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    eSATA trouble with external HDD

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Paul4763, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. Paul4763

    Paul4763 Newbie

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    I've got a 1TB Neso external HDD and an ASUS M51A on Vista. The hard drive connects fine via USB.

    When I try to use eSATA, the laptop detects it becuase it does that noise and the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon comes up. The only problem is that it freezes Windows. Firefox will work fine, but Windows crashes. All the windows say not responding and Windows Explorer has stopped working blah blah blah. So I restarted and Windows wouldn't boot, so I took out the hard drive and it booted and everything was fine. And after a few more times of trying, this is what happens. I connect the external HDD via eSATA and Windows crashes but as soon as I unplug it, everything's fine again. Almost instantly, everything returns to normal.

    Also, during and even after I've unplugged my laptop HDD light is solid, like it's doing something 100% of the time, but it's not it's running fine.

    Can anyone help?
     
    Paul4763, Sep 4, 2009
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  2. zoku88

    zoku88 Notebook Guru

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    If I'm understanding correctly, that's not crashing. That's freezing. Because eSATA connects to SATA, your computer will stop responding for a couple of seconds. Just wait a few moments and everything should turn back to normal after you plug it in.

    Or I could be wrong and you might need to reinstall the driver or something.
     
    zoku88, Sep 4, 2009
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  3. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Your cable might have a finicky connector, try jiggling it around a bit. Don't force it but you can move it around a bit in the port and it may get a good connection.

    You can try getting a different eSATA cable.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Sep 4, 2009
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  4. E.B.E.

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    In my limited (with the F6Ve only) experience, eSATA is very picky... my 2.5" enclosure works, but my 3.5" dual enclosure doesn't.

    You could try a different/updated driver.
     
    E.B.E., Sep 5, 2009
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