Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

HELP- USB External Drive-fast reply please.

  • 23-09-2005 12:53am
    #1
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭


    It is a 2.5" drive in a small case.
    It is powered by USB.
    there is one cable coming out of the HD case and it splits into 2 cables/usb connections(male) which go into the USB ports.
    Never had a problem with it before.. I have it about 4 months.
    It normally detects it straight away and it shows up in My Computer as
    "Portable Drive40 (F:)"

    Now, windows is detecting it, but it seems like it is not assigning it a drive letter as it should and normally did.
    The icon shows up in the bottom right and it says:
    "Safely remove USB mass storage device"
    Where as it should say:
    "Safely remove USB mass storage device - Drive (F:)"

    I tried restarting, and tried to "Add new hardware", but no help.
    As I said, this is the first problem I've had with it.

    edit; oh yeah, there is power going to the drive because the light is on when it is plugged in.
    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    Inspector Gadget
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Inspector Gadget


    On the off-chance that you've recently mapped a network drive that might now be F:, try unmapping/disconnecting it and see if it helps; it seems there's some sort of known issue with this.

    If not, check the disk itself to see that it's okay; if your machine has more than one USB chipset (say motherboard USB and an external card) try it in both - I have a 2.5" enclosure that works in my USB2 card just fine (NEC chipset) but calfs on my onboard USB (VIA chipset)...

    Gadget


  • #3
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭dawballz


    Thanks for that but...
    I just tried it in the GF's laptop and same symptoms as above.
    I don't have any USB external card, so I cant try that.
    But it did used to work perfectly. Dunno why it would just suddenly stop working..?
    Haven't mapped anything nor installed any new drives either.

    Any more advice..?

    Thanks


  • #4
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Do you always "safely remove" the HDD before disconnecting?
    Have you ever connected the drive to your GF laptop previously?

    Try reinstalling all USB entries in Device Manager.


  • #5
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭dawballz


    Not Always, but in the last few days, yes, I have.
    And yeah, the drive was connected and working with my GF's laptop before.

    Thanks... Any other suggestions?


  • #6
    popey21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭popey21


    Is it picked up in disk management .
    I had a similar problem where it was picked up but not in my computer. in disk management it read as being not partioned.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭dawballz


    Not being picked up in either.


Advertisement