Hi all. i have a western digital my book external hd, and from time to time, it loses usb connection and then reconnects, is this a symptom of a failing external hd? or if not, what could it be? thanks. thanks. Hope to hear from you soon. From Martin. Please email me at: m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Or contact me using skype from www.skype.com <http://www.skype.com/> my skype name is dobbinequine Thanks twitter name is bigpawedbear. Please visit my website: www.martin-wilsher.co.uk <http://www.martin-wilsher.co.uk/>