lyndon,

after pondering and fiddling i finally found out the problem it was the cord that i was using it worked fine with laptop but not with the ps3 i tried the cord that came originally with it which was much sorter in length and thicker

hence the 1st cord was longer and not feeding it with the full 5volt required
maybe the reason the ps3 reconized the drive for a few sec and then vanished due to lack of consistent required power

thanks once again for all your prompt replies

now i have to sit and sort the issue with the ps3 not connecting my router and enabling my wma

regards

faizell