i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what can
i do to fix?

Hello,

1) Try connecting to another port
2) Hook up the external power supply if your hard disk allows for one to be
connected to it
3) Try it on another PC to rule out the hard disk being malfunctioning

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"musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
> sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
> controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what
> can
> i do to fix?

i have done all of this and it still doesn't help i've even tried different
hard drives they all do the same thing work for awhile then quit. or not work
at all.


"SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 1) Try connecting to another port
> 2) Hook up the external power supply if your hard disk allows for one to be
> connected to it
> 3) Try it on another PC to rule out the hard disk being malfunctioning
>
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>
> "musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:9A507BC7-D1DA-4B91-B056-9DB1869DA2F9@microsoft.com...
> >i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
> > sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
> > controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what
> > can
> > i do to fix?
>
>
>

by the way thanks for the reply.

"SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 1) Try connecting to another port
> 2) Hook up the external power supply if your hard disk allows for one to be
> connected to it
> 3) Try it on another PC to rule out the hard disk being malfunctioning
>
> --
> Singapore Website Design
> http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
> Singapore Web Hosting
> http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
> Windows XP FAQ
>
> "musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:9A507BC7-D1DA-4B91-B056-9DB1869DA2F9@microsoft.com...
> >i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
> > sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
> > controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what
> > can
> > i do to fix?
>
>
>

is there anything else i can check


"musicfreak91967" wrote:

> by the way thanks for the reply.
>
> "SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > 1) Try connecting to another port
> > 2) Hook up the external power supply if your hard disk allows for one to be
> > connected to it
> > 3) Try it on another PC to rule out the hard disk being malfunctioning
> >
> > --
> > Singapore Website Design
> > http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
> > Singapore Web Hosting
> > http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
> > Windows XP FAQ
> >
> > "musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:9A507BC7-D1DA-4B91-B056-9DB1869DA2F9@microsoft.com...
> > >i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
> > > sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
> > > controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what
> > > can
> > > i do to fix?
> >
> >
> >

Hello,

You can try getting a powered hub and see if that helps. No guarantees
though.

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"musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> is there anything else i can check
>
>
> "musicfreak91967" wrote:
>
>> by the way thanks for the reply.
>>
>> "SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > 1) Try connecting to another port
>> > 2) Hook up the external power supply if your hard disk allows for one
>> > to be
>> > connected to it
>> > 3) Try it on another PC to rule out the hard disk being malfunctioning
>> >
>> > --
>> > Singapore Website Design
>> > http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
>> > Singapore Web Hosting
>> > http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
>> > Windows XP FAQ
>> >
>> > "musicfreak91967" <musicfreak91967@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message news:9A507BC7-D1DA-4B91-B056-9DB1869DA2F9@microsoft.com...
>> > >i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all
>> > >of a
>> > > sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal
>> > > host
>> > > controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and
>> > > what
>> > > can
>> > > i do to fix?
>> >
>> >
>> >

musicfreak91967 wrote:
> i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all
> of a sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb
> universal host controllers a number of times before it works. what is
> going on? and what can i do to fix?

Start>>right click>>My Computer>>Properties>>
Hardware>>Device Manager>>Universal Serial Bus Controllers>>
USB Root Hub>>Power Management [ ] Allow the computer to
turn off this device to save power.
Untick them all.

=?Utf-8?B?bXVzaWNmcmVhazkxOTY3?= wrote:
>
> i have an external hard drive (usb) it works fine sometimes then all of a
> sudden i lose conection with it. i have to uninstall usb universal host
> controllers a number of times before it works. what is going on? and what can
> i do to fix?

Sometimes you have to install the drivers when plugging in to another
USP port. Same thing oftens with mice.


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