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February 12th, 2007, 01:39 PM
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Location: Bay City, Michigan
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WD ext HD turning itself off
I have a Western Digital external Hard Drive that keeps shutting down - sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes not at all.
When this happens I have to turn the computer off and then on again to get that drive to show up. I emailed WD tech support but never got a response. Anyone have any similar experiences? I'm thinking it might be a faulty drive? |
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February 12th, 2007, 11:37 PM
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Location: Albany Oregon
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Are you using a firewire interface, or USB? I have some Maxtor external drives that can use either, and they tend to temporarily die (disappear from explorer) when on firewire, but don't seem to under USB operation. Also, there's a known bug in WinXP with SP2 that can affect drives and cameras -
http://digitalproducer.digitalmedian...e.jsp?id=91360 http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=17794 If your drive is shutting down completely, it may be a different problem; mine kept running physically, just couldn't see 'em anymore... Steve |
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February 13th, 2007, 05:30 AM
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My drive is shutting down completely - the blue circular light goes out and the drive stops spinning.
I'll try downloading the latest XP updates to see if it helps. Thanks. |
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