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external hard drive
« on: April 07, 2015, 08:50:11 pm »
I got an external hard drive about a little over a year ago and I'm sure it worked when I got it. I plugged it back in today and the computer cant find it  any ideas, it lights up.  4thinking6  It plugs into USB port..........
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2015, 08:53:32 pm »
It might be broken  clown
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2015, 08:57:50 pm »
Add Devices and/or check usb for a yellow !   Drivers?
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2015, 08:58:45 pm »
Was it ever formatted?
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2015, 09:02:28 pm »
Can u hear the drive spin?

Can u turn it by hand at the pulley? No, wait, wrong drive
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2015, 09:06:38 pm »
Try to find the installed software for the drive and uninstall it.
Then do a re-install.
Try to skip formatting the drive if possible.
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2015, 09:16:39 pm »
Have you tried turning your pc off and on?  haha

 
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2015, 09:26:59 pm »
Simple fix. Go to Amazon.com and buy a new 1tb drive for fifty bucks. Then take the first drive for a drive out your driveway, turn left, drive a half mile open your passenger window and throw the thing in lake Kessel

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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2015, 11:33:36 pm »
Don't do anything crazy. Matt can open it, and put the contents onto another drive. Do not reformat, reformatting with delete the content.
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2015, 11:34:00 pm »
(Open the case of the external)
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2015, 08:54:39 am »
I've done everything that has been  suggested but no luck. It is a 1TB drive from amazon (o: used for storing photos only so no big loss. I don't think it came with any software, think it was just PnP  I willl try it on my wife's computer later today.
OR it may be broken.................
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2015, 09:29:16 am »
No big loss? It's the pictorial (is that the right word) history of our club!
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2015, 11:29:59 am »
Quote from: Beetleboi -Greg- on April 08, 2015, 09:29:16 am

No big loss? It's the pictorial (is that the right word) history of our club!

Thats what it is, but I'm not sure what is even on it after not using it for over a year  now.
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2015, 01:24:25 pm »
OK, I plugged it into my laptop and the laptop found the drive. I stated to transfer photos to the drive and it says 17 hours remaining, WT*  devil)- reminds me of running a 286Mh-16 back in the day. I'm letting it run just to see how long it takes. chit I'll be an old man by time its done. Opps, I'm already an old man old-\

I need someone to set up my to computers so I can see/transfer the files of each computer  help$# Windows-7 on both computers.
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Re: external hard drive
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2015, 04:28:05 pm »
Transfer rates can be maddeningly slow on USB hard drives. Mine is a two tb usb3 and it still takes forever!
Just make sure you remembered to plug your laptop into AC!!
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