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<<<< when connecting it to my brothers computer (which I built) the drive isn't  recognized and the display on the drive doesn't light up as it usually does. I  know the computers usb ports are functional because both a mouse and a scanner  opperate on them. >>>

Hi,

At the risk of asking the very obvious...... have you installed the drivers for the drive?

most versions of win xp install the drivers automatically for most models but if non xp then there may be a need to install the correct drivers.

FWIW and good luck----Venkat

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