Recent content by dannyvenier

I tried the usb HD and it recognized the device right away and used the same usb mass storage device driver that the external DVD drive (should) use. (it used usbstor.sys). Doing some reading....omigod, MS has limited functionality quite a bit on the starter version of windows 7. One thing...

unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on your perspective) I don't have another windows 7 machine anywhere in sight. I've ordered the 7 upgrade cds for my wife's dell studio, but I am not at all sure I'll "upgrade" it from vista. My exp with the netbook, driver, plus the dang...

once again, thanks. Now that I "know" windows 7 supports the drive, I've tried a few things to test the power fail theory. A full shutdown and restart with both cables didn't work. Then I tried with the usb data cable between the netbook and drive while I fed the power off of my full size...

thanks for the quick reply. I have indeed tried the whole process with both the usb 2 and usb power-only cable connected. The result was the same. I have seen other posts about this particular drive working on netbooks without the power cable so I assume that power is not the issue. I have...

I've seen a few posts and some solutions to a similar problem where the driver signing was the issue. My problem has similar symptoms but is not a result of signing and can't be fixed by deleting the filter keys in registry. symptoms: new Acer Netbook. New LG External Super Multi DVD...