Full Version: Usb Ports Not Working
On my IBM Thinkpad laptop, I cannot access data on my small cruzer key that plugs into my USB ports. When I initially plug it in, the key lights up and then goes off. When I click on "my computer" it does not recognize the cruzer key as being an external storage device as it does on my other computers. When I plug the key into my other computers, the cruzer light key remains lit. Any suggestions as to what I might attempt to do to resolve this problem?
QUOTE(vip4bham @ Dec 1 2006, 08:12 AM) 
On my IBM Thinkpad laptop, I cannot access data on my small cruzer key that plugs into my USB ports. When I initially plug it in, the key lights up and then goes off. When I click on "my computer" it does not recognize the cruzer key as being an external storage device as it does on my other computers. When I plug the key into my other computers, the cruzer light key remains lit. Any suggestions as to what I might attempt to do to resolve this problem?
I suspect your "small cruzer" is a USB 2.0 device and your IBM Thinkpad has U 1.1 USB Ports. Right click on "My Computer", click Properties, click Device Manager, go down to your USB devices and right click on each one. If it is USB 2 it will indicate that, if it does not, it is a USB 1.1.
Hope this helps!
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