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| 803389 | 2009-08-22 03:23:00 | Hi Folks While I'm new here, I don't know if the problem I have is new. I hadn't sent anything to my external WD hard drive for three or four weeks, but this morning in attempting to do so, I discovered that it my computer no longer recognizes it! I don't know what's happened or what has caused this annoying development. I'm running Windows XP. Can anyone help? Cheers, Steve |
Agoge (12669) | ||
| 803390 | 2009-08-22 08:11:00 | Can you see it in device manager(run>devmgmt.msc) Or in disk management? (run>diskmgmt.msc) If you can see it in device manager, right click>uninstall and reboot Blam |
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| 803391 | 2009-08-22 20:53:00 | Take it out, hook it up internally, then see if the BIOS sees it. If not, its dead. If it does, do a chkdsk on it to see if the file structure is OK. | pctek (84) | ||
| 803392 | 2009-08-22 20:58:00 | I know this sounds stupid but have you made sure that it is still connected to the pc? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 803393 | 2009-08-22 21:53:00 | Can you see it in device manager(run>devmgmt.msc) Or in disk management? (run>diskmgmt.msc) If you can see it in device manager, right click>uninstall and reboot Blam Hi blam6 No, can't see it in either disk management or device manager. |
Agoge (12669) | ||
| 803394 | 2009-08-22 21:54:00 | Take it out, hook it up internally, then see if the BIOS sees it. If not, its dead. If it does, do a chkdsk on it to see if the file structure is OK. Hi pctek I'm afraid I'm not computer savvy enough to hook it up internally. I have a suspicion that you may be right and the blasted thing is dead. Have only had it a year, too. |
Agoge (12669) | ||
| 803395 | 2009-08-22 21:56:00 | I know this sounds stupid but have you made sure that it is still connected to the pc? Hi nedkelly That's the first thing I checked. Unplugged and replugged it several times to make sure. No response on any of the occasions that I did so. |
Agoge (12669) | ||
| 803396 | 2009-08-22 21:58:00 | What happens when you turn it on? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 803397 | 2009-08-22 21:59:00 | Sorry had to ask, had the same problem with a mate of mine, wasted 1/4 a tank of fuel getting to his house to find that the hard drive had the cable in it but not in the pc. Was more then a little annoyed. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 803398 | 2009-08-22 23:37:00 | What happens when you turn it on? That's the thing, I disconnect both the power and the USB connection, reconnect them both again but with no response from my computer. I'd like to think that there was a fix, but it might be dead.:groan: What do you think? |
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