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Thread ID: 91017 2008-06-23 09:14:00 External harddrive Problem Firzen001 (11302) Press F1
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681427 2008-06-23 09:14:00 Hi

I have a problems with my harddrive.
Sometimes win xp says it has malfunctioned. and sometimes it stops copying files.
Could you help me with this problem?
Firzen001 (11302)
681428 2008-06-23 09:53:00 What's the interface you're using?

Firewire or USB/ USB2

I used to have issues with a USB drive that didn't like large amounts of data being transferred. Solution pick a few files rather than a whole folder.
EX-WESTY (221)
681429 2008-06-23 10:07:00 You need to go to the manufacturers website and see if they have a HDD health monitoring utility.

Or you should see if you got any software with the external HDD. My Seagate Freeagent has a built in health tester.
beeswax34 (63)
681430 2008-06-25 22:23:00 The Interface is usb.
On the case I bought i says USB to SATA
Firzen001 (11302)
681431 2008-06-25 22:27:00 You need to go to the manufacturers website and see if they have a HDD health monitoring utility.

Or you should see if you got any software with the external HDD. My Seagate Freeagent has a built in health tester.

I did have a look. but i didn't find anything:groan:
:crying Dam Harddrive!!!
Firzen001 (11302)
681432 2008-06-26 01:31:00 Try a different USB cable?

Tried opening the case and seeing if the hard drive is still plugged in properly?
Agent_24 (57)
681433 2008-06-26 02:39:00 Whose the manufacturer of your HDD? beeswax34 (63)
681434 2008-06-27 01:00:00 Manufacturer is Seagate.
The case is SSK.

I haven't tried a different cable.
When I tried to use chkdsk it ejected itself at 16% could this be virus?
Firzen001 (11302)
681435 2008-06-27 01:31:00 I had a similar thing. It was a faulty HD enclosure (the circuitry in the enclosure)

You will need to run chkdsk with the hard drive OUT of the USB enclosure: plugged into the motherboard to test it in this instance
sroby (11519)
681436 2008-06-27 02:02:00 I had a similar thing. It was a faulty HD enclosure (the circuitry in the enclosure)

You will need to run chkdsk with the hard drive OUT of the USB enclosure: plugged into the motherboard to test it in this instance

How do I do that with a laptop:confused:
Firzen001 (11302)
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