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Can't read external drive

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by dblam, Oct 25, 2008.

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  1. dblam Newcomer, in training

    I have a laptop that crashed. I pulled the hard drive out (which is still good) and connected it via a usb bridge to my acer laptop. The first time I connected it, it worked fine and I was able to see all the files. It got disconnected and when I reconnected it, the computer no longer detects it, any suggestions?
    dblam, Oct 25, 2008
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  2. Technochicken TechSpot Paladin

    How did you disconnect it? Did you use the "safely remove hardware" action? And do any other computers recognize the drive?
    Technochicken, Oct 25, 2008
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  3. dblam Newcomer, in training

    Yeah I used the "safely remove hardware" action. Other computers also recognized it when first connected, but not when it was connected a second time. After attempting to reconnect and safely disconnect mulitiple times, it just started working, so I think I have it for now, but it is not consistant.
    dblam, Oct 26, 2008
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