Hard Drive Malfunction
Started by
narnold30
, Apr 12 2005 05:07 PM
#1
Posted 12 April 2005 - 05:07 PM
#2
Posted 12 April 2005 - 05:49 PM
It sounds like the external drive had worked at one time. Correct?
Here are a couple of ideas:
1. try the drive in another computer
OR
2. try another drive on your computer
Here are a couple of ideas:
1. try the drive in another computer
OR
2. try another drive on your computer
#3
Posted 12 April 2005 - 11:26 PM
Yes the hard drive worked just a few days ago. I've also tried another hard drive in my computer and it worked fine.
#4
Posted 13 April 2005 - 06:37 AM
At this point, it looks like the external drive has a problem. Do you have access to another pc? It needs to have a compatible OS, like win2k, win98, me. If one is available, try connecting the external drive as a slave. If the drive is still accessable, you may be able to retrieve files from the drive before it dies completely.
#5
Posted 13 April 2005 - 07:00 AM
Wrong compatibility in previous post, sorry. Use a pc with 2000, 2003, NT, xp.
Question - how does the external drive connect to the pc? Was the other drive you tried connected in the same way?
Question - how does the external drive connect to the pc? Was the other drive you tried connected in the same way?
#6
Posted 13 April 2005 - 02:28 PM
The drive is connected by firewire into a notebook adapter. And Yes my other drive was connected in the same way. I'll try using the drive on another computer. Thanks for the help.
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