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How to force system detection during boot: Inaccessible Boot Device Error
I have a Windows 10 disk from a computer, which I cloned. I plugged the disk into the USB port of the original computer, pressed F11 to get to the boot menu, selected the disk plugged into the USB ...
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Windows 10 fails to assign drive letter to external USB hard disk drive on plugin
I have a correctly formatted (Master Boot Record, FAT32) 500 GB SATA 2.5 inch drive in an external hard drive enclosure, connected by USB chord.
This drive automatically mounts flawlessly to my ...
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please insert a disk into usb drive after rufus [duplicate]
I used rufus to install windows on a fresh pc and after the install was finished I booted into windows, removed the usb drive. When I restarted and plugged the usb in it can't detect any media on it ...
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Format USB Disk Using DiskPart Yields "No volume selected" Error
I use the following diskpart.exe sequence. I want to specify the disk number and then format the disk.
C:\>diskpart
Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
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Hard disk drive is visible via USB 3.0 but not via SATA
I have connected and initialized(as GPT) a new 3.5 3TB hard disk drive via USB 3.0 (using this Orient UHD-523 adapter with external power supply), moved my data from two old 1TB hard disk drives into ...
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What is "launch efi shell from filesystem device" from the boot manager?
Im trying to boot my laptop from my USB Flash drive with its USB Legacy disabled and the internal Hard Drive has no Operating system (clean). After i entered the "launch efi shell from filesystem ...
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8 TB Disk dying - or is it the Controller?
During the last copy operation of my Seagate 8 TB disk (connected via USB 3.0), the speed of my disk dropped dramatically (from 90 MB/s to 100 kB/s). So I took CrystalDiskInfo to check the SMART ...
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Turned old SSD into USB external drive - But not working
I recently upgraded my PCs SSD storage from 500gb to a new 1tb disk. I've removed the 500gb and placed it within an external SSD enclosure.
When plugging it into the USB port it's not recognised as a ...
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Using Windows 10, how to "sync" documents, pictures, videos... folders with USB drive backup?
I have a backup of the documents, pictures and videos folders on a large external USB drive which took many hours to create. - Hey, even cloud services can lose files, as I found out to my cost 😏
I ...
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Is Windows unable to re-mount USB Attached SCSI (UAS) devices after removal, or is this just a defective drive dock?
I purchased a SABRENT EC-HD2B 2.5" & 3.5" Black SATA I/II/III USB 3.0 USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station It works, but appears to be impossible to re-...
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How do I make Windows spin down my external HDD before cutting power to it when I shutdown?
Whenever I shutdown my laptop, my external HDD make a loud "click" sound when the power is cut. Even if the hard drive is idle, it spins up for a few seconds before being forcibly turned off ...
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USB harddisk does not get recognized by Windows anymore
Just a few days ago, Windows did recognize my quite new USB disk (also on my second pc and smart tv) - with some issues however: External USB HD does not get recognized after Windows start - only ...
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Prevent external hard drive from sleeping Windows 10
I have Windows 10 Pro on MS Surface go 2.
The external HDD is connected with USB3.0 hub.
All works fine, but once the HDD is for like 10 sec inactive, it's going to sleep right away.
I haven't found ...
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Why would changing USB ports fix "hardware issues" with an USB hard disk?
The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error.
This BS showed up for my 8-year-old external USB HDD. Then I demounted it and simply hooked it up to the same computer with a different USB ...
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Laptop restarts when I plug in a specific external hard drive
I have a Western Digital WD Elements external hard drive. When I plug it into my laptop, the laptop behaves like there has been a short circuit and restarts immediately. After the restart, everything ...
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