Summary: I use a 2.5" USB external HDD instead of a flash drive. It is way faster than a flash drive and holds 120GB. And, as blackbill points out, it doesn't...
Summary: Sorry for this very stupid question. But I'm confused about when they describe the drive as an external enclosure, and some drives aren't described th...
Summary: Hi folks, I just bought and external Maxtor HDD. I created 3 partitions on it and it was working well until yesterday, when I unplugged it for the fir...
Summary: Most external HDDs have a "drop spec" of only 1. They don't tolerate banging at all. I use a small camera bag for mine. It has balistic nylon on the...
Summary: I use Ghost 2003 but usually run the program from a bootable diskette. I can image or clone to a USB external drive in this interface but it is very ...
Summary: Hi, I have $350 (AUD) coming to me soon (for my birthday (January 3rd :D)) and I was wondering if anyone can recommend any good 100-200GB external HDD...
Summary: Ok i have a pretty big issue that is a terrible show stopper. I have a Simpletech external Hdd. My issue is this. Out of the blue it decided it did...
Summary: I looked at a Seagate 329 Gig external HDD on Newegg. I'm considering getting one. My question is, it has an ESATA and USB connection. If I wanted to ...
Summary: Hi guys, I recently purchased a 250gb External HDD. It runs on USB2, 8m buffer, 7200rpm. I've plugged it in and im advised by win xp that i have plugg...
Summary: I have just purchased a laCie, design by F.A.Porsche USB 2.0 250GB external HDD. When I first pluged it in everything was fine. I copied some files ov...
Summary: Motherboard chipset BIOS limits the size of IDE HDD that a MOBO can support. As Dick Johnson and Seeker2 suggest, the same is true for the IDE/USB con...
Summary: i bought the external HDD yesteday but when i plug the usb it said that windows cant recognize ur device so what should i do i have windows xp pro SP2...
Summary: I've started ripping some of my DVDs and CDs and need more space than my 40GB allows for. I've been looking at a Maxtor OneTouch II 300GB external Ma...
Summary: Hi there Was wondering if someone could help,I have an external HDD in the form of an old Laptop HDD 5gb I put it into a caddy and use it for transfer...
Summary: Hi, I am looking for a 500+GB External HDD. I already own a 100GB Maxtor model 3100 external HDD, which is currently unused. How practical is it to ju...
Summary: I bought an external HDD, TOSHIBA HDDR250E03X 250GB. It's only USB powered. I tried to plug it into my front USB ports on my PC. The light on it will ...
Summary: So yesterday my WD external hdd over a year old suddenly stopped working. Just the night before I had transferred some data. Last night when I went to...
Summary: Hi, I recently bought a 160GB hdd and I'm having some major problems with it. The reason for getting this external HDD was to replace my old laptop's ...
Summary: MyBook & EBook type of USB external HDDs generally are a little different from the ordinary USB drives (no-frill types). The installation instruction...
Summary: I do this with USB external HDDs. They are available from Maxtor, Seagate etc. Or, you can purchase an IDE HDD like the one you describe and put it in...
Summary: Hey everyone, I have an external HDD that I have been using for some time. Recently, it has been acting up. When I try to add a directory tree, it wil...
Summary: Hi, sorry if this might seem like an obvious question, but I've checked Windows help and it doesn't seem explicitly clear on the issue. I have an ext...
Summary: Yes, you can boot from the USB external, but it depends what operating system you want to boot. You cannot install XP from it. Has to do with the USB ...
Summary: Unplug the external HDD from the PC. Remove the drive via device manager. If you have to. Do it under "Safe Mode" Confirm removal. No shut all the wat...
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