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How to find and format ext. usb HD
Name: alpha314 Date: May 13, 2007 at 09:20:07 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: P3-700/256 Product: Dell
Comment:
I bought one laptop HD (40GB, ATA/IDE, 5400RPM) to make a Ext. USB HD.
While conncet this HD with USB port on the pc, USB can recognize and said HD ready for use.
But, I can not see this HD in my computer. I try go to "administrative tools -- computer management -- storage -- disk management, I also can not see this HD. Because I can not see this HD, I can not format it.
Where I can find and see this HD ? How do I can format it ?
Name: mattie Date: May 13, 2007 at 09:36:37 Pacific
Reply:
got some more info for us? usb 2.0? xp servive pack 1 or higher installed?
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: May 13, 2007 at 09:48:15 Pacific
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Is the HD Jumper set to MASTER?
i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
Name: alpha314 Date: May 13, 2007 at 10:05:12 Pacific
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USB2, Win XP SP2. This is laptop HD, I can not find pin for setup Master.
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Response Number 4
Name: alpha314 Date: May 13, 2007 at 10:06:56 Pacific
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Where is jumper on laptop (2.5") HD ? How to setup jumper to master on this HD ?
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Response Number 5
Name: 13526 Date: May 13, 2007 at 10:34:36 Pacific
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On a P3 700 Mhz computer it can take up to several minutes after the USB HD will appear in My Computer and in disk management. Did you wait long enough? Peter
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Response Number 6
Name: alpha314 Date: May 13, 2007 at 11:22:26 Pacific
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Yes, I wait more 15 mins. I still can not see that HD.
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Response Number 7
Name: alpha314 Date: May 13, 2007 at 11:43:16 Pacific
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This is used laptop (2.5") hd, someone took from used laptop and sold to me. That person told me -- " that hd in the laptop can not format under DOS, inside of hd has some DOS info. " This is 40GB HD, maybe something wrong for that HD ?
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Response Number 8
Name: XpUser Date: May 13, 2007 at 12:17:34 Pacific
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