20 Most Recent Acomdata (HD250UE5-72) (HD250UE572) 250 GB Hard Drive Questions & Answers

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The easiest way would be to buy another external hard drive case off of ebay or computer store.

If you're using it mostly on a PC then do not format it on a Mac. Format it on a PC

If you can't find a cord, you can just take the drive out of the case & install it in your desktop as a 2nd drive. That way you can get to your files. Also, they make a adapter cable to make it a USB drive, you could try that.

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If this is an USB external hard drive the try connecting it to another computer.If it does not work then the hard drive is faulty. All hard drives will eventually fail. There is no way of fixing this hard drive, if you need to recover your data, then there are companies that can recover data off faulty hard drives BUT it will cost you an arm and a leg for their services.

if you have the external hard drive , just plug it into the usb port then access the drive , they comes preformated

http://majorgeeks.com/Dr._Freeware_System_Utilities_d6416.html Dr.Freeware System Utilities which includes data recovery software, data backup, password reset tools for Windows helps you to maintain your system. Dr.Freeware is freeware, you can download and use it for free. Support IDE/SATA/USB Hard Drives, memory cards, USB Memory Drives Windows Password Cleaner Available in Live CD to run offline This is a utility to blank the password of any user that has a valid (local) account on your Windows system. You do not need to know the old password to blank the password. Support Windows NT/2k/XP/Vista Support IDE/SATA/USB Hard Drives Hope this helps

When a hard disk makes a clicking sound and the computer does not detect it then the hard disk is faulty. This is commonly known as "The click of death". There is no way of fixing this hard drive, if you need to recover your data, then there are companies that can recover data off faulty hard drives BUT it will cost you an arm and a leg for their services.

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-2-0-PC-Data-Cable-Cord-Acomdata-External-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-as-image-/271054572490?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item3f1c1c8bca not sure if this is what you need this one will connect to your computer from the extermal hard drive all you need do is look at the end connectionsYou might get these on Ebay im not sure which country you are in this might guide you to one you could get this on Ebay if you dont have an account you will need to create one https://scgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo Add Email adress Add Bank Acc Add Credit Card also add your postal adress also add a paypal account when you get to the paypal login page at the bottom you will see new to paypal sign up tab paypal to create an account paypal registration password ,bank card /credit card,phone numbers home/mobile ,email adress and a postal adress be very specific when you type in the search always ask questions? before you make a purchase and keep the email/s for security reasons if the item arrives and its not as described you will even see the pictures of your item so you cant make a mistake and get them home delivered hope this helps

Depending on your operating system this may vary in windows7 click start control panel you should see system security tab in that back up then windows will ask for a back up DESTINATION location you can select either dvd or another device or in XP click start all programs accessories system tools you should see back up after the back up finishes windows will tell you your computer back up was successfull also you could right click on the back up file select properties this will tell you how many GB were used also you might use the easy transfer http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-easy-transfer Windows Easy Transfer hope this helps

make sure the lead/s that attach to your hard drive are securely seated if your computer came with a motherboard disc the drivers could be on it click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red x right click to reinstall drivers or if you can see your usb but its not working ports(com&lpt)right click update driver hope this helps

click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red xright click to reinstall drivers or

if you can see your usb but its not workingports(com&lpt)right click update driver

sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable

just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again, check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems