System Repair Disk not seeing my external drive

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I created a backup and image (Win 7 Pro) on an external (USB attached) HDD and then created a Windows 7 System Repair Disk. I then booted from the repair disk and the attached external drive is not visible.

The external drive is attached via through a hub, does it need to be attached directly? Is their a generic USB Mass Storage Device driver that I can load?

I was hoping that by creating the repair disk that all necessary drivers would have been loaded to the disk, but apparently not.

Thanks for any help,
Ski
 

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umm, anyone?? How do i get the reapir disk to find my USB drive? Otherwise the backup is pretty worthless, IMNSHO.
 

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Skibumtx said:
I created a backup and image (Win 7 Pro) on an external (USB attached) HDD and then created a Windows 7 System Repair Disk. I then booted from the repair disk and the attached external drive is not visible.

The external drive is attached via through a hub, does it need to be attached directly? Is their a generic USB Mass Storage Device driver that I can load?

I was hoping that by creating the repair disk that all necessary drivers would have been loaded to the disk, but apparently not.

Thanks for any help,
Ski
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Is the USB hub powered? If not, I would suggest plugging the drive directly into a USB port on the computer for now. That should work. If it doesn't I would recommend Acronis as a solution for backups.

Good luck.

Snarks:cool:
 

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Does the BIOS support booting to USB?
 

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Plug it direct.
 

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SnarkyTwit said:
Is the USB hub powered? If not, I would suggest plugging the drive directly into a USB port on the computer for now. That should work. If it doesn't I would recommend Acronis as a solution for backups.

Good luck.

Snarks:cool:
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Yes, the USB hub is self powered. I'm actually trying to get away from Acronis, I was running an older version and really don't want to pay for an upgrade if the standard S/W will fit the bill.

Ski
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hp Pavillion Dv9500t
OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600m

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 ProfessionalIntel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz4GbNvidia 8600m
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hp Pavillion Dv9500t
OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600m

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 ProfessionalIntel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz4GbNvidia 8600m
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hp Pavillion Dv9500t
OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600m

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 ProfessionalIntel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz4GbNvidia 8600m
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hp Pavillion Dv9500t
OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Core Duo T7500 @ 2.2GHz
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600m
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