Iomega ego not being recognized by computer - Iomega StorCenter (33349)

SOURCE: IOMEGA eGo portable hard drive won't copy files from mac

Format your hardrive for Mac OS:
Go to Disk Utilities under the go menu in your finder. Select the external drive and click on the erase tab. Clikc erase again and it formats the drive. You can now copy files onto the drive.

SOURCE: my external hard drive does not work on windows xp

reintall xp

and try again

SOURCE: I just got a 250GB Iomega eGo external hard drive

You may assign a drive letter to it by going to Start

• right click computer
• Select Manage
• Go to disk management
• select the drive It may be displayed as Disk 1 or Disk 2 (depends on your confug)
• right click on the drive and select format it.

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SOURCE: I have a iomega eGo

It depends. If this is the _very_ first time that you have connected the IOMEGA device to your computer, you'll need to "initialize" the HDD for usage by Windows (or Mac OS).
Or, if you've previously done that, and you've written files onto it, and now cannot read those files, you have an entirely-different problem, namely a "hardware" problem.

An external storage device has several major components:

* the USB cable (which in your case, seems OK, since the device is listed)
* the disk-drive inside the enclosure
* the USB-to-disk-drive adapter inside the enclosure
* optionally, an external power-supply that connects to the enclosure.

Use a multi-meter to measure the voltage/amperage generated by that power-supply,
and compare with the specifications on the power-supply's label.

Disassemble the enclosure, and remove the disk-drive.
Connect it as a "slave" disk-drive in a desktop computer, to see if bypassing that USB-to-disk-drive adapter bypasses the problem.

If the device is still under warranty, IOMEGA will replace it, at minimal cost to you.

If the warranty has terminated, buy a new, compatible, disk-drive, and install it inside the enclosure, to "revive" your external storage device.

SOURCE: I have an iomega portable hard drive USB 2.0

Make sure that you are using BOTH ends of the USB Y connection when plugging it into your PC. This is necessary for the device to work properly. Also try using a desktop instead of a laptop. Many times these kinds of drives will not work properly on a laptop because the USB ports on laptops tend to be under powered and will not provide proper voltage to the unit.