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Usb drive won't mount




By PapaHedberg on Nov 18, 2007

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Westen Digital 160 giga usb drive.  I backed up maybe 10 gigs of photos and video from my Mac powerbook g3, (osx.4) and next time I started up, the drive failed to show up on the desktop.  Tried another usb port, no go.  Diskwarior can't find it either. the li
Oh dear.  
Comments:

Nov 18, 2007

- What is that?  One that plugs right into a computer or one that has an external power source?

Nov 19, 2007

- I plugged it into my PC and it appeared immediately.  Then back to my old Mac.  Problem solved by Bill Gates, I guess.  Who'd a thunk it.
Papa
Problem solved for now.

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Nov 26, 2008

-   My Mac Intel Core Duo with is unable to mount the Acomdata drive.  It had been working fine until I tried to move a file over to the drive and it just sat there and spun and spun. .   Do I need driver?  Can 't seem to find a disk to load with a driver..
Help needed.



-   Rizerd

Solution #1

posted on Nov 18, 2007
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vivekcms

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Rating: 78%, 16 votes
Try to plug the device in a Active USB hub..
Comments:

Nov 19, 2007

- Yes.. Put it to one that has external power source.

Regards
Vivek.

Nov 21, 2007

- Ha.. Ha.. Ha.. Good...

It may be any problem with file system..
I don't havy any experience with Mac..
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