I have tried backing up my computer's hard drive (250 GB with 125GB free) and Simpletech Exteral Hard Drive 250 GB will run for hours and then give me a message that the Simpletech Hard Drive is full and cannot complete the backup. Can't figure out why since the external hard drive did not have anything on it when I started the backup.
Click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start two boxes Right click on usb drive select properties you will have an array of options Select the hardware option then select your drive properties policies restore defaults In XP
automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now start
you might tick one box then return after its finished the first repair then return and tick the second box you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage this drive
I found that you get best results by ticking one box then returning after it has finished then tick the other box
then you restore it to its default status
Right click on your drive select properties then on customize restore Default in W 7
hope this helps
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I got one with the same problem. I opened up the case and hooked up the hard drive to a generic usb to sata adapter that i picked up on ebay and it works fine now if a bit clunky looking.
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Windows likes to play with drive letter assignments, especially when you remove a device without using the "safely remove hardware" icon. When you plug it back in, Windows may think that you've plugged in a new one and assign it a new drive letter. Try this:
Your
computer can use up to 26 drive letters, from A through Z. Use drive letters C
through Z for hard disk drives. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk
drives. However, if your computer does not have a floppy disk drive, you can
assign these letters to removable drives.
Before you modify
drive-letter assignments, note the following items:
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How to assign a drive letter
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To assign a drive letter to a drive, a partition, or a volume, follow
these steps:
The drive letter is assigned to the drive, to the partition, or
to the volume that you specified, and then that drive letter appears in the appropriate drive, partition,
or volume in the Disk Management tool.
Note If you do not see Performance and Maintenance,
go to step 3. Performance and Maintenance appears in
Control Panel only if you use Category view. If you use
Classic view, Performance and Maintenance does not
appear.
I hope this does it for you. Thanks for using Fixya!
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I devised these simple steps that tend to remedy quite a few issues with most USB portable / external hard drives and OTHER devices (though not always)
A few things to check but assumes USB and Windows for other interfaces / operating systems (mac/ Linux) similar steps may be adapted to suit.
1. Ensure it is connected directly to the computer to a USB 2.0 port not a USB 1.0 port as this can have effects on performance and reliability
2. Use only the cables that came with it NOT one that fits that may have been lying around or is longer. Not all USB cables are equal even though they should be)
3. Do not connect through an external USB HUB unless that hub is USB 2.0 AND has its own power supply.
4. Use ONLY the power supply that came with it if it has an external power supply Don’t use any other unless you know it has both the same voltage and current rating e.g. 12V 500mA anything rated below that would not work properly.
5. Always use the same port for connecting your devices. Some devices do not like being switched about. If switched they may want to install software / drivers again. This can be especially true if you move a HUB to another port
If you checked and fixed anything there and still have issues then check your hardware from CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / HARDWARE.
Any exclamation marks by hardware need fixing before you investigate any further
USB flash drives can fail for no apparent reason.
Sandisk Cruzers are especially bad for this.
USB hard drives should be treated with extreme care.
This is a real hard drive ! and knocks and bumps can quite literally kill them.
It is possible to remove drives from the enclosures in most cases and connect directly inside a PC to fully check it.
Note that if you hear a drive clicking or pinging this could be the worst thing you would hear.
Known as "The Click Of Death"
If none of the above steps help look at updating the drivers from the manufacturers web site in the support section.
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Loose connection inside the Drive case. Remove drive and check internal wiring.
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I have a 500GB and a 1TB. Both drives if they work at all, is because you have to apply the power after usb is connected. The 500MB still good but the 1TB took a big dump.
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