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External
Since: Jan 16, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:48 pm
Post subject: External Hard Drive
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I simply moved my PC to another location and now it won't recognize my
external drive. I have two internal drives and one external. The external
is in a USB/Firewire enclosure and was connected via the firewire. I never
had any problems.
Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive. In order
to make sure the drive didn't fail, I swapped it with my internal drive. It
read the label and allowed me access to the data, so I'm assuming my drive
is OK. I figured maybe the external enclosure failed, so I bought a
replacement, USB 2.0 only.
It does not recognize the hardware at all when I plug the USB cable into my
PC. I'm sure it's not the USB slot because I plugged another device in to
confirm.
The drive seems OK, yet it is no longer recognize by either USB 2.0 or 1394.
Any suggestions on what to check next? I'm stumped.
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External
Since: Jan 22, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:02 am
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Any possibility that you can connect this external drive to another
computer and see if it's seen?
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Jan Alter
bearpuf.TakeThisOut@verizon.net
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jalter.TakeThisOut@phila.k12.pa.us
"Dave Zass" <sendmespam.TakeThisOut@volleyball.net> wrote in message
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>I simply moved my PC to another location and now it won't recognize my
>external drive. I have two internal drives and one external. The external
>is in a USB/Firewire enclosure and was connected via the firewire. I never
>had any problems.
>
> Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive. In order
> to make sure the drive didn't fail, I swapped it with my internal drive.
> It read the label and allowed me access to the data, so I'm assuming my
> drive is OK. I figured maybe the external enclosure failed, so I bought a
> replacement, USB 2.0 only.
>
> It does not recognize the hardware at all when I plug the USB cable into
> my PC. I'm sure it's not the USB slot because I plugged another device in
> to confirm.
>
> The drive seems OK, yet it is no longer recognize by either USB 2.0 or
> 1394. Any suggestions on what to check next? I'm stumped.
>
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External
Since: Jan 16, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:02 am
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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It's seen by my computer when I swapped them out to check it. It worked
fine, access to all of the data.
Just not in the original 1394 enclosure or the new (soon to be returned) USB
2.0 enclosure.
"Jan Alter" <bearpuf.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:lx7eg.2429$HV1.1369@trndny01...
> Any possibility that you can connect this external drive to another
> computer and see if it's seen?
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> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf.TakeThisOut@verizon.net
> or
> jalter.TakeThisOut@phila.k12.pa.us
> "Dave Zass" <sendmespam.TakeThisOut@volleyball.net> wrote in message
> news:4ds6qsF1b82jiU1@individual.net...
>>I simply moved my PC to another location and now it won't recognize my
>>external drive. I have two internal drives and one external. The
>>external is in a USB/Firewire enclosure and was connected via the
>>firewire. I never had any problems.
>>
>> Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive. In
>> order to make sure the drive didn't fail, I swapped it with my internal
>> drive. It read the label and allowed me access to the data, so I'm
>> assuming my drive is OK. I figured maybe the external enclosure failed,
>> so I bought a replacement, USB 2.0 only.
>>
>> It does not recognize the hardware at all when I plug the USB cable into
>> my PC. I'm sure it's not the USB slot because I plugged another device
>> in to confirm.
>>
>> The drive seems OK, yet it is no longer recognize by either USB 2.0 or
>> 1394. Any suggestions on what to check next? I'm stumped.
>>
>> --
>> www.cjpassociates.org
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> >> Stay informed about: External Hard Drive |
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External
Since: Jan 16, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:55 pm
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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> let me guess you are running XP SP2.............
Yes, I am.
> have you tried giving the drive a letter.
It has the same drive letter that was previously assigned. When I swapped
it with another internal data drive, the HD showed up fine.
> with the drive connected to a USB port go to Start, Perform and Main, Amin
> Tools, Comp Management, Disk Management.
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> If you can see the drive unlettered, right click it and change drive
> letter..........call it W say, click OK.
I can not get it recognized externally at all, even trying two different
enlosures and trying USB and 1394.
> you may have to reboot to see if it appears in Explorer
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> if not its that old lost USB post problem with XP.
The USB ports are working fine, as far as I can tell. I tried a the HD on
few different ports, no luck recognizing it. If I plug any other USB device
in, it sees it.
> If this is the case you will either have to try Windows Repair or at very
> worst (like I had to) a total reinstall.
I don't seem to have lost my data on drive and was able to access it while
it was internal. I'm on the verge of building a new box, so I may not
devote a lot of time to figuring this out. I'm just stumped as to what may
have transpired. >> Stay informed about: External Hard Drive |
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External
Since: Jan 16, 2005
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:09 pm
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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> with the drive connected to a USB port go to Start, Perform and Main, Amin
> Tools, Comp Management, Disk Management.
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> If you can see the drive unlettered, right click it and change drive
> letter..........call it W say, click OK.
Well, now I see something else odd. Under Disk Management, I now show a new
DVD/CD-Rom drive. Sure enough, it is also listed in My Computer as a DVD
drive with a new drive letter assigned. I don't know what caused it to
detect a new drive, nothing has been added.
In the properties section for this new DVD icon, it looks like a SCSI CdRom
Device is active. Again, I haven't added any hardware or made any changes
to my system. >> Stay informed about: External Hard Drive |
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External
Since: Sep 13, 2005
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:26 pm
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Dave Zass" <sendmespam RemoveThis @volleyball.net> wrote in message news:4ds6qsF1b82jiU1@individual.net...
>I simply moved my PC to another location and now it won't recognize my
> external drive. I have two internal drives and one external. The external
> is in a USB/Firewire enclosure and was connected via the firewire. I never
> had any problems.
>
> Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive.
Obviously, something got changed when you moved your PC.
Figure out what it was.
-- Bob Day >> Stay informed about: External Hard Drive |
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External
Since: Jan 16, 2005
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 2:26 pm
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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>> Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive.
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> Obviously, something got changed when you moved your PC.
> Figure out what it was.
Obviously, you didn't read my post. I know exactly what got changed. The
desk it was sitting on. >> Stay informed about: External Hard Drive |
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Since: Sep 13, 2005
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:47 pm
Post subject: Re: External Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Dave Zass" <sendmespam.RemoveThis@volleyball.net> wrote in message news:4du6jpF1bv7shU1@individual.net...
>>> Since I moved the PC, it no longer recognizes my external drive.
>>
>> Obviously, something got changed when you moved your PC.
>> Figure out what it was.
>
> Obviously, you didn't read my post. I know exactly what got changed.
Obviously, you don't know what changed. If you did, you'd
know what needs to be fixed. Think back. Think hard.
When you discover what it was, it's likely a very simple fix.
-- Bob Day
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> desk it was sitting on.
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