FreeAgent GoFlex Drive works on every computer but mine

[DLambie]

One of my many drive is the FreeAgent GoFlex Drive 1.5 TB pocket sized external drive - it works fine on every other computer but on mine it stopped working - actually when I plug it in to my computer it freezes my computer every time I plug it in however to unfreeze my computer all I have to do is unplug the drive (plug-in and unplug I mean connect and disconnect USB cable from my USB port on my computer).

I have a 700 watt Power supply and my other USB devices work just fine which includes all my other external hard drives - I did replace my Geforce 8800 GT grap[hics card with the Geforce GTx550 Ti graphics card.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[alexe3831]

Have you tried connecting it to a different USB port? It's possible that the port you are using is miswired and is putting out the wrong amount of voltage.

 

[DelJo63]

USB slots are all the same voltage and ONLY supply 500ma each.
Some USB hds need more power and are bright enough to provide a "Y" cable to pull power from two slots.

While the powers supply would seem to be more than adequate, the USB hardware on the motherboard would
appear to be {a} overly sensitive to to 500ma limit or {b} just plain bad in this regard - - this is a deduction from
your statement that the drive can be used in other system.

Make sure you are using a USB 2.0 slot and not a USB1.1 slot