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My external hard drive not detected from my Windows pc despite can be detected from my Samsung tablet
I have an external hard drive Seagate model: SRD0NF1 size 1TB and it is not being detected on my Windows PC.
The PC specs:
Windows 10 Home
64bit
ASUS rog GL752VW
When I say its not detected, it means ...
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How to fix disk not showing up
If I go to Device Manager, i see a hdd connected via usb as Generic HDD USB Device but when i look at the folders, i dont see it showing up.
How do I make it show up so I can access the files in the ...
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Force every external USB storage device (USB HDD, USB flash drives of any brand, etc.) to be assigned the same letter G:
I know the "Disk management" (diskmgmt.msc) way to assign a driver letter such as G: to a (currently physically present) specific disk or device. But here my question is a little bit ...
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Windows 7 : How to remove option to "Save Windows on external hard drive" upon plugging the drive
Small question for an annoying issue :)
I have an external 3TB hard drive I use for storage (Western Digital). I use it with an older PC, Asus, on Windows 7.
When plugging the drive, there's a small ...
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D:\ Drive Missing after Windows 11 upgrade
I have recently upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10, on a 'HP Pavilion 590-p0063na' Desktop. Since doing this, I have been unable to locate the 'D:' Drive. This absent drive, is also preventing ...
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usb flash drive and external hard drive won't appear in windows 11
After upgrading windows 10 to windows 11 the usb flash drives and my external hard drive won't appear in the file explorer and the windows not playing the sound of something is plugged in.
but my ...
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SATA to USB adapter disconnects, reconnects, disconnects, reconnects, etc. when plugged in... how do I fix it?
I've got a Weme SATA/PATA to USB adapter and it works fine on every computer (tried 3 or 4) except my laptop. On my laptop it just connects, disconnects (USB bing-bong, bing-bong) ad infinitum. I ...
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Is it good to use external HDD with a USB 3.0 7-Port Hub (TP-Link UH700) which is powered by a power adapter?
I have a USB 3.0 7-Port Hub (TP-Link UH700). It has a power adapter to power the USB Hub. And also I have 2 external Hard Disk Drives. My question is, I am plugging my 2 HDDs to USB Hub. So is it safe ...
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External USB drive does not appear in Windows Explorer when connected to the front panel of the PC
External drive does not appear in Windows Explorer. The problem arose unexpectedly with the USB ports on the front panel of PC.
All specified USB ports are version 2.0 and initially everything worked ...
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What to do when USB hard drive suddenly became raw?
On June 2020 I made a similar post about my USB hard disk failure in here.
So, last July 2020 I bought a new 2 TB Seagate Slim USB hard drive.
The hard drive is full with HD movie mkv files.
The hard ...
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External Drive Accessible via USB Hub but not Directly
I have an SSD + enclosure that I am using as an external drive. When I try to plug it in directly into my Surface Pro, I get E:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function.. However, when I plug a usb hub ...
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xHCI causes "USB device not recognized" until reboot
When I enable xHCI in my BIOS, I get three times faster speed (90 MB/s file copying in Windows Explorer) with my external hard drive, but paradoxically I get the message "USB device can perform faster"...
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Is it worth buying more expensive USB 3.0 case for old laptop HDD?
I am planning to buy an external USB case for my dead (bought in 2010) laptop's 2.5" hard disk. Would a USB 3.0 case be actually faster than USB 2.0 for it, or does it not matter because HDD cannot ...
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Do Thunderbird 3-to-USB 3.1 Type-C adapters/converters for external hard drives exist?
MSI GE73 7RD Raider has an USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port and 3x USB 3.0 Type-A (no idea about the gen) ports, but no Thunderbolt ports of any kind. My desktop should eventually have an USB Type-C.
Not to ...
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WD external drive [duplicate]
I have been using a WD external drive for a couple of years with no problems but now I can not read it. The light is on when connected to the laptop, it does the useual flashing light and you can ...
