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58073	2002-06-28 13:30:00	Everytime I hook up my Lexmark printer and my HP scanner to my Toshiba laptop, my A drive stops functioning.I then have to un-install both printer and scanner to get it working again. Can anyone give me simple instructions on how to have both printer and scanner and A drive working together. Thanks	mikey (724)
58074	2002-06-28 18:34:00	The scanner and printer are both parallel? If not, what interface do they use? Is the floppy using the regular floppy interface or is it USB or something else unusual? Depending on the answer to that question, you might need to set some resource settings in control panel, system, devices. Maybe note what resources the floppy uses, then make sure the printer and scanner are using different ones. robo.	robo (205)
58075	2002-06-28 23:11:00	Robo, the printer is parallel and the scanner is USB. I have no problems if I have my printer (parallel) and my CD Writer (USB) connected only when I hook up the scanner.........help!	mikey (724)
58076	2002-06-29 00:39:00	I have a nasty suspicion that your scanner is USB and takes its power from the USB connector. The "computer" bits will run on 3.3 V (probably), but the floppy will need 5V. I can't see that a scanner will pull "only" 500 mA at 5V. If the floppy hasn't got full volts, it will flop. :-( Can you feed the scanner power from a wallbrick?	Graham L (2)
58077	2002-06-29 13:10:00	Graham L, have tried a multi port with it's own power supply and still the A drive fails. Computer store also suggested that but it didn't work. Thanks for your suggestion........anybody else got any ideas?	mikey (724)
58078	2002-06-29 13:11:00	Graham L, have tried a multi port with it's own power supply and still the A drive fails. Computer store also suggested that but it didn't work. Thanks for your suggestion........anybody else got any ideas?	mikey (724)
58079	2002-06-29 19:15:00	Ooh, a multi-post. Anyway, if it disables the floppy so that rebooting doesn't work and reinstallation is required, something more sinister is going on. Does it say anything about device conflist in device manager about the floppy when it does fail? robo.	robo (205)
58080	2002-07-01 08:15:00	Robo,I get no info at all,just a message after an extremely long time asking if I want to formatt my floppy,but still no action from my A drive	mikey (724)
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