Re: USB Devices... Not Installing

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From: Cari \(MS-MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:16:53 -0800

Upgrade your PSU (Power Supply Unit). You need a MINIMUM of 350watts for an
Athlon XP and you're under that already. Plus you have a LOT of USB
devices... each port needs power. Go for something like a 500watt unit and
you may be happier.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Mafooouk" <mafooouk@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1313001c41699$6aba0600$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello Supporters :)
> Ok, i have the following spec PC:
>
> Chaintech 7VJl1 Motherboard (Socket A)
> AMD Athlon 1800+ XP Processor
> 256MB DDR Ram
> 30GB HDD
> 120GB HDD
> CDRW Drive
> DVD Drive
> 4 Port USB 1.1 PCI Card
> 4 Port USB 2.0 PCI Card
> 2 Onboard USB 2.0
> 2 Case USB 2.0 Ports
> Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade
> 300W PSU
>
> Ok.. After i install 2-3 USB Devices i cannot install
> anymore (this is any combination, powered or not - ZIP
> Drives.. Sony Digital Cameras.. anything. Ive formatted
> over 20 times and this does not resolve the problem. The
> error i get is when i try to install anything windows
> tries to track down the drivers, then displays 'Windows
> cannot find the software for your hardware' - this is the
> case when i move the devices around, if i want to install
> something else i have to format, this is very frustrating!
>
> Please help
>
> Matthew

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