http://www.fixya.com/support/p495498-gateway_80g_80gb_laptops_notebooks_hardSolved technical support problems provided by FixYa users.en-usCopyright (c) 2007 FixYa, LTD. All rights reserved.info@fixya.comSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMT80http://www.fixya.com/support/t113874-removable_hd_as_backup_in_xpI currently use a Win98SE system and backup the 80Gb HD to an identical drive in a removable caddy using Drive Image Pro. This system works well for me, if the first drive fails (and it has), I just install the backup unit as the primary drive...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t198454-bytecc_2_5_mobile_hdd_hotdriveI have a bytecc 2.5 Hard Disk Drive, My son gave me with no intruction manual. I plugged it into my labtop and it installed itself... it has an icon of the drive and is listed as New Volume (E:)How do I open it and use it to store information...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t216189-maxtor_personal_storage_3100Works fine in Safe mODE BUT IN NORMAL MODE i CANT READ FROM OR WRITE TO IT i cAN VIEW WHATS ON IT THOUGH i'VE TRIED STARTING WITH VERY VERY FEW PROGRAMS dOES nOT wORK but sAFE mODE dOES WORK its a 100gig drive Maxtor 6 L100P0 what can I do?Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t226124-secondary_hardrive_accidentalyI accidentally reformatted my second hardrive. Now it is no longer visibile on my computer. I have not allowed anyhting new to be wrote to the drive. I assume that only the directory is deleted. Please help!Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t231704-hard_disk_soundmy hard disk (samsung) sounds more at startup ,sometimes afterwards also..then sounds stable..plz helpSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t239834-freecom_hard_driveI have a Freecom 400GB external HD to use as a backup to my PC drive C. My PC drive has used around 27Gb of its 40Gb capacity, yet when I run a backup to the 400Gb drive it only shows about 6Gb in total space has been used. All my files and folders...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t248229-simple_tech_320gb_hdmakes my computer freeze upSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t263204-vista_usb_western_digital_hdWhen i connect the USB hard drive, the computer scans for a driver then displays a message indicating that the USB mass storage device failed. Do you know any fixes for thisSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t263869-fat32_format_in_windows_xpHow can I format a Simpletech external HD (500 GB) in FAT32? Windows XP does not allow me to... I already tried deleting and creating a new partition (disk manager). Also trying to create a less than 40 GB partition. Neither worked.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t261699-maxtor_one_touch_3_external_driveThe on / off toggle power switch in back appears to have failed somehow. I turn it on I get nothing, if u switch it back and forth I see the blue power light in front flash briefly, thats all. So, right now its a 500 GB brick. Any ideas out there??...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t270479-moving_e_mailshow do i move e-mails with multiple photos, from either archive or internet explorer into picasa?Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t272934-xp_doesnt_recognize_external_500_gb_wdI tried to plug in my brand new Western Digital My Book 500 GB external hard drive today and when I did I received an error message stating that the USB device has malfunctioned and XP is unable to recognize it. Am I doing something wrong or is this...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t278029-sansa_view_not_appearing_in_computerI just got a Sansa View.? I plugged it into my USB port but my computer does nothing.? Doesn't even say a new device has been connected, and I can't see the player in My Computer.? I've tried searching for new hardware and have formatted the player.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t279629-maxtor_external_hard_drive_750_gbthe hard drive dosent answer. then it gives me 3 options 1#? look for a solution on internet and close the program 2#? close the the program 3#? wait until it answers but nothing works, i can go in and open the folders and see the files but cant play...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t281044-changing_hhd_averatec_5500I am trying to decide whether it is worth it to upgrade and change my hard drive on my three year old Averatec 5500 or just get another computer. There is supposedly a slot for a hard drive upgrade (according to the info in the pathetic Averatec user...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t289214-error_50I have a powerbook G4 every time I try to transfer a file from my computer to my external hard drive a get this error -50Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t294044-connection_issueHi, I have a Maxtor One Touch III, 320 gb storage drive. I went to look at some files this morning and the drive didn't show up on my system. I uninstalled everything and then reinstalled. Now everything says, "no one touch found, please make sure...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t297724-need_help_new_hard_driveI bought a new simpletech 320gb hi-speed usb 2.0 external hard drive and also a 2-port usb 2.0 pci card and installed them on my pc. After installing i went to systems and device manager and it showed they were installed and working properly but i am...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t302749-a21m_ibm_think_pad_type_2628have acquired a hard drive caddy on l which I have installed the original 10gb hard drive, which replaces the `d` drive on my laptop but the problem is that it is also still installed with the original indows XP Proff. O/P system,i am unable to...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t303769-usb_hard_drive_recognizeI have attempted to utilize a Kingbyte (?) external USB Hard drive to no avail. There was a floppy disc included with the set, but everything I've tried still results in an error message about the USB devise not be recognized. Recommendations?...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t307784-hard_driveMy hard drive started making a wurring noise when it starts up and although it is on I cannot seem to locate it. Memeo is also telling me it cannot back up. Can you help please. I tried to add another external hard drive to my system, that is in...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t311224-seagate_external_hard_drive_problemmy external hard drive is not recognized , it was before but not it is not, it keeps saying a device is unknown, i tried to restore but it did not workSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t320519-maxtor_3200_80_gb_external_hard_driveMy EHD now flashes a green light and is not recognized on my computer anymore. Is there a reset or fix?Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t322204-acer_recoveryI would like to do a recovery on my Acer Travelmate 525TXV. The DVD-Rom does not work so I picked up a CD-RW/DVD ROM. How do I get the system to reboot from the exteranl?Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t339134-iomega_640gb_hard_drive_not_recognisedI have recently purchaced an iomega 640GB ex hard drive for my Sony Vaio VGX entertainment pc. I have loaded the disc and when i first used it it appeared ok, then after i shut the pc down and turned the hard drive off then restarted it all the...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t356564-help_helpwhen i open my pendrive, all my data is missing, but the space is still in use. what should i do? it only appear something like thisWMP info and when i click it straight goes to tihs msgSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t355014-find_harddriveMy external worked fine for about a year, but this past week, my powerbook no longer sees it. I've been using the firewire 800 connection and also tried the 400 connection, neither works. When I plug it in and turn it on, the lights still turn on. ...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t358519-hard_desk_proplemhi, i used program powerQuest PartitionMagic to parting my harddiskto tow part c &e when the computer restart the power are cuting, and affter that the part e lost the name and i can't see it at all, put the data are take place on the hardisk and i...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t362629-retreive_lexar_jumpdrive_security_iiI just bought a Lexar JumpDrive with pre-installed Security II software. In the rash decision to preserve as much space on the drive as possible, I deleted all the preloaded software. Now the external memory meter will not work, no doubt the result...Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t364109-t_vscan i wall mount a lcd t.v . on a wall above a plasma fire safely?Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:33 GMT