
>

Good to know - I hadn't noticed that. I must've just gotten it by
dumb luck when I first got my M200 and rebuilt it. :)

And my M200 has another "feature" regarding USB that my 3500 doesn't -
it can't have both my pocket pc (HP 5555) and a cd drive in the USB at
the same time. If I try to have both in at once, even when on AC, I
lose the USB altogether until the tablet reboots. Irritating since it
worked fine on the 3500. :(

John

Gary A. Bushey wrote:
> Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0 DVD/CD+RW
> drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB slot
> for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?

Sorry, dumb question -- which slot is the "right hand"? (I.e.,
which way are you looking at the computer for it to be on the
"right hand"?) Is it the slot next to the power plug or the
other one?

Thanks.

--
William M. Miller, The MathWorks, Inc.
wmm@world.std.com

You might check using
MyComputer=>Properties=>Hardware=>DeviceManager=>U sbControllers=>USBRoot and
examine how much power the devices are drawing....
Al
"JDTHREE [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
news:8khae0ho6op4ddi0qq124g2jg7d6h74eac@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:39:53 +1000, "Mike Williams [MVP]"
> <mikew@Nospam]mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Gary A. Bushey" <bushey@mindspring.com.REMOVETOSEND> wrote in message
>>news:el1KAfBYEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0
>>> DVD/CD+RW
>>> drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB
>>> slot
>>> for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?
>>
>>Unsure, but consistent with my Motion M1300, which complains if a USB2
>>device is connected to its left hand USB slot.
>>
>
> Good to know - I hadn't noticed that. I must've just gotten it by
> dumb luck when I first got my M200 and rebuilt it. :)
>
> And my M200 has another "feature" regarding USB that my 3500 doesn't -
> it can't have both my pocket pc (HP 5555) and a cd drive in the USB at
> the same time. If I try to have both in at once, even when on AC, I
> lose the USB altogether until the tablet reboots. Irritating since it
> worked fine on the 3500. :(
>
> John
>

That would probably be good information. It is the port that is right next
to the power cord. Looking from the back it is the left hand port, looking
over the top (like I was) it is the right hand one

--

Gary A. Bushey
SPS MVP
bushey@mindspring.com

"William M. Miller" <wmm@world.std.com> wrote in message
news:2kl6paF3cp5mU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Gary A. Bushey wrote:
> > Odd, I just figured out (that at least on my machine) the USB 2.0
DVD/CD+RW
> > drive that comes from Toshiba must be plugged into the right hand USB
slot
> > for it to be used as a bootable device. Anyone have any idea why?
>
> Sorry, dumb question -- which slot is the "right hand"? (I.e.,
> which way are you looking at the computer for it to be on the
> "right hand"?) Is it the slot next to the power plug or the
> other one?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> William M. Miller, The MathWorks, Inc.
> wmm@world.std.com