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How to reach the maximum bandwidth on many USB drives?
I have many (~60 at now) external USB drives which I need to occasionally, but regularly, connect to one Linux workstation because I need to run a sanity check program on data saved on them.
I don't ...
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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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WD My Passport external disk no longer detected
I have an old WD My Passport 2 TB USB 3 external hard disc. It has worked fine for 10 years, but for the past week, it doesn't even show up in Disk Management on Windows or Disk Utility on Mac, not ...
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Cannot safely remove device
Am unable to safely remove my hard disk even after ensuring that all the running programs are closed. Am fearing it may damage my disk. How best can I go about it?
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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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External SSD not working with USB C to A cable
I have a cheap Sabrent SATA III to USB 3.0 SSD enclosure (EC-UASP, 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-free External Hard Drive Enclosure) that I often use with an equally cheap SSD for some extra storage. ...
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Linux not recognizing seagate usb drive
I have a new 4TB Seagate Expansion drive. I have tried this in both the USB3.0 and USB2.0 ports and get similar results.
dmesg shows the drive getting noticed:
[ 235.370616] usb 9-2: new ...
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Why does USB drive run at the speed of USB 1.1 when connected to a USB 2.0 hub?
I have a strange problem with my USB drive (WD Express). When I connect it to my Windows PC's only USB port, it works at high speed (USB 2.0). However, when I connect it to a USB 2.0 hub as the only ...
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Are there multiHDD bays that offer multiple usb or esata connections? Is it even possible?
RAID can be used for multiple HDDs that are connected by separate connections. Theoritically, the same should apply to HDD bays. Are there any or is it possible, with them being connected to one usb ...
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"Old" USB hard drive won't work with newer computers
It's the strangest thing — which is my prefatory way of saying I have no idea why this is happening, so hardly know how to search for answers. I apologize if this is something basic or if it has been ...
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Seagate expansion 1TB USB 3.0 on USB 2.0
I'd like to buy this drive (Seagate 1TB Expansion USB 3.0), but I have USB 2.0 only. Do I need an external power supply? Will 500mA of USB 2.0 be sufficient?
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If an external HDD's USB port gets busted, will plugging the HDD's SATA directly to a PC possibly work?
My Western Digital MyBook Essential crashed recently, and I'm unable to access it through Ubuntu nor Windows.
My goal is to recover my data, and wondering if it's advisable to connect the HDD ...
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Data Integrity with Desktop External HDD connected to daisy chained Dell Monitor USB hub
I have two Dell U2412M monitors, both of which have USB hubs built into them. I have one of those hubs connected to my MacBook Pro directly, and that hub has a webcam plugged into it.
I want to ...
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How to stop Windows from needlessly requesting to format external hard drive?
I have Windows 7. My Freegate external hard drive runs via a Belkin 4-way USB hub shared with my Epson printer/copier. When printing, I am continually asked to format the drive. It contains 30 days ...
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USB 2 Hub for running USB External Drives
I am experiencing an odd problem with using 2 different USB 2.0 Hubs to run a Seagate FreeAgent USB harddrive on.
I'm getting an 'unknown inpage error' (or similar). When i plug in directly to the ...
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