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to: Doug Bryce
from: Geo.
date: 2007-05-06 23:22:24
subject: Re: USB `Flash` Drives

From: "Geo." 

I meant use the hard drive as you would a USB memory stick. (guess I could
have explained my suggestion better) You don't need drivers for a hard
drive, you do for a memory stick.

Geo.

"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:463e5e87.9173833{at}news.barkto.com...
> The issue is not the hard drive - although it did seem to try and
> power itself off a couple of times last week...but has behaved since I
> cleaned the dust bunnies out of the ventilation holes in the case 
> - I think I'm starting to have memory issues....black screen reboots
> and such.  And the machine is over 7 years old....I think it might be
> time 
> Doug
>
>
> On Sun, 6 May 2007 11:08:11 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
>>Why bother with so much trouble,
>>
>>http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=HDIUSD120W
>>
>>Geo.
>>
>>"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
>>news:463bd4ae.33822887{at}news.barkto.com...
>>> Looks like I am going to have to replace this machine - which has no
>>> CD burner for backups.  Anybody used one of those USB Flash Drives
>>> with Win98?  Do they need drivers or do they use 'firmware' to look
>>> like a regular drive?
>>>
>>> Doug
>>
>

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