COLOR="#0000FF"]FIRST QUESTION: Without any drivers installed, when I plug the Microtech USB connector into a Windows PC, should I get the PnP "Device Inserted Sound" and then the "Unknown Device" balloon? Or should absolutely nothing happen?[/COLOR] (Obviously, the Microtech LED does not light up either - but that seems to happen ONLY when it is actually working.)

Have you tried going to Computer Management then to Drive Management to see if the drive is recognized there. Reason the PNP may not be showed is the dive may have to be initiated.