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usb hard drive problem
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Original Message
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Name: RED DOG
Date: January 10, 2007 at 09:31:24 Pacific
Subject: usb hard drive problemOS: WINDOWS XPCPU/Ram: P4 / 512 MBModel/Manufacturer: HP/PAVILION |
Comment: i don't know whats wrong with my usb hard drive. it used to take about 2 secs. to open,now its taking about 1 to 2 mins to open. i have plug in different usb's places. still the same. this is my back up drive,it is a maxtor,100GB. any ideals? thanks
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Response Number 2
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Name: Lesley
Date: January 10, 2007 at 13:02:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)
How long have you been using it - how full is it - does it need Defragging?
If it's FAT32 it will take a loooong time to Defrag! Lesley
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Response Number 3
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Name: RED DOG
Date: January 10, 2007 at 14:35:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)hey Lesley, i learn something new everyday. i didn't know that i could defrag my usb hard drive. i check it. its o.k. Doctor1954,don't have no other usb devices. how can i check to see if the usb is bad? Thanks Guys!
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Response Number 4
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Name: FrankS
Date: January 10, 2007 at 14:50:24 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)USB 2.0 nominally runs 40 times faster than USB 1.1. 2secs multiply by 40 = 1min 20secs. Hence as suggested sounds like USB 2.0 has corrupted and your system reverted to USB 1.1
May I suggest that for XP file system is preferably NTFS
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Response Number 5
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Name: Lesley
Date: January 10, 2007 at 15:19:17 Pacific
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"May I suggest that for XP file system is preferably NTFS"
Yes - unless you use the External HDD for tranferring 'stuff' to someone else's Computer which may be FAT32 Lesley
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Response Number 6
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Name: Lucid
Date: January 10, 2007 at 15:43:12 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Have you installed any new software recently? Maybe your antivirus software is scanning the drive upon access? Try checking the drive for errors as well (right-click on the drive from within My Computer to access the tools)...
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