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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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| 685997 | 2008-07-07 05:16:00 | I have a USB-IDE adaptor, which works fine - except on the tablet PC (problem after problem :badpc:). When I plug it in, Windows XP detects it, but doesn't install drivers. I have to go into Device Manager and install them manually, but it still doesn't show up in My Computer (even after assigning it a drive letter in Disk Management). The same drive and cable work perfectly on two other PCs (XP and Vista). What's wrong? | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 685998 | 2008-07-07 05:56:00 | maybe it's not getting enough power? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 685999 | 2008-07-07 06:05:00 | It's a desktop drive and uses AC power, although it also happens with a notebook drive. EDIT: It also happens with a flash drive, although it shows up in My Computer. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 686000 | 2008-07-07 07:44:00 | maybe there's something wrong with that PC? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 686001 | 2008-07-07 07:55:00 | It was recently restored. :confused: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 686002 | 2008-07-07 12:32:00 | Well it sounds like something's odd, if external drives don't work only on one machine.. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 686003 | 2008-07-07 12:48:00 | Does it require USB2 ports?? Maybe your USBs are not supplying enough power?? I had a similar prob, but reformatting it fixed it (not suggesting you do that at this stage though!) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 686004 | 2008-07-07 13:25:00 | Does it require USB2 ports?? Maybe your USBs are not supplying enough power?? I had a similar prob, but reformatting it fixed it (not suggesting you do that at this stage though!) have you tried a linux live CD or similar? see if it works with that to determine if it's hardware or software issue? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 686005 | 2008-07-07 21:01:00 | Thanks, I'll try booting from a Linux CD. Maybe your USBs are not supplying enough power?? I've already stated that it's a desktop drive, and uses AC power. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 686006 | 2008-07-07 22:19:00 | I've already stated that it's a desktop drive, and uses AC power. Yeah, but I can't use my external HD (that also runs on AC) on any front or low-power USB ports... :) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
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