Originally Posted by
Mr Optimistic
One of the machine is have is a bit skittish when it comes to recognising usb devices. It regularly fails to recognise an external hard drive and often disables the usb mouse when I plug another usb device in. Usually swopping usb ports gets over this but I put it down to a software (driver) or motherboard error, not the external device. Does swopping usb ports make a difference or does the same box never show up ?
That's usually down to a lack of power being supplied by the USB ports in question.