Ghon Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Greetings! First post:) I've got a Maxtor internal HDD that was used a secondary HDD. I now want to use it as an external memory via a docking station. The problem is that it doesn't appear in 'My Computer' as a seperate device. Although it appears in the administrator and is apparently working ok. It also has the habit of freezing the screen where I'm trying to work on it. I would like to clean/reformat it, if I could just get into it. Any tips please Ghon..... Quote
KenB Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Hi and welcome to ExTS. Is this a SATA or IDE drive? If it is IDE then you may need to change the jumper position to get the drive recognised. ( It depends how it was setup originally ). Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
KenB Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Hi, If you goto Start > type in .....diskmgmt.msc Does the drive show up there ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
KenB Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 Do you have another drive to try in the caddy? If this doesn't show in Disk Management then I would suspect the problem lies with the adapter. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Ghon Posted May 9, 2011 Author Posted May 9, 2011 Hi, KenB, I have another drive that works just fine in the station. I've also tried it on another laptop, unfortunately with the same result. Cheers Ghon Quote
KenB Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 You say that the drive was used as a secondary drive - presumably internal on a desktop? If you connect the drive to the motherboard again, is the drive recognised ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Ghon Posted May 11, 2011 Author Posted May 11, 2011 Yes, it was in a desktop, which doesn't exist. The MB stopped working on it. Quote
KenB Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 If the drive is "freezing the screen" as you suggest and is not showing in Disk Manager and other drives are showing normally - I would suggest that the problem lies with the drive itself. Unless others have another suggestion. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Ghon Posted May 12, 2011 Author Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks for your help, KenB. It is difficult to fix it without seeing it for yourself. Cheers Ghon Quote
Plastic Nev Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Hi, if that drive was in a machine where the motherboard failed, if that failure was due to a power supply failing, then the power surge that killed the motherboard could well have damaged the drive as well. Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. --------------------------------------------------------------------I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? :Dhttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/plasticpig/Nev2.gif
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