A few months ago, i had a 80 GB drive. I can't remember what the brand name was, but it didn't work. I even had it on AC. It worked just fine with both of my laptops and both of my desktops. Any ideas why? Thanks, Chase On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:53:39 -0500, David Tanner wrote: >Humm, I wonder how one would know which drives would work and which >will not? > >I use my I-Omega 120GB drive with my Braille Plus regularly with no >problem. But, I wonder if it has more to do with the technology in >a particular drive, the size of the drive and the load it is putting >on the Braille Plus, or something else? > > > > >David Tanner >Rehabilitation Program Specialist 3 >Assistive Technology Specialist >Assistive Technology Department >MN State Services f/t Blind >Office- 651-642-0795 Cell- 651-270-2233 >Skype name: dtat100 > > >>>>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx 4/15/2008 6:46 PM >>> >Hi. I just tried it with a passport 250 gb drive. It didn't work. >The drive >kept stopping and starting. Doing a six and two showed only the >three >drives, hard drive, internal flash and network. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremiah Z: >Rogers >Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:40 PM >To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [icon-discuss] Anyone Successfully Using Western Digital >Passport >Drive? > >Hi all. I searched the list archives and saw several messages >earlier this >month and in >September, 2007 about people using, or struggling to use, the >Western >Digital Passport >drives with the Icon and Braille+. I'm thinking of buying one of >these >drives, but want to know >whether I can expect it to work with the Braille+. If you've had >problems >with this hardware >combination, did those problems persist when the Braille+ was >connected to >AC power? What did >you end up using for an external storage solution if you abandoned >the >Passport due to it >being unusable with the Braille+? Thanks in advance! > >Jeremiah > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature >database 3029 (20080415) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature >database 3029 (20080415) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > > >Icon Discuss Mailing List >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss > >To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe >in the subject line to: > >icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To post to this list, send your message to: > >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >Braille +, Visit >the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >Visit the APH FAQ page at >http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >BEGIN:VCARD >VERSION:2.1 >X-GWTYPE:USER >FN:Tanner, David >TEL;WORK:651-642-0795 >ORG:;SSB >TEL;PREF;FAX:651-649-5927 >EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:DTANNER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >N:Tanner;David >TITLE:Rehab Tech Spec >END:VCARD >