USB connecting problem

[chrissai87]

Guys 'n' Gals,

A month or so ago I tried to plug my Kingston USB pen into my PC (XP SP2) to download some photos. The Usb pen said it was being charged but the PC seems to have no inkling that it's connected. I can't force it to pick it up when it can't see anything there at all. I've not been able to connect it to the PC since.

Can anyone suggest what might (not) be happening?

Thanks,all
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chris

[etnietering]

Also, try a different USB port. Windows, for whatever reason, sometimes decides to ignore things that are plugged in to certain ports (for me at least). If you have another computer handy, give that a try as well.

[chrissai]

I tried to plug my friend's USB drive to my PC,it can be recognized,and also I tried to plug my USB pen to my friend's PC,it can't work yet.

[BipolarBill]

Then it's toast.

Just so you know, the light does not indicate "charging" - it's just to verify connection.

Flash drives are only good for 10-20 thousand read/writes and then they just die. Plan accordingly. *Always* back up your data.