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    my external won't work now?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chant, Sep 18, 2007.

  1. chant

    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    ok, so ive had my FreeAgent 500GB Seagate External for about a month - worked fine up until now.

    everything is plugged in correctly, and the power light on the device is on, but for some reason my computer is not recognizing it? Is my drive broken?
     
    chant, Sep 18, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It could be, or it could be a bad connection inside. Have you tried to reformat it?
     
    coriolis, Sep 18, 2007
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    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    have you tried it in another computer?
     
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    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    inside of my computer or inside my drive? no i havent reformatted yet, how do i do so?
     
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    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    no, i havent tried in another computer -unfortunately, i don't have another one handy
     
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    Didn't notice this, but don't cross post please. Refer to the one in the Mac/OSX forum.
     
    coriolis, Sep 18, 2007
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