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Old 05-13-2008, 06:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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fantom exernal drive not working

i try to start my mu 1000 and the drive gives me the normal blue light and it also sounds like its beeping wich it isnt suposed to do (the disks arnt spining and the hd isnt regestering with the comp) please help need this drive
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Old 05-13-2008, 07:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: fantom exernal drive not working

go to your hard drive manafactures website / support / downloads and download their free bootable diagnostic software utility and run it against the drive ........ make sure to run the thorough test
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Old 05-14-2008, 04:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: fantom exernal drive not working

i cant even do that the drive doesn't show up on my computer
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return the drive to the manufacturer
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Old 05-15-2008, 08:57 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: fantom exernal drive not working

ya i know i was just wondering if anyone else had this problem
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