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    External Hard Drive Limit Hub Port Issue

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by alastiar, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. alastiar

    alastiar Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know how to solve this problem.
     
    alastiar, Feb 3, 2009
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    How many things do you have into the usb ports?
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 3, 2009
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Could you explain that a bit more "Understandably" as I don't know what your problem is...

    I use HUB ports (2 of them, 7 ports each, one connected to the other :D)

    Maximum I had - 3HDDs (1 2,5" HDD can't reach the powered hub...) and 2 Flash drives, plus USB soundcard also a flash fdrive - all works fine off 1 USB port.
    (CD/DVD drive on same port, didn't try using it at the time though)
     
    DetlevCM, Feb 3, 2009
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  4. alastiar

    alastiar Notebook Consultant

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    idk wat is going when i plug my external HDD it said that, any i dont have any other thing plug in at the same time. I plug it in a different laptop but seem the laptop doesnt recognize the hard drive. Could the cable be broken? There is some light show that the Hard Drive is still working fine. Maybe its the port on the hard drive was broken ???????
     
    alastiar, Feb 4, 2009
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  5. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It could be a bad cable, a bad driver, a bad HDD....

    A light on the HDD says nothing about the condition the HDD is in.
     
    DetlevCM, Feb 4, 2009
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