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
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