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vietspeed86

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27. September 2010 @ 15:31

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Hi, I would like to offer my thanks for any help ahead of time.

I have a WD Passport usb powered external that was just working yesterday. Now when i plug it into my pc I hear the chime but no autoplay pops up, nothing shows in My computer and its doesn't show up in Disk Manager neither. I always here the chimes when I unplug and replug it into the pc. I even removed it from the casing and plugged it directly into my laptop nothing still shows.

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attar

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27. September 2010 @ 17:33

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Have you tried leaving it plugged in and powering off/on the PC.
I have a WD external drive that sometimes does the same when it's connected through it's eSata port.

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vietspeed86

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27. September 2010 @ 21:31

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Originally posted by attar:
Have you tried leaving it plugged in and powering off/on the PC.
I have a WD external drive that sometimes does the same when it's connected through it's eSata port.

hey attar, just tried that rite now. still nothing. any other suggestions? thanks

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ddp

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27. September 2010 @ 22:44

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if doesn't showup when directly connected to laptop then get a new drive as that is now a paperweight.

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attar

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28. September 2010 @ 06:10

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For my own information (I've never "directly connected" an external drive to a PC) - does that mean there is an IDE/sata and power connector that has to be made?

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vietspeed86

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28. September 2010 @ 17:51

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Originally posted by ddp:
if doesn't showup when directly connected to laptop then get a new drive as that is now a paperweight.

that's one costly paperweight ;'(

Originally posted by attar:
For my own information (I've never "directly connected" an external drive to a PC) - does that mean there is an IDE/sata and power connector that has to be made?

If you take the shell off of an external hdd its just as the same as a internal b/c the pc powers the hdd instead of an external power source so you would connect it regularly as an internal.

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attar

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28. September 2010 @ 18:30

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I thought this drive drew it's power from the usb?

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