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Jamie-C |
posted on 16th May 11 at 00:15 |
Wohoo its worked :D, I now have an esxtra 500GB of storage space :) | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 15th May 11 at 01:32 |
Just tried it on the laptop and its working 100% so it must be down to my computer why its not working. Its useless it working on the laptop as I never use it :lol: | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 22:43 |
Sounds like a lot of effort, fit for the bin :lol: | |
_Allan_ |
posted on 14th May 11 at 19:03 |
Could be the eSata/usb connector on the enclosure that's dodgy. I had a caddy that would do this on the esata side but was fine via usb. As said open it up and check the drive. A new external caddy can be bought for about £12. | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 19:02 |
quote: Hmm... I may try this if I can't get it to work through the USB | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 19:01 |
Just unplugged it then plugged it back in and it appeared, then disappeared again :facepalm: | |
_Allan_ |
posted on 14th May 11 at 19:01 |
The mainboard on the enclosure may be damaged. The drive itself may be ok. I'd open it up and remove the drive and install it as a secondary drive in your PC. See if it's found that way using all of the methods above. | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:57 |
Why would it not be showing in disk management :boggle: | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:38 |
Didn't work either. Must be fucked. | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:15 |
quote: Just tried that put the HD isn't showing there either. quote: Will give that a try now :thumbs: | |
Sam |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:10 |
Probably a long shot but have you tried rebooting (with the drive still connected)? | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:09 |
A friend was given a Buffalo HD that wasn't apparently working. Same as you, it said it was installed but not showing. | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:05 |
I tried that mate but it says windows can not find disk management. Please check spelling and try again. tried it as one word too. | |
noshua |
posted on 14th May 11 at 18:02 |
quote: | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 17:48 |
Nae its not shwoing, the built in HD is showing but not the external one :boggle: | |
Sam |
posted on 14th May 11 at 15:54 |
It should show up automatically... | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 15:28 |
Just tried it again through the windows installer and it said your device is installed and ready to use. | |
Sam |
posted on 14th May 11 at 14:21 |
External drives are normally just plug and play, you won't need to install any drivers unless you are using Windows 95 or something equally ancient. | |
noshua |
posted on 14th May 11 at 09:07 |
See if it appears in disk management (start>type disk management and press enter), if it does, just format it | |
Andrew |
posted on 14th May 11 at 03:53 |
Paul has done the good old google, lol | |
PaulW |
posted on 14th May 11 at 02:49 |
should just plug in and work without any drivers | |
Jamie-C |
posted on 14th May 11 at 01:00 |
My mate gave me a Buffalo HD today but he doesn't have the installation disc. Can I install it on my computer without the disc? |