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Thread ID: 91436 2008-07-07 05:16:00 "External" hard drive not working on one PC pcuser42 (130) Press F1
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686007 2008-07-08 00:46:00 Anyone got any ideas? pcuser42 (130)
686008 2008-07-08 01:32:00 Did you try the Linux live cd? SolMiester (139)
686009 2008-07-08 01:52:00 A few things to try (clutching at straws??)
install new USB drivers, epsecially if SP3 is installed
if its ever had a mapped network drive, that can causes issues if the mapped
drive is the same as the assigned USB drive letter.

Try manually assigning a drive letter at the other end of the alphabet: such as t: or z:

Does the USB port work 100% with a non-storage device (eg printer)??
sroby (11519)
686010 2008-07-08 02:04:00 It did have SP3 installed, but it wouldn't update, so it was removed. I'll try reinstalling the USB drivers as SP3 may have something to do with it.

I haven't got another USB device to try, except for a battery charger.

There are no mapped netork drives, and it doesn't automatically assign a drive letter to it. I can get onto the disk by assigning it a drive letter in Disk Management and then right-clicking it and selecting Open or Exlplore, but no other way works.
pcuser42 (130)
686011 2008-07-08 03:01:00 I tried reinstalling the USB drivers (I had to reinstall everything, including the tablet PC's integrated hard ware manually), but it didn't work. :( Assigning it as drive Z: didn't work either. :crying

Any other ideas?
pcuser42 (130)
686012 2008-07-08 21:02:00 No one has any solutions? pcuser42 (130)
686013 2008-07-09 04:30:00 Did you give the linux idea a try yet? or maybe try live windows with bartPE? Agent_24 (57)
686014 2008-07-09 07:01:00 If only I knew how to get the drive mounted under Linux... (It's Knoppix 4) pcuser42 (130)
686015 2008-07-09 11:03:00 Check out the last post on this thread:

www.linuxquestions.org
Agent_24 (57)
686016 2008-07-11 02:51:00 I've just discovered that it won't install a USB mouse either. After installation it works perfectly. pcuser42 (130)
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