My external used to work perfectly and I connected it to my Ubuntu computer then back to my windows PC and the drive changed names to Local Disc I drive and said it needed reformatting I ignored and put in back in Ubuntu trying to moving as much data as possible to the computer. Then it suddenly ejected and wouldn't even pop back up, I tired it again on my windows PC and it wont even pick up the drive to even let me reformat it, it starts to load the drive then crashes! Help! Its brand new basically!
Large hard drives dont like being swapped around to different computers and there operating systems they are not good swingers try connecting the drive directly to a port on the computer. click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X you will need to update/reinstall drivers right click to reinstall drivers ports(com&lpt)right click update driver Also check if it's detected in "Disk Management". Here you can verify if the partition and format are correct for the Operating System. Check the Drive's status in Device manager. This will verify if the external drive has a drive letter designation. Check Partition and Format. Log in as Administrator account in windows or any other account with administrative privileges Insert your removable disk into the USB port. Click Start, right click on computer and select manage. Now, click Disk Management. Check whether drive letter for the device is present. Check the lower window to find whether the device is detected (such as Disk 1, Disk 2, etc). If the device is detected with a drive letter, verify that no other device is using that drive letter. If it is, change it to unused drive letter. hope this helps
if you can see your usb but its not working
I tried everything you said: First there was nothing in the universal serial bus controllers section, In disc management there is nothing recognised in the top section but it is recognised in the lower half, I tired updating (all ok) I un-installed and re-installed (all ok) still nothing. it says its Disk 1 Unknown unallocated and not initialized. Tried to initialize it and it wouldn't work the error message says theres a I/O device error
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SOURCE: HITACHI DESKSTAR 7250 320 GB HARD DRIVE
File on disk maybe bad. Try this website: http://www.mes.cbs.dk/~sttt/readme.txt and http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/2963/files.html
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Your drive has failed. to try to get back some of your items put the drive in the freezer for a day. the chill will make the heads condense enough for about 3 hours of use for emergency backup.
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I have a 640 GB easy drive. It hit the floor and now when I turn it on, all I get is beeps and hear movement in the harddrive but it does not work
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Hi there
I dont know if this will work for you but looking on the web I came accross someone who had a similar problem they fixed it as follows.
They installed Tweak UI and then
She was able to get the drive recognized using "Tweak UI", clicking on My Computer, Drives,and check marking Drive F. It did the trick.
Hope this helps software link for you
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
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Yes, but there are many recovery software that you can download from the internet.... so don't worry, try 4shared.com by searching Recover My Files which is very effective. Please note to format your HDD using Quick Format rather than Full Format.. Good luck..
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I/O error is an input error power and or data Remove the power adapter from the drive. Check the documentation included with the drive for instructions to take the drive apart. If no instructions are available, contact the manufacturer for instructions or find out if disassembling the drive will void the drive's warranty.Remove the screws securing the faceplate to the drive or from the edge of the enclosure. Insert the edge of a small, flathead screwdriver in between either side of the enclosure to wedge both sides apart.Check the connections to the drive. Confirm that the IDE or SATA interface is plugged into the back of the drive. Reassemble the external hard drive, reconnect the power adapter and reconnect the drive to the PC.Attempt to access the files on the drive. If the IO device error reappears, return to Command Prompt. Input "format /fs:fat32:" into the command-line prompt. Replace "" with the letter assigned to the external hard drive.Press "y" when the message "Proceed with Format (Y/N)?" appears. The process will format the drive, erasing all data on the disk. If the drive still fails to function after format, you might need to replace the drive.
you might check or replace all the power and data leads that connect your external hard drive to your computer
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