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    Think I've wrecked my external hard disk

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mattireland, Dec 16, 2007.

  1. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Hi guys,

    I was just copying over my internal hard disk to my external hard disk using Ubuntu terminal and knocked the USB cable out. When plugged back in, the disk will not mount in either Windows or Linux. Is there anything I can do???

    Thanks very much,

    Matt. I
     
    mattireland, Dec 16, 2007
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  2. Skye2

    Skye2 Notebook Evangelist

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    Try powering it off and on along with your computer. You may have to unplug the external hard drive from the outlet. I have to do that with mine from time to time. It shouldn't have damaged the disk.
     
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    Skibums Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the external drive powering up (any lights on it)? Try another usb port, maybe the damage is to the port.
     
    Skibums, Dec 17, 2007
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