USB 2 external drive causes DELL 8250 to reboot or blue sc..

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"news.verizon.net" <david.dot@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ZwpHd.7776$Vx2.813@trndny01...
> Hello all techies!
>
>
> I have a DELL Dimension 8250 Running Windows XP Professional SP2
>
> I recently replaced the 120 GB drive in my external USB 2 enclosure with
> a
> Maxtor 250 GB drive
>
> This is a full sized IDE Drive.My USB 2 external drive is immediatly
> recognized by Device Manager
>
>
>
> I can access the partions on the USB drive from windows explorer and I get
> reasonably good performance
>
> If I go to view the properties on the Partitions the DELL 8250 reboots
> system reboots
>
> I have flashed the DELL BIOS
>
> Other USB devices such as Camera , MP3 player are fine
>
>
>
> TIA
>
>

Can you access the drive with the other USB devices disconnected?


Stew

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I had the same issue and it was the usb drive was bad. tested in 3 different
computers and they all rebooted...actually took it to another computer in
the house and could hear it clicking when it tried to access, then system
would reboot.

"news.verizon.net" <david.dot@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ZwpHd.7776$Vx2.813@trndny01...
> Hello all techies!
>
>
> I have a DELL Dimension 8250 Running Windows XP Professional SP2
>
> I recently replaced the 120 GB drive in my external USB 2 enclosure with
> a
> Maxtor 250 GB drive
>
> This is a full sized IDE Drive.My USB 2 external drive is immediatly
> recognized by Device Manager
>
>
>
> I can access the partions on the USB drive from windows explorer and I get
> reasonably good performance
>
> If I go to view the properties on the Partitions the DELL 8250 reboots
> system reboots
>
> I have flashed the DELL BIOS
>
> Other USB devices such as Camera , MP3 player are fine
>
>
>
> TIA
>
>
>