20 Most Recent SmartDisk FireLite 80 GB Hard Drive Questions & Answers

Go to the applications folder and then utilities open Disk Utility in the left box select you firelite and then clcik on the erase tab to your right. You can then select how you are going to format the hard drive standard for using with Mac only machines is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or if you want to use with both PC and Macs is MS-DOS (FAT). Then name your drive and click on erase. Hope this helps.

it seems the partition table of the hard drive has got damaged , download some partition table recovery from the net run it , then check

The hard drive maybe formatted in Windows NTFS format and the MAC cannot see this formatted hard drive. If you only wanr to use this hard drive on a MAN then you need to format this hard drive with your MAC.If you want to exchange files between your MAC and a PC then you need to format the hard drive on a PC in FAT32. The MAC can read and write to a FAT32 formatted hard disk.

On the drive is a label with the voltage AND current requirements for ti.
EG 12V 300mA or similar.

Any universal supply available almost anywhere that meets those requirement will do the job for you. If you can get one with a higher rating on the current eg 400mA as opposed to 300 then that will be better in the long term.

DO NOT apply more voltage though !

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Junk it - the controller inside it has failed and the pc no longer recognizes it as a external disk and that is unfixable.

OK ..First of all it is important if the hdd is seen by the computer and the icon appears into the my computer folder...if it does..but the formatting action is not completing ..you have to check first ..not to have write protected files on it ..(in this case the message will be .."windows could not format this drive ...check ....")The action to do is to start delete the files one by one ...and see which one refuse to support the action ...For the files that don't want to delete ..click right on them and check properties...and if you find any ..with the case ticked for ...read only ...remove the ticked sign ...and try to delete again ..
there is another issue ..it can be ...if you used it to back up system files...you need a program that will delete those files on boot..cause they are write protected..and can not be removed..
This is the program ..
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/MoveOnBoot.shtml
just install it ..than open to the file it refuse to be deleted..,right click on it ..and choose delete on the next boot from the list ..Confirm the action and reboot..
The 3rd issue may be the actual hdd properties to be set on the read only ..so ..right click on the hdd icon ..and properties..and remove the mark on teh case that say read only ..and try to format it again after restart ..
Or .. take a look at the hdd and see if it has some kinda lock button ..like some memory cards have ..if it is in the locked position this will be the case...
If the hdd is seen in the my computer ..but when you try to open it ..is says it need to be formatted before usage ...but nothing else indicates the read only ..or the properties are not available ..it means that the firmware on it is somehow corrupted..and you need to reinstall it ..

there is another case...if it is new ..or maybe the partition is not recognized..or it is the factory one ....
The external hard drive should be recognized and ready for use. Occasionally, the factory partition may not be recognized in Windows. If that is the case, you will need to partition and format the external hard drive. To do so, follow the steps below:

Click Start and select Programs./ accessories /command prompt.(or MS DOS Prompt ) The MS DOS screen appears.
From the command prompt, type FDISK and press ENTER.
Answer Yes when asked to Enable Large Disk Support.
The Microsoft Fixed Disk Utility will open. Choose 5 Change current fixed disk drive. If you do not see 5 options, your external drive is not being properly detected. Check your cable connections and verify that the power is on.
Select the external hard drive from the list. Your main internal drive will be Disk 1.
If you have only one drive in your system, then drive 2 will be the external drive. If you have multiple drives, make sure the drive you select is your external drive. After selecting your Western Digital external drive from the list, press ENTER to proceed.
WARNING: FAILING TO SELECT THE CORRECT DRIVE MAY CAUSE PERMANENT LOSS OF DATA ON YOUR OTHER HARD DRIVE(S)!
From the FDISK main menu, select 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive.
Three menu items now appear. Choose number 1 (Create Primary DOS Partition), then press ENTER.
When prompted with Do you wish to use the maximum available size for the Primary DOS partition?, answer Yes.
To complete partitioning, press the ESC button twice. You will see a message that you must restart your computer.
Hit the ESC button once more to exit the FDISK program.
At the MS DOS command prompt, type EXIT to close the MS DOS Prompt window.
Click on the Windows Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the system tray and select the Western Digital external drive from the list and click Stop.
Unplug the data cable from your computer and reboot.
Reconnect the data cable once the computer has fully booted up.
After plugging the drive back in, double-click the My Computer icon. You should have a new drive icon for the external drive.
Right-click on the drive icon and select Format.

Another way ...is to get to control panel ...and switch to category view ..administrative tools /
computer management / disk management...(or removable storage if it is the case..) ..and format it her e..in Fat32 ..or NTFS

http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/computer-manuals.html you will have to type in the motherboard in the top search tab

or

http://help-site.com/c.m/

this site will tell you how to use something

hope this helps

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does your OS has a "my computer" logo on your pc's desktop?

I believe some virus caught your computer. If you can't find you're files try this.
-Go to that hard disk.
-In the menu bar look for tools.
-Folder option
-In the folder option window click view
-look for hidden files and folders
-In the 2 radio buttons click show hidden files and folders
-click apply.
If this is correct there is a way to remove those hidden things.
-Select the file or folder you wish to not hide.
-right click and look for properties
-unchecked hidden files and apply

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YES..just be sure to use USB cord and its plug and play.

you could get this on Ebay if you dont have an account you will need to create one 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 you will even see the pictures of these so you cant make a mistake and get them home delivered hope this helps

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Welcome to Fixya. If you want to use the drive to your PS3 Console you can still do a Quick Format on the Hard Drive but make sure you select Fat32 File System type to be able for the Ps3 to detect the hard drive. Make sure you use Windows XP or Windows 7 on formatting the hard drive to Fat32 because Windows Vista dont have Fat32 it uses ExFat.

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If any application such as Disk Warrior is still accessing the drive it will not unmount. The easiest solution is to reboot the computer and the offending application should no longer be accessing the drive and it would be available to eject.

control panel administrive tools computer management,disk management you can see this drive and what format its been done in
hope this helps