| Can't see Extra Hard-drive somtimes
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kapow
msg:1569393 | 11:30 am on Nov 21, 2005 (gmt 0) |
I have an external backup drive which I turn on occasionally. Sometimes XP recognises it and sometimes it doesn't. When windows doesn't see the drive I switch it off, wait a few minutes and turn it on again, then usually it works. Sometimes I have to do this 3 or 4 times. Can anyone tell me why XP doesn't recognise it every time? Is there anything I can do to tell Windows to see the drive?
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longen
msg:1569394 | 5:26 pm on Nov 21, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Is it USB or Firewire?
It doesn't appear under "My Computer" when you switch it on?
Are all cables properly secured? Try clicking
Start>
Control Panel>
Administration Tools>
Event Viewer>
System Look for Yellow or Red warning messages for clues.
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