external hard drive for windows 98

[denson]

i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
but it says i have to update it.
and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.

 

[Jeff Richards]

You will have to provide much more information about your problem, such as
the make and type of external drive, how you are trying to connect it, what
steps you have gone through so far, at what point the problem appears and
the exact verbatim error messages that you are getting.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
>i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
> but it says i have to update it.
> and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

You have to provide us with much more info. Make and model number f your
machine (or motherboard model, whatever.) I gave you a link to Everest in my
reply to your previous post ("how can I install more colours on my pc") That
and a good inspection of the exterior of the machine should give you all the
names and numbers you need.

Don't forget that this need for data on your system includes all the data
you have on your external devices.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
>i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
> but it says i have to update it.
> and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

I swear, the echo in this room is getting downright eerie!

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:eJoVqNxBJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You will have to provide much more information about your problem, such as
> the make and type of external drive, how you are trying to connect it,
> what steps you have gone through so far, at what point the problem appears
> and the exact verbatim error messages that you are getting.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
>>i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
>> but it says i have to update it.
>> and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
>>
>
>

 

[98 Guy]

denson wrote:

> i cant install a external drive to my pc.

Then don't.

Take the cover off your computer and install a regular IDE or (less
likely) a SATA drive. Connect it directly to your motherboard. Don't
mess around with external drives if you don't have to.

 

[Jeff Richards]

Is it still an echo if nobody's listening?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:uZPwtOxBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I swear, the echo in this room is getting downright eerie!
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eJoVqNxBJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> You will have to provide much more information about your problem, such
>> as the make and type of external drive, how you are trying to connect it,
>> what steps you have gone through so far, at what point the problem
>> appears and the exact verbatim error messages that you are getting.
>> --
>> Jeff Richards
>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
>> "denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
>>>i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
>>> but it says i have to update it.
>>> and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

ROFL!!!

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:ukp%23ICJCJHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is it still an echo if nobody's listening?
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:uZPwtOxBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I swear, the echo in this room is getting downright eerie!
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:eJoVqNxBJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> You will have to provide much more information about your problem, such
>>> as the make and type of external drive, how you are trying to connect
>>> it, what steps you have gone through so far, at what point the problem
>>> appears and the exact verbatim error messages that you are getting.
>>> --
>>> Jeff Richards
>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
>>> "denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
>>>>i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install
>>>>it,
>>>> but it says i have to update it.
>>>> and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Dan]

Do you say that because it makes a work desk more messy or are external hard
drives not as reliable as internal hard drives. I know external hard drives
are more portable but I was wondering if you could kindly expand upon your
answer for me 98 Guy. Thanks in advance because I do appreciate it.

"98 Guy" wrote:

> denson wrote:
>
> > i cant install a external drive to my pc.
>
> Then don't.
>
> Take the cover off your computer and install a regular IDE or (less
> likely) a SATA drive. Connect it directly to your motherboard. Don't
> mess around with external drives if you don't have to.
>

 

[98 Guy]

Dan wrote:

> Do you say that because it makes a work desk more messy or are external hard
> drives not as reliable as internal hard drives. I know external hard drives
> are more portable but I was wondering if you could kindly expand upon your
> answer for me 98 Guy. Thanks in advance because I do appreciate it.

I question the need for portability and think it's more the case that
people don't know how to change the existing drive in their system or
don't know that they can. Most times they don't know that they should,
once their drives reach a certain age and failure becomes a real
possibility.

And I wouldn't sacrifice performance to get portability. You won't get
high performance with USB vs connecting an IDE or SATA drive directly to
your motherboard.

 

[Dan]

I understand and thank you for the clear and concise response.

"98 Guy" wrote:

> Dan wrote:
>
> > Do you say that because it makes a work desk more messy or are external hard
> > drives not as reliable as internal hard drives. I know external hard drives
> > are more portable but I was wondering if you could kindly expand upon your
> > answer for me 98 Guy. Thanks in advance because I do appreciate it.
>
> I question the need for portability and think it's more the case that
> people don't know how to change the existing drive in their system or
> don't know that they can. Most times they don't know that they should,
> once their drives reach a certain age and failure becomes a real
> possibility.
>
> And I wouldn't sacrifice performance to get portability. You won't get
> high performance with USB vs connecting an IDE or SATA drive directly to
> your motherboard.
>

 

[Angel]

Hi,

Did you check out the specs for that hard drive? I am saying this because I
saw one on QVC. It was for 2000 and up. I have not seen one lately that you
can use with 98SE. So, before you buy an external drive, check out the
specs.

Angel

"denson" <denson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF0F4F59-1EFB-46E3-B607-55E56EE7B013@microsoft.com...
: i cant install a external drive to my pc. i used softweres to install it,
: but it says i have to update it.
: and i didnt find any updates that goes with this problem.
: