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usb hard drive problem
Name: RED DOG Date: January 10, 2007 at 09:31:24 Pacific OS: WINDOWS XP CPU/Ram: P4 / 512 MB Product: 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
Name: Doctor1954 Date: January 10, 2007 at 10:26:28 Pacific
Reply:
Your USB 2.0 drivers may be corrupt. Do other USB 2.0 devices run slowly?
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Response Number 2
Name: Lesley Date: January 10, 2007 at 13:02:38 Pacific
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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
Name: RED DOG Date: January 10, 2007 at 14:35:16 Pacific
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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
Name: FrankS Date: January 10, 2007 at 14:50:24 Pacific
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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
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
Name: Lucid Date: January 10, 2007 at 15:43:12 Pacific
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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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