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Old 03-14-2009, 09:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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[SOLVED] External hard drive problem

I installed a USB external hard drive which worked fine for several weeks. Today I cannot get into it. In Explore I can't even find the E drive! The external hard drive did not show up when I looked at the Device Manager list of devices.

Can anyone help with this problem?
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: External hard drive problem

are there any devices that are flagging up as requiring attention on device manager? i.e. the ones with yellow exclammation marks beside them? have u tried to format the hard drive or tried installin any new updates etc recently?!
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: External hard drive problem

Have you already restarted you computer?
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Old 03-20-2009, 06:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Grin Re: [SOLVED] External hard drive problem

Thanks for your help.

I ftook it to a computer store and they solved the problem, which turned out to be easily fixed.

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