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usb hard drive problem

  • 15-04-2005 12:13am
    #1
    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭


    right i disassembled an old laptop and stuck its HD into a USB case so i can use it has an external hard drive.

    the old hard drive i took outta the laptop was running Windows ME but i formatted it once i had it hooked up to my puter (running Windows XP home)

    my problem is that when i transfer files to it and i disconnect the hard drive (after properly removing stopping the USB driver) then reconnect it the files are corrupt or it cant read from the source

    anyone any ideas? i'm fairly sure it's not a loose USB connection or anything like that but could be wrong


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  • #2
    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    anyone??? dont all rush at once now :-)

    actually while im here. does anyone know a good place that i could pick up a gigabyte (or any other make) dual processor motherboard able to take two 2.something AMD's? oh yeah and the motherboard has gotta have plenty of room for RAM too

    ta you very much


  • #3
    the1andonly1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭the1andonly1


    the same thing happened to me and sorry if this is a tad to obvious, but i ran checkdisk with the repair function enabled, which fixed everything. sorry if that doesnt help, on your second question i've absolutly no idea! try komplett maybe?


  • #4
    theothernt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭theothernt


    Hi,

    _raptor_ - Can you give any details on the make/model of the USB enclosure you're using?

    I have used various 2.5" and 3.5" enclosures using both FAT32 and NTFS with no problems. One thing though. Some USB2 2.5" enclosure do require extra power, usually from a 2nd USB port, otherwise you might run into problems (the drive may not write things properly under certain conditions or make an odd clicking noise)

    - Neil


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