"Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
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>>I bought a new computer yesterday with Vista. When I plug in my USB
>>external
>> hard drive to transfer my files the computer restarts. While using a
>> thumb
>> drive this does not occur. I ran anti-virus on the external hard drive.
>> It
>> was clean. Did I get a lemon or is there a quick fix?
>
> If you are using one of the self powered USB drives that derive their
> power from the USB port itself that could be the problem. I have seen this
> problem with the small drives from various manufacturers. My Maxtor pocket
> drive does the same thing and I can't find the external power source for
> it at the retail store where I bought it. It has been sitting on my shelf
> for over a year now as it is just too much trouble to use.
>
> I have three external drives that I have put together myself using Adaptec
> cases and external power sources. They work fine.
This is something that can happen with USB printers, scanners and external
HDDs. You need to go to the BIOS setup and disable the option for allowing
USB devices to wake up the computer.
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