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    Need help with Acer Aspire One

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by BBGus, Mar 26, 2009.

  1. BBGus

    BBGus Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey yall,


    I got an Acer Aspire One with Windows XP that when I plug external optical drives into it, it does not run correctly.

    I thought it was the drive at first when my Samsung one wouldn't work, so I tried a Sony I had but that had the same problem. I then tried a HP one at my work, but it failed too.

    Essentially, when I plug the drive in, it starts to recognize and I get the traditional windows "balloons" in the bottom right corner. It sees it, knows that its a optical drive, but when it goes to install the final specific driver, it comes back saying something didn't install right and the device may not work. I can see the drive in the USB remove program and in device manager, but I can not see it in my computer.

    Does anyone know what's going on.

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Mar 26, 2009
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  2. steve p

    steve p Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you restarted with the drive plugged in?
     
    steve p, Mar 26, 2009
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  3. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Probably the usb optical drive drivers are corrupted.
     
    jackluo923, Mar 26, 2009
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  4. BBGus

    BBGus Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, no change.

    On all three drives from three manufacturers? I doubt it. Not to mention optical drivers aren't all to common to get to my knowledge.

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Mar 27, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You doubt it, but it's true.
    99.9999999999% of all usb external dvd/cd rom or burner make use of a device called USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge.
    All of them uses the same driver called USBSTOR.SYS
    located under C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\USBSTOR.SYS
     
    jackluo923, Mar 27, 2009
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