[real-eyes] Re: An external drive problem.
- From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:52:00 -0500
Nancy,
Certainly try Reggie's suggestion but here is something else to check into.
Many external USB hardware devices must be properly removed using the
"safely remove hardware" utility in the system tray of XP. Look in there to
see if XP thinks the drive is still connected and stop the device using that
utility to see if will then re-recognize it once again. Unless the external
device is hot swappable you should probably use this method of stopping the
device all the time. Try it with the drive turned on first and then with it
off to see what happens. It might not work but it is worth the shot and it
is a safe thing to do.
Thanks,
Jim Ellsworth
-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Nancy VanSandt
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:24 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] An external drive problem.
Hi! I got an external drive for Christmas which I have plugged in to my USB
port. Everything was going fine until a couple of weeks ago when I had left
it on and during the start up process on my PC, I accidentally turned it
off. I didn't think that would matter, but now when I turn it on, it will
make the usual noise telling me that it is on, but the drive letter itself
does not come up in the list in My Computer. So, I can't access it. My Zen
Stone player is working fine, and it shows up in My Computer when I plug it
into my USB, but my other external drive is not recognized at all. It sure
would be a bummer if I lost everything on there. Is there anything I can do
about this?
Nancy Van Sandt,
Buddy and Curly's House
Joshua24:15
"But as for me and my household,
We will serve the Lord."
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