SimpleTech 500GB SIMPLEDRIVE EXT HD-USB 2.0 7200 PININFARINA 500 GB Hard Drive "device powering" Questions

...5V, 1A, that fits the drive. If you get an error message "Insufficient power to operate USB device" when you plug in a USB device into the computer's USB port then this device is drawing

I have a lot of music that I've copied to my Simpletech 160GB device, but my imac will not recognize the device... Does the drive power up? Can you hear the drive spinning? If not, you may need a new ...

...running off of external power rather than battery. If you disconnect the usb drive or any other usb device without first stopping the device then sometimes the usb ports will fail to recognize the ...

device driver download STEP 1 Check the Power and Data Cable Check that the power cable is securely connected to the external drive and wall socket (applies only to desktop external hard drives).Do ...

...and it is supposed to be compatable. It's on my taskbar to unplug it to save data and is also in my device manager in usb devices and mass storage devices. It comes with its own power supply. My ...

...has more direct power output going to the external hardrive. Also check your usb drivers in your device manager if it has errors. Right click on My Computer icon on the desktop, then choose ...

...problems and the possibility that the hard drive may be defective. If you recently purchased the device and suspect there is something wrong with it, return the defective drive to SimpleTech or

...printer. If CX9400 is off, ST500 works fine. As soon as CX9400 is turned on, ST500 becomes unknown device. To trouble shoot, I've connected "unknown" ST500 to another computer and it worked fine. ...

...problems and the possibility that the hard drive may be defective. If you recently purchased the device and suspect there is something wrong with it, return the defective drive to SimpleTech or

...plenty of power then it could be that it is mapped to a drive letter that is already in use. Under device manager, (right click my computer and select manage then click on disk management) If you