USB powered drives with laptops

From: Madhusudan Singh (spammers-go-here_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 02:17:54 -0400

Hi

        I have a USB-powered Iomega zip 100 drive which works well with my desktop.
Is it possible to get it to work with a laptop ? (its a power consideration
- my PS/2 external optical mouse works with the laptop, is the power drawn
by the drive more than the USB ports can provide ?).

When I boot up (I have sr_mod, usb-storage modules compiled), the zip drive
does make a noise, but the LED never comes on. Hence my question.

Has anyone gotten this to work ?

Thanks,

MS

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