You are right, I also found it out later.
He also mentioned both his My Passport and My Book need to install SmartWare
to be seen by XP, it seems not possible otherwise WD will not sell.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose"
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> But "My Book Essential" seems to be a 3.5" form factor hard disk, you
>> need
>> external power, the length of the USB cable shouldn't matter.
>>
>
> He has talked about two models, the 3.5" 'My Book Essentials' and the
> 2/5" 'My Passport'. As you can see below, the recognition problem with
> long cord was the 2.5".
>
> Moose
>
>> Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Moose.
>>>
>>> But the My Passport I bought on Tuesday was not recognized by Xp ... I
>>> bet maybe because of the very short USB cable: not enough power if I
>>> added 60 cm. of interconnect.
>
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