Please insert disk into Removable disk (F:).

mcano · 01-18-2009, 01:39 PM

I have an Iomega external HDD that all of a sudden stopped being recognized by my computer.

I removed it from the USB connection and re-connected it with the FireWire and now I see the drive on my computer again but when I click it I get the error asking to insert disk into removable disk..

I am confused.

I already tried device manager, uninstall and reboot...still same error..

Any ideas?

Felix-The-Ghost · 01-18-2009, 07:24 PM

I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to post an answer...

Mine does that because of internal damage to it. Was it overexposed to dramatic temperature, submerged underwater, and directly damaged? My flash drive went through the wash and got me this. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's just a software bug that someone on here can probably fix.

mcano · 01-19-2009, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felix-The-Ghost

I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to post an answer...

Mine does that because of internal damage to it. Was it overexposed to dramatic temperature, submerged underwater, and directly damaged? My flash drive went through the wash and got me this. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's just a software bug that someone on here can probably fix.

none of that...one day, out of nowhere it just stopped being recognized..

I dont care for the drive, I just really need my data...

Asiangotchi · 01-19-2009, 10:03 PM

The same thing happened to me. Check to see if you can see it in Disk Management. If so, right click it, and select Properties. If the disk format is RAW, then you need to format it. If that's not the case, I'm not sure. This was the issue for me, but most likely it isn't the problem for yours.

nafets1218 · 09-26-2009, 11:49 AM

Hi, I know it's almost been a year later, but:
Right-click (My) Computer
click Manage
under the Storage tab choose Disk Management
right-click you problem drive
select Change Drive Letter and Paths
change the drive letter, and retry it

Personally that is not my problem, but it's got the same error message, mine might be more related to the formatting, but I don't want to tamper with this "drive," it's actually an Ericsson W350 phone, formatting might be bad, the Media Manager (v1.2) can't find it, but the "PC Suite" can, any ideas?

01-18-2009, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcano Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista Ultimate	Please insert disk into Removable disk (F:). I have an Iomega external HDD that all of a sudden stopped being recognized by my computer. I removed it from the USB connection and re-connected it with the FireWire and now I see the drive on my computer again but when I click it I get the error asking to insert disk into removable disk.. I am confused. I already tried device manager, uninstall and reboot...still same error.. Any ideas?

01-18-2009, 07:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Felix-The-Ghost Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Please insert disk into Removable disk (F:). I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to post an answer... Mine does that because of internal damage to it. Was it overexposed to dramatic temperature, submerged underwater, and directly damaged? My flash drive went through the wash and got me this. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's just a software bug that someone on here can probably fix.

01-19-2009, 10:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Asiangotchi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2	Re: Please insert disk into Removable disk (F:). The same thing happened to me. Check to see if you can see it in Disk Management. If so, right click it, and select Properties. If the disk format is RAW, then you need to format it. If that's not the case, I'm not sure. This was the issue for me, but most likely it isn't the problem for yours.

09-26-2009, 11:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
nafets1218 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1	Re: Please insert disk into Removable disk (F:). Hi, I know it's almost been a year later, but: Right-click (My) Computer click Manage under the Storage tab choose Disk Management right-click you problem drive select Change Drive Letter and Paths change the drive letter, and retry it Personally that is not my problem, but it's got the same error message, mine might be more related to the formatting, but I don't want to tamper with this "drive," it's actually an Ericsson W350 phone, formatting might be bad, the Media Manager (v1.2) can't find it, but the "PC Suite" can, any ideas?