I recently acquired this device and would like to use it on a Windows desktop (O/S XP). I do realize it is intended for use on a MAC. When i tried inserting it into a Dell XPS the message i get is that it has too much power for the port it is plugged into. Then there are SPECIFIC warnings presented that warn of nasty events if i do NOT remove it in a very defined manner. Which i did and the computer seems to have survived with no adverse effects. It was recognized at the installation stage as "new hardware found" and it was identified correctly (as a generic USB device). Then came the warning. Is it possible that this device is only capable of functioning on a Mac? Are Apple USB ports different somehow? truenorthIt's a USB1.1 device. Mac & PC are the same. Given the message you're getting, it could be defective.Thanks Com-Com,I thought that they SHOULD be interchangeable however was not SURE. I suspect that your right defective. TruenorthYou might be CAREFUL about leaving anything plugged into it with the message you are getting about power.

Several years ago on an older MACHINE with the only USB ports on the back, I had a powered USB hub and kept a thumb drive plugged into all the time. One day the thumb drive wasn't responding. Both the hub and thumb drive had melted.It has gone to the great USB reward in the sky for eternity.Saved the power supply and the USB cable.truenorth