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Solved invisible external hdd
my external hdd is no longer being seen by my machine - is it dead? what can be done?
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W 8
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HP 110
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Open Disk Management:
Win+X->Disk Management
Do you see your HD in there without a letter assigned to it ?
OS
8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Brewed
CPU
I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
Motherboard
MSI-Z97
Memory
16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual HP-W2408
Screen Resolution
1920X1200
Hard Drives
256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
PSU
Antec 850W
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Danger Den H20
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
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35/12mbps
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Firefox
it has a drive letter but nothing happens when i try to open it
OS
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HP 110
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it has a drive letter but nothing happens when i try to open it
When you connect the drive to your PC, does it make a sound indicating it is connected ?
Can you post a screen shot ?
OS
8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Brewed
CPU
I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
Motherboard
MSI-Z97
Memory
16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual HP-W2408
Screen Resolution
1920X1200
Hard Drives
256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
PSU
Antec 850W
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Danger Den H20
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
35/12mbps
Browser
Firefox
no sound it now says the dive (J
is not accessible. The parameter is incorrect
OS
W 8
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System Manufacturer/Model
HP 110
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Firefox
Antivirus
360 Total Security
that should read drive not dive and J:
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sorry misunderstood hang 5
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It must have connected to your PC, otherwise you will not see it in Disk Management. If Disk Mangement see the drive and it could not acces then the drive might be defected.
Please download:
CrystalDiskInfo6_3_2.zip - CrystalDiskInfo
Unzip and run to see if the drive is in good health.
OS
8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Brewed
CPU
I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
Motherboard
MSI-Z97
Memory
16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual HP-W2408
Screen Resolution
1920X1200
Hard Drives
256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
PSU
Antec 850W
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Danger Den H20
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
35/12mbps
Browser
Firefox
ok i dont know how to use disk management - this is best i get
OS
W 8
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP 110
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
360 Total Security
no i stand corrected -this is what i get:
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Sorry being late getting back to you. From what I saw, Windows does recognize the HD but cannot determine the file system and usually caused by corrupted MFT table or the disk might be defected. Sometimes the enclosure that has the USB interface board is defected and can cause the same result.
Here's the link that might help:
» UPDATED How To Fix: External Disk Drive Suddenly Became RAW
OS
8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Brewed
CPU
I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
Motherboard
MSI-Z97
Memory
16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Sound Card
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual HP-W2408
Screen Resolution
1920X1200
Hard Drives
256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
PSU
Antec 850W
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Danger Den H20
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
35/12mbps
Browser
Firefox
No worries. The drive is dead i have just discovered that the owner was unaware that drives have moving parts and dont respond well to being treated like a puck. Women! sigh
OS
W 8
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP 110
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
360 Total Security