-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
- From: "Don Wilcox" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:24:04 -0500
What does the owners manual say about this problem? Please look in the
troubleshooting section to see if the problem is covered there. Have you
called the tech support or customer service number yet? What did they say?
Have you looked at the manufacturers website for a forum on the device?
What did you find there? Is there a Micr$oft KB article on the subject?
----- Original Message -----
From: "mihir" <mihirgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:06 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
Dear Don,
The prob is that I can see the HDD when I use it with a PC having Win
XP, but cannot see it when it is connected to my laptop which has Win
Me. That's the prob. Can you suggest some remedy.
Regards,
Mihir
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Wilcox
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:18 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
What does the owners manual say about this problem? Please look in the
troubleshooting section to see if the problem is covered there. Have
you
called the tech support or customer service number yet? What did they
say?
Have you looked at the manufacturers website for a forum on the device?
What did you find there?
In WinXp, the existence of the device should be detected once the device
is
plugged into a USB port. Though you may need to reboot or at least
close
and reopen Windows Explorer to get it to show in your folder tree. It
SHOULD appear as the next available drive letter... Removable Disk (F:)
for
example or maybe simply as the model number of the device.... Maxtor
XX3456 for example.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "mihir" <mihirgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:26 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
Thanks for responding. My prob is that the My computer does not show the
external HDD. How do I locate it?
Regards,
Mihir
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:57 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
You're quite right - must have been too early in the morning for me!
Chris
chris@xxxxxxxxxx
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Wilcox
Sent: 27 December 2004 18:39
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 4:14 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem
<snip>
Try formatting the Hard drive using the Win ME computer.
You might need to create a boot floppy and do this using FDISK.
Chris
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
FDISK does not format a hard drive. It partitions it. The boot disk
SHOULD
have a format command on it. IF it doesn't look for it on the WinME
computer and copy it there.
At the DOS prompt the command would be:
format d: /s
where d is the letter of the drive you wish to format and the /s is
optional to copy the system to the drive being formatted. The /s
should
not be necessary if the drive will be a data storage drive only and will
NOT
be used as a boot drive.
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