20 Most Recent Freecom 80 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive Questions & Answers

Unfortunately, the company only supported: OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Mac OS X v10.3 or higher and Time Machine (OS X v 10.5 Leopard) compatible, for their USB hard drives.

You would need someone to write a driver for you or to connect to a computer with a supported OS.

I wish that I could be of more help.

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by the time you have stopped the formatting process has already started now download some data recovery applications then check it

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the drivers could be on it click start control panel administrive 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 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, sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable, 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 hope this helps

Flashdrive clicking is not a good sign. As for checking it on another computer. Most library's have computers that can by used by the public. I would check that out quickly and make sure to have a second drive to copy information to if you do get access again.

Follow the steps given below to refresh USB ports.

1. Right-click My Computer icon on the desktop, and then select Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager button.
4. Click the plus (+) sign to the left of Universal Serial Bus controllers.
5. Right-click the device listed under Universal Serial Bus controller and select Uninstall.
6. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device.

Please note, repeat Steps 5 and 6 until all the devices under Universal Serial Bus Controller are removed.

7. Shut down the computer.

CAUTION: Ensure that the Shut Down option is selected, instead of the Restart option.

8. Wait for 5 seconds and then restart the computer. When the computer restarts, a "Windows has detected new or added hardware" message window will open.

The above steps will refresh the USB ports.

Now connect the USB devices like mouse, video camera, your external usb hard disk...usb hubs...whatever you like and the drivers should install automatically.

Tip: It is always recommended to connect the main usb devices at the rear end usb port, as they require more power to initiate.

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if the usb ur using is 1.0 - it can read it - get a 2.0 external unit and you're good to go.

you can use http://ntfsundelete.com/ -FREE

Hi Again - managed to sort out my own problem by accident.
I was installing a new bit of kit and needed to access the BIOS. The reboot time came and I gave the three-fingered salute (CTRL +ALT + DEL), and lo and behold it went into the chkdsk routine! Then there was a delay whilst it took 2 hours to check the disk, but there were no errors.
As a matter of interest I then ran diskkeeper (without problem) and noticed the report was saying the MFT (Master File Table) file was way too small - an 98% capacity - and that I should increase it's limit. I did and ran the defrag again. I now have a very healthy external HDD that is as happy as me.
Hope this helps others.

try here https://www.freecom.com/support

The computer repair stores have special software that might help and is worth considering because this is something you cannot do alone.

Used this software professionally for years, if it doesn't work, the alternative is very, very costly: GRCGibson Research Corporation Home Page

Just do a standard format. Since you will be writing over everything anyway. That is the simplest solution.

Please check the health of the storage attached to it through the software.

Is it a dmg file.