/var/log/messages shows: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02:0 wakeup usb 1-9: new full speed USB drive using addres 2 usb 1-9: device not accepting address 2, error -110 usb 1-9: new full speed USB drive using addres 3 usb 1-9: device not accepting address 3, error -110 usb 1-9: new full speed USB drive using addres 5 usb 1-9: Product NewMotion Tech usb 1-9: ManufacturerNewMotion Tech Initializing USB Mass Storage driver ... scsi8: SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb 1-9: reset full speed USBdevice using address 5 scsi: Defice offlined - not readyafter error recovery: host 8 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 USB Mass Storage device found at 5 usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage USB: Mass Storage support registered Howver, I cannot find my USB harddisk anywhere, not on /mnt nor on /media Any idea? bye Ronald