Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
On 12/26/06, PBC Web Design [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:46 PM 12/26/2006, you wrote: Deb The key here first of all is listen to Windows's sound effects when you plug in your external drive. Hot-swappable devices will trigger three events in Windows (device connect, device disconnect and device error) that have sounds attached. snip I don't know what happened w/mine but I do have my external drive back. Seems to have come back all on it's own. Strange. :: Deb | PBC Web Design :: http://www.PBCWebDesign.com This isn't really strange at all. It's a matter of recognizing the drive and enumerating the content. For example, when you put in a cd there is a moment when the searching flashlight icon shows before the content of the cd is listed. Also there are times when you click on Windows Explorer and get the flashlight while the explorer program busily goes about its business of creating the folder or tree view. With a usb connection, it's the same thing. Usb is built for quick connections and that's the case with such small things as flash drives, keyboards, printers etc. A big/large/humongous/ginormous external drive with all those files, pictures, sound files, movies on it takes time to enumerate. And sometimes when you use more than one usb device, windows expects it in a particular port. You may then see two removable devices, with different drive letters, even though only one is actually plugged in. I've got one machine where the camera works in one port and the thumb drive in another and I lack the patience to wait them out if I switch the connections. OS helpfulness is sometimes a mixed blessing. Wikipedia has a very nice piece on usb if you are interested in some of the history and technical details. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB drew The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
At 05:51 AM 12/27/2006, you wrote: This isn't really strange at all. It's a matter of recognizing the drive and enumerating the content. For example, when you put in a cd there is a moment when the searching flashlight icon shows before the content of the cd is listed. Also there are times when you click on Windows Explorer and get the flashlight while the explorer program busily goes about its business of creating the folder or tree view. Well, that makes sense, thanks Drew! :: Deb | PBC Web Design :: http://www.PBCWebDesign.com The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
Deb The key here first of all is listen to Windows's sound effects when you plug in your external drive. Hot-swappable devices will trigger three events in Windows (device connect, device disconnect and device error) that have sounds attached. Unless you have disabled or changed sounds, when you plug in your external drive you'll get a two note, low then high sound play to indicate that a device has been connected. If you don't get this sound then straight away you know there is no communication at all between the external drive and Windows. If you do get this sound then at least you know Windows knows it's attached. If you hear three of the same notes in quick succession then you have an error trying to set up and access the drive for use. There I can't help you because I too have had problems installing and reinstalling drivers many times over to no avail (for both the device AND the USB system). If you don't get this triple note sound then Windows has successfully accessed the drive and things everything is OK.In this case you'll need to double-check that the drive is recognisable through Control Panel. From Control Panel, open up Administrative Tools and double-click Computer Management. From the console window that pops up, select Disk Management (under the Storage group) from the Treeview on the left. You'll be presented with two panels on the right: a list of all assigned drive letters in a list in the top panel and a series of colour-coded bars in the bottom. These bars represent all the drives attached to the system, regardless of drive letter. If your external drive is working correctly and can communicate with Windows you will see it here. If it IS here but NOT associated with a drive letter then you'll have to sort it manually.. Right-click on the bar that represents your drive and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths... from the context menu. From here click the Add... button and assign a letter from the available entries in the drop down list. You can also change the existing letter by clicking Change... if there IS a letter already assigned. If you don't see your drive listed as a coloured bar in Disk Management then you have a more complex problem. Hope this is of some use! Best Wishes and all for this holiday week. MOU Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
At 05:46 PM 12/26/2006, you wrote: Deb The key here first of all is listen to Windows's sound effects when you plug in your external drive. Hot-swappable devices will trigger three events in Windows (device connect, device disconnect and device error) that have sounds attached. snip I don't know what happened w/mine but I do have my external drive back. Seems to have come back all on it's own. Strange. :: Deb | PBC Web Design :: http://www.PBCWebDesign.com The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
At 08:35 AM 12/24/2006 -0600, you wrote: Hi, I think my computer is possessed, please I need some input. Short version of what's happened: External hard drive has been working fine via firewire cable hooked up to old puter and 3 new puters (don't ask - problems w/all of them). Came a point in time I had no desktop computer available so hooked up the laptop to the external but via USB2. Worked fine (slower because it was USB2 vs firewire but still worked). Now, the external is hooked back up to the desktop via firewire and the computer isn't seeing this K drive - it's like invisible. Have tried both firewire ports, checked all hardware connections, uninstalled and reinstalled the software several times still won't see the K drive. Tried hooking up the USB cable just to see if it would work ... here's where the possessed comes in - I plug the USB2 cable into the back of the external - suddenly it sees the drive as Windows Explorer pops open to the K drive! I plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer and it disappears! How the heck can the drive be read when the cable is only plugged into the external and not into the computer and how the heck do I get it to read the K drive via the firewire so I can use the software for backing up and restoring? When I open the software to try this, it doesn't see the drive - can only been seen via Windows Explorer it seems. Thanks! :: Deb | PBC Web Design :: http://www.PBCWebDesign.com Deb, I wish I were able to shed some light on this, but I am experiencing a similar problem with a USB 'travel' (thumb) drive. It use to work on every computer it was plugged into - even those with Win98 after drivers were installed. Now, it works as usual on some, but comes up as a 'generic removeable USB drive' on several of them - no drive letter is assigned rendering it invisible to my file managers. If I discover any commonality to the problem, I let you know. Merry Christmas, Tom Fosson ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Here's a few programs that I use myself! http://aznewyou.com/cyberpub/whatsnew.shtml The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: reading an external hard drive - firewire/usb
At 08:35 AM 12/24/2006 -0600, you wrote: Hi, I think my computer is possessed, please I need some input. Short version of what's happened: External hard drive has been working fine via firewire cable hooked up to old puter and 3 new puters (don't ask - problems w/all of them). Came a point in time I had no desktop computer available so hooked up the laptop to the external but via USB2. Worked fine (slower because it was USB2 vs firewire but still worked). Now, the external is hooked back up to the desktop via firewire and the computer isn't seeing this K drive - it's like invisible. Have tried both firewire ports, checked all hardware connections, uninstalled and reinstalled the software several times still won't see the K drive. Tried hooking up the USB cable just to see if it would work ... here's where the possessed comes in - I plug the USB2 cable into the back of the external - suddenly it sees the drive as Windows Explorer pops open to the K drive! I plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer and it disappears! How the heck can the drive be read when the cable is only plugged into the external and not into the computer and how the heck do I get it to read the K drive via the firewire so I can use the software for backing up and restoring? When I open the software to try this, it doesn't see the drive - can only been seen via Windows Explorer it seems. Thanks! :: Deb | PBC Web Design :: http://www.PBCWebDesign.com Deb, I wish I were able to shed some light on this, but I am experiencing a similar problem with a USB 'travel' (thumb) drive. It use to work on every computer it was plugged into - even those with Win98 after drivers were installed. Now, it works as usual on some, but comes up as a 'generic removeable USB drive' on several of them - no drive letter is assigned rendering it invisible to my file managers. If I discover any commonality to the problem, I let you know. Merry Christmas, Tom Fosson ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Here's a few programs that I use myself! http://aznewyou.com/cyberpub/whatsnew.shtml The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
