A few checks.
1. XP SP1 installed?
2. Motherboard drivers uptodate?
3. USB 2.0?
4. Did it ever work?
Bob
I have an external hard drive (120 Maxtor) that when I plug the USB plug in, the computer beeps, but I can't find anything in "my computer" to open the drive up. (Even when I boot with it plugged in". I know the drive works as I tried it plugged into an IDE cable and it shows up. Any ideas?
THANKS!

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