Why my portable hdd does not work on desktop but works on laptop?

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  1. Ijas619
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    Why my portable hdd does not work on desktop but works on laptop?


    Hi,
    i am having troble in connecting my portable hard disk to my desktop but it is working fine on my laptop.....
    Please help.
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  3. jumanji
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    Hi Ijas619,
    Welcome onboard.

    Plug in your portable external drive to your desktop and post a screenshot of Windows Disk Management.
    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  4. Shimshom
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    Hi and welcome to sevenforums. if you haven't yet tried then try to connect it to one of the USB ports at the back of the computer not the front ones
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  6. Ijas619
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    I have connected this hdd in every ports available in my desktop.
    It doset even shows up on diskmangement or anywhere.
    But when i connect to a laptop it works perfectly..
    Last edited by Ijas619; 17 Oct 2014 at 00:01. Reason: Mistakes
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  7. Shimshom
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    What's the make and model of this drive
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  8. Ijas619
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    Verbatim IH0305
    MODEL NO : 47636
    320 GB
    Made in china
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  10. Ijas619
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    Is this the problem with usb cable..?
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  11. jumanji
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    If with the same cable, it works on your laptop, then it is not a problem with the cable.

    Do other external drives show up on your desktop?
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  12. Ijas619
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    No,
    also I have connected this to my cousins desktop running xp and it dosent show up
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  13. Ijas619
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    I think it is the problem with the cable because it cannot draw enough power from this usb..
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