Question about SimpleTech 250GB USB2.0 7200 RPM External 250 GB IDE Hard Drive
I have a Simpletech USB 2.0 250GB external hard drive. When I plug it in to my pc, it will not recognize it. I have high speed USB ports, but nothing works. I'm using a Dell Dimension 8400. Any idea what I'm doing wrong??
Simpletech USB 2.0 500GB (bought today) took several on/off then it puffed a small (smelly) smoke and fired up. I had rebooted the pc before this happened. I'm not sure if that was part of the problem or if the drive just needed the on/off action to wake it up.
Reading these posts however makes me wonder how long, and if this thing is going to work!
Posted on Dec 22, 2007
I have a feeling its not the hard drive thats bad i think it sounds like the case .
you can try buying another case and transfering the hard drive to it the case is around $20.00
Posted on Dec 05, 2007
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I have a Vista PC, when I hook up the Simpletech 250 G drive, it does not recognize it. I hooked this same drive up to an XP machine and it worked immediately. I assume it is either a Vista problem or my PC
I too have a SimpleTech 250GB esternal, the drive does not show up in either desktop, or laptop. the blue light comes on momentarily, but that is about it.
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