Disk offline -- Sig collision with another disk

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  1. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #1

    Disk offline -- Sig collision with another disk


    Hi all
    Plugged a second USB drive into the machine and got the following message

    Disk offline -- Signature collision with another disk

    What do I do -- I need BOTH disks to be on line. I haven't seen this error before. Both discs totally OK NTFS formatted - no Windows system partitions on them --just DATA.

    Cheers

    jimbo
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  2. Posts : 2,009
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #2

    Hey jimbo, do those drives have external power supply or are they drawing their power through the usb bus ?
    If so you might need a split cable to connect to multiple ports the same time to overcome the 500mA at 5V limit.

    In case it's not a power issue you could try this solution (which I found on the net):

    1. Open Command Prompt.
    2. type DISKPART - a new window will open.
    3. enter command : LIST DISK. This will show you all the connected disk with the offline one.
    4. Now select the offline disk using the next command SELECT DISK <disk_no> wheredisk_no is the offline disk number which you can get from step 3 result.
    5. Now you have selected the offline disk. Now enter command ONLINE DISK.


    -DG
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  3. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi there
    These are two identical self powered WD 1 TB disks.

    After a bit of googling I managed to get it to work by using the DISKPART command in this link

    How to Change the Disk Signature of a Drive Without Losing Existing Data or Reformatting (howtohaven.com).

    It took a while to find this but it worked.

    I've been using computers for YEARS -- this is the FIRST time I've ever seen this error.

    Shows that you never stop learning

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  4. Posts : 2,009
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #4

    I haven't seen that kind of error ever in over 30 years . I guess randomizing those IDs in general works, and you just were the exception of the rule

    If I were you i would play lotto (chances to hit the jackpot between 1:5.000.000 and 1:14.000.000) and avoid the next lightning storm (chance of being struck ~1:280.000)

    Anyways...glad you got it sorted out.
    I bookmarked the link..just in case

    -DG
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  5. Posts : 2
    Win 7 64bit
       #5

    SledgeDG said:
    In case it's not a power issue you could try this solution (which I found on the net):

    1. Open Command Prompt.
    2. type DISKPART - a new window will open.
    3. enter command : LIST DISK. This will show you all the connected disk with the offline one.
    4. Now select the offline disk using the next command SELECT DISK <disk_no> wheredisk_no is the offline disk number which you can get from step 3 result.
    5. Now you have selected the offline disk. Now enter command ONLINE DISK.


    -DG
    Thank you! I've been pulling my hair out for days trying to see my old drive. this just worked. better praise can't be had
    cheers
    alyssa
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  6. Posts : 2,009
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #6

    glad it worked for you, Alyssa. You're very welcome and thanks for the feed back :)

    -DG
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 9
    Win 7
       #7

    Hope this old post is still active.

    The HDD I am trying to connect has a Windows 7 bootable partition.
    After changing the uniqueid in Diskpart this HDD becomes unbootable when I try to use it in its normal workstation.
    Only after repair with the Windows 7 install disk will it work normally again.

    Any way around this problem?
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  8. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #8

    This thread is rather old, and you are not likely to get a response. Please start your own thread and describe your problem in more detail.
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #9

    Thanks much, Sledge!!

    SledgeDG said:
    Hey jimbo, do those drives have external power supply or are they drawing their power through the usb bus ?
    If so you might need a split cable to connect to multiple ports the same time to overcome the 500mA at 5V limit.

    In case it's not a power issue you could try this solution (which I found on the net):

    1. Open Command Prompt.
    2. type DISKPART - a new window will open.
    3. enter command : LIST DISK. This will show you all the connected disk with the offline one.
    4. Now select the offline disk using the next command SELECT DISK <disk_no> wheredisk_no is the offline disk number which you can get from step 3 result.
    5. Now you have selected the offline disk. Now enter command ONLINE DISK.


    -DG
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 18
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #10

    fyrekrig said:
    Hope this old post is still active.

    The HDD I am trying to connect has a Windows 7 bootable partition.
    After changing the uniqueid in Diskpart this HDD becomes unbootable when I try to use it in its normal workstation.
    Only after repair with the Windows 7 install disk will it work normally again.

    Any way around this problem?
    You may have found your answer on another thread, which I cannot find without a link here. For others with similar question , I found this that may help: Fixing Disk Signature Collisions - Mark&#39;s Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs If I read it correctly, essentially, the answer is to change it back to the original and shows how to find the original signature, in case you lost track of it.
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