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Make sure it is formatted in FAT and not NTFS, also eject/unmount vs. unplugging it. Trying plugging the USB drive in the back of the PC's USB port instead of the front panel USB port.
ahh let me ask this question, do you have another usb port available. well we know you do . so try this (is it a dell ?) now swap the stick to that usb and put ur external drive in the port the stick was in and the stick in the other one. reboot system it may come up loading new hardware let it do its thing . then it should work. please write back
Find a USB memory-stick, and find a computer with Internet access and an available USB port.
Put the memory-stick into the USB slot.
Browse to ACER's web-site, and select your specific model of the Aspire line, and select Windows XP, and select network-controllers, and download the device-drivers, and copy them onto the memory-stick,.
Walk the memory-stick to your Acer, and install the device-driver.
Open Run and launch regedit Browse to the following location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR In the right pane, look for an entry named Start. If you find one delete it. Your USB devices should start working immediately. If not please report back.
Unplug the offending device(s) from the computer and start it normally. Log on as an administrative user. Open Device Manager. In the View menu, make sure that Show hidden devices is checked. Go through the list of devices and find the problem children. Right-click and select Uninstall for each of them. Reboot the computer. Plug in the devices one at a time and let XP reinstall the proper drivers.
After you're done. Download the latest drivers for your hardware from Aser's website and install them. Or use the drivers CDs that came bundled with the notebook.
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