Re: 120 gig usb 3000LE external drive problems

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From: Hayward (Hayward_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:29:02 -0700

Jef,
Thanks for the quik reply but i it also doesn't show in Disk Management

"Jef Norton" wrote:

> Hi Hayward -
>
> You need to assign it a drive letter in order to be able to find the drive
> in Windows Explorer or My Computer.
>
> Right-click on My Computer and select Manage from the drop-down menu.
>
> Along the tree, select Storage then Disk Management.
>
> You'll be presented with a graphic on the upper right representing the
> partition(s) on your first hard drive.
>
> In the lower right of the window, scroll using the slider to find the
> removable drive.
>
> Right-click on the drive and select the option from the drop-down menu to
> assign a drive letter.
>
> Jef
>
>
> "Hayward" <Hayward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:567F09F2-7758-4936-B86B-5473DC15ACD0@microsoft.com...
> |I have a 120 gig 3000LE external usb hard drive. This hard drive was
> working
> | on a clients computer up to Oct 21 04 with data on it. Recently this
> client
> | complained of mistakingly deleting some files.
> | The hard drive was brought to me to see if i could use some file
> retrieving
> | software to get back the files.
> |
> | I am running XP pro srv pk2 with usb 1.0 ports. The system detects the
> hard
> | drive and adds it in the device manager. The hard drive does'nt show up
> in
> | my computer or explorer. I have searched hi and low for a solution to the
> | problem on this site .
> |
> | According to xp there is no need to install driver as xp should have them
> | bundled.
> | i uninstalled it from the device "mangler" and reinstalled to no avail.
> | the system boots very slow with this device attached to the usb but i get
> no
> | errors.
> | The drive also shows in the safely remove hardware taskbar icon.
> |
> | I have noticed other similar complaints but haven't heard of a solution
> that
> | worked.
> |
> | I've been tearing my hair out over this for two day now and this person is
> | waiting on files.
> |
> | Any help would be greatly appreciated
> |
> |
> | --
> | Hayward
>
>
>

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