# Digital camera USB problem (DSC-P9)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 26, 2002, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862 "2002-11-26T10:33:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@starman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starman)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2002, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/1 "2002-11-26T10:33:59Z")
I just purchased a new DSC-P9 digital camera. My computer (Dell Inspiron 7500, Win98SE) refuses to recognise the USB drivers I installed from the supplied CD. Any tech-savvy people able to help?
-Oli
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### Author:  [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/2 "2002-11-26T11:04:40Z")
Try [http://www.usb-drivers.com](http://www.usb-drivers.com) – you might be able to find something that works there.
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/3 "2002-11-26T15:35:58Z")
Did you turn on the usb ports in the bios?
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/4 "2002-11-27T03:46:08Z")
Many times the drivers will be in a specific directory on the directory chain of the CD and not on the root directory
Here is the Win98 driver update you need for your camera
[Drivers for DSC-P9](http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/dvimag/cybershot/softupdates/)
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### Author:  [@starman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starman)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/5 "2002-11-27T04:42:57Z")
Thanks for your help. I worked it out - eventually. I’d put the drivers on my computer, but it couldn’t find them for some reason. Anyway, after a lot of mucking round, I got the camera working, and a very nice camera it is, too.
-Oli
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-usb-problem-dsc-p9/138862/6 "2002-11-27T15:41:26Z")
I have a new Dell. You just connect the camera to the USB port & Dell uses its own drivers. Nothing else to do.