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External HDD problem

  • 30-06-2007 9:44pm
    #1
    Yorky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭


    The external hard drive is not showing up any longer. This has happened before for no apparent reason but this time I accidentally mixed up the USB hub, which the external HDD is connected to, and the broadband router power supply cables. The USB hub made a noise so I knew something was wrong. Could this have affected the external HDD? Is there any other way of getting the external HDD to show up? I've tried restarting and disconnecting / reconnecting the external HDD.

    Just checked, The USB hub is 5v output and the router is 9v output.


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Is there any yellow exclamation marks beside any of the devices in Device Manager? (Control Panel->System->Hardware) Make sure it is powered on before you attempt to connect the usb cable to the usb port on your machine as I've had a few users who done it the other way around and it wouldn't show.


  • #3
    Yorky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭Yorky


    The device is no showing up under device manager.

    There are two USB plugs for the external HDD and I have tried plugging them into both the USB hub and directly into the CPU ports to no avail. I have just tried putting the one which appears to be the power supply USB before the pther one to no avail.


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