mrs_d Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 hi ive just fitted an external hdd to pc and its worked ok for 2 days. turned it on today and its making bleeping noise and the light is red . i didnt get any instruction with it so i dont know if you should switch it off at night but it felt hot and it has a built in fan. it doesnt say the maker on the the case so i cant check it on web. i need some advice as ive never had an external hdd before. thank you Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 When you shut the pc down Mrs D it will shut the external drive down too, no data exchange is taking place you see. Just don't turn it off when your up and running. What is the make and model of the external drive? Quote
mrs_d Posted June 27, 2009 Author Posted June 27, 2009 im sorry i dont know the make or model as i got it from ebay and i have wrote to the seller for info i put a different hdd in the caddy and it worked ok so it seems to as me that the caddy has got too hot and burned the hdd out which is a pee off cos it was a 160gb and i had just put all my back ups on it which took up 47gb. im running 3 pc on my network and using windows onecare. any ideas if the 160 hdd can be fixed? im not worried about the data but its a big hdd to lose Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 It sounds to me like it was the drive getting hot and not the caddy if it's working ok now, that seems logical to me. Did you ever run a chkdsk on the 160GB when it was installed? Quote
mrs_d Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 It sounds to me like it was the drive getting hot and not the caddy if it's working ok now, that seems logical to me. Did you ever run a chkdsk on the 160GB when it was installed? no i didnt i have bought a new hdd caddy called certified usb 2.0 and have put a second hand 80gb hdd in and formatted it to nftc and it shows up as (f) when plugged in. it was on for about an hour it it felt quite hot. i got an info leaflet with it but it didnt answer my questions: 1, do you only turn the external hdd on when you need it. to do weekly back ups. 2, do you need to shut the pc down first, before turning Ehdd off. i have nero on my pc which offers a back up program do you think i should try that one instead of one care. i have 3pc in the house all with onecare on and this pc is the hub. i used to run back ups on dvd disc but i thought an e hdd would be a better option. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 1: If the caddy is powered via the mains which it should be then turn it on before booting the pc. 2: Shut the pc down before turning the caddy off. Quote
mrs_d Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 ok i will now do you think i should do a chkdsk scan when i turn the new hdd on Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Well it's up to you Mrs D but with it being a new drive I see no reason to. What you have to bare in mind that with all hard drives they will get warm but not uncomfortably so. When you get a spare moment swap out the 80GB for the 160GB and run a chkdsk on the 160GB. Quote
mrs_d Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 the 160 wont start so i dont think i can do a chkdsk the 80 is a second hand one Quote
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