Hello Kimsan,
What brand of external drive is it, as that might be of interest to some
including myself.
I have a couple of Seagate external drives, but have never dropped them.
I have had them a couple of years now, and they just work fine, but I never
handle them much or move them, or actually I never even unplug them.
One drive backs up the other, they are 1 terabyte drives
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
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----- Original Message -----
From: "kimsan" <kimsans...@aol.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] external hd working again lol
Jacob:
Nice to hear from ya! I have unplugged it and then plugged it back in
again
hoping it would work and it did! I did it a few more times and same
result.
I hope to god that I just got lucky. This 2 tb external hd was a present
from a helpful buddy. In any event, its still under worentee...
kimsans...@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: 31 August, 2011 8:07 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] external hd working again lol
If possible/have space, first thing to do would be to now back up data on
it, etc.
One of the aspects of electronics of this type is that since they have
sort
of virtual/hard circuited wiring/electronic circuits on them, it means
that
something like a cracked bit of wiring might sometimes work, but a little
nudge/bump, and it might again mess up circuitry, so, yes, in case that's
relevant, rather try to make a backup before really moving it too much -
just in case the dropping damaged some of the internal wiring/circuitry.
Aside from that, it might also just involve a slightly dislodged
connector/plug in hard drive housing, which is less of a permanent issue,
but anyway.
And, this is all just my 2c worth, since might not be relevant at
all...<smile>
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "kimsan" <kimsans...@aol.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 4:45 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] external hd working again lol
Hi,
I had a situation where I dropped my external hd. However after several
weeks, I now plugged it in to my laptop and now it shows up lol I'm
afraid
to unplug it because what if its one of those just got lucky things?
Thoughts? Lol, I will leave it plugged in until someone responds.
Thanks.
kimsans...@aol.com
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