Normal USB storage devices run fine with OS-supplied USBSTOR driver, and do
not require any software installs. All decent USB sticks are such, though they
can require a driver to support encryption.

If your USB-to-IDE box required some "cheong driver" - then there are
chances that it is lame, and was bad money investment.

I think that publishing the vendor/model info of the box would be a good
idea, to avoid more people having problems with it.

--
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation

http://www.storagecraft.com


"Tilman Franke" wrote in message
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Hello!

I got problems installing an external USB-drive (in-system USB-to-IDE
converter box). The "Driver CD" provides me with a cheong program that
says "install ok!" at some point without anything happening. I heard
recently that a driver installation is actually not necessary with
external USB storage devices, so I tried to connect the box to a naïve
computer - no success. I also tried to get better drivers in the net,
found one but it didn't completely work: I managed to get these TPP V2
/ TPP V3 things into the hardware tab and a hard disc symbol in the
system tray, but no drive letter in the explorer or the "safely remove
tab". Before installing the USB box I formatted the drive using FAT32
as recommended on the website of the manufacturer. There is no further
help provided.

Has anyone overcome the same problem with a USB drive or stick? Then
please let me know the trick!

I believe the problem should be solvable, because I already use
another USB harddrive for a year or so without problems (yes, I also
tried to install the new drive on a naive computer that has never seen
any USB drive at all!).

Best regards!

Tilman