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Windows 7: External hd problems
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28 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 5 posts |
External hd problems
Hi all,
I have a Western Digital 750 gb external hd that I keep all of my media on. Ever since I installed windows 7 it has given me problems of dropping out. Every time I wake my machine from sleep, or restart it, the drive does not show up in my computer. I have to manually unplug it and plug it back in for windows to recognize it, which gets pretty annoying.
Any thoughts as to what might be going on?
| My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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28 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit 2,265 posts NC |
Are there any errors in the device manager? Have you tried reinstalling the driver for the ex-hdd? Have you tried switching usb ports assuming it's a usb connection? Have you tried update the firmware of ex-hdd? Have you tried to update your BIOS? Then check your system for any malware, spyware and virus's....which can cause some problems for some external devices. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution 1600 X 900
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Razor DeathAdder
PSU Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
Internet Speed 50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
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28 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 5 posts |
Sorry, I should have mentioned this in the first post: No errors, drivers are updated, and it's not the usb port. Just ran a full sweep for viruses etc and found nothing. Haven't updated firmware or BIOS, guess I will try that now. Thanks for the input | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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28 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit 446 posts Peterborough, England |
You might want to check you have updated chipset drivers. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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29 Oct 2011
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Windows7 home premium 32-bit 15 posts |
FWIW, before you do anything too drastic . . . is this a big issue? Why not just accept it's Win agro and leave it unplugged when you retire for the night?
As a bonus the drive is separate from the PC - so you can lock it up, in another room, perhaps? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dealer made PC
OS Windows7 home premium 32-bit
CPU AMD Althonx2-240, dual-core 2.8GHz
Motherboard ASUS M4N78
Memory 4G (2x 2Gb)
Graphics Card 500Mb, three o/p VGA and 2xdigital
Sound Card on MBO
Monitor(s) Displays 19" LCD Widescreen format
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Keyboard UK layout wired. mini-DIN PS2 connector on MBO
Mouse USB-wired,
PSU I think 600 W, it's over spec'd for the demand, IMHO
Case Desktop -one of thiose highly-punched case to keep cool
Cooling 8" slow fan, internal drive fans, PSU and CPU, low room temp
Hard Drives All SATA: C;(and small restoration as D) 500G total with about 32G unused , 1x 500G (about 30Gb unused this holds old video/photo/audio files)
and 1x 2Tb holds new Program files, but NOT faulty program.... which was installed on C:
Internet Speed cable, 2Mb
Other Info This prog has been OK for nearly 1yr . . . . DVD Architect Studio v5.0 will give very similar Fault-Code( See postings). nearly 1 month later, without any video-processing, if I fiddle with the "Playlist" - this is part of the User-design and not anything "rogue" - but it suggests (to me?) that it's not any video-content (IE screen play action, or audio files) that are to blame.
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30 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit 2,265 posts NC |
But did you check for malware, spyware using "Malwarebytes" and "SpyBot S&D". These are the root cause's for a lot of windows mishaps. Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal download The home of Spybot-S&D! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution 1600 X 900
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Razor DeathAdder
PSU Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
Internet Speed 50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
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30 Oct 2011
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 17,871 posts Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
You say that it does not show up in Computer - does it show up in Disk Management?? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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