Martin, I had one which did that and then died! Richard Godfrey-McKay Telephone: (01738) 445 880 Mob: (07791) 452 593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin wilsher Sent: 24 November 2009 02:34 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] External hd disconnecting and reconnecting? 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/> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4632 (20091124) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 4632 (20091124) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com