Computer Mallers question..

[Kramer]

So few months installed a 1 TG external hd for music back up

it put it into another drive like G

i backed up all my music ..

gave it to a dj bud to put in a buch of more music
i didn't have

now the computer is telling me
the G drive is gone ,
when i plug in the external drive ,
keeps popping up new hardware found (but its not new)

not really a big deal most of music on windows media player ,
but how to I get the "external"
G drive back?


Yes i've tried googling ,
non of suggestions have worked


I know the music is in this external drive somewhere-lol

[Ricky Tan]

Does not it show up in a different Drive?
I unplug mine all the time, moving from comp to comp.
Do you use the Safely Remove Hardware program?

[mrwho]

what does it do after it says new hardware is found? can you see it after it installs?

[scr0da]

Go to control panel, admin tools, computer management. You can pick what letter you want the drive to be

[Kramer]

Thanks guys ,
scroda,
the drive what used to be doesn't appear so i did try that , don't get it..

emailed the hd manfct for support , no answer ...

i know it like only $ 100
but you'd think their be some sort of cust service for this?

lol

like if you buy a 250,000 house and your furnace blows 1st week u can be sure the builder would honour it
the first yr

big potato,
small potato


i keep getting found new hardware device
popup

when unplugged ? lol

good thing i'm a calm guy

got a friend with computer sci degree coming over tues to check it out

bla bla

interstingly i was reading an article this week that for every
$1 past yr a co spent on an I.T. guy
past yr
they basically cost $ 10 ...

[mrwho]

kramer when you click on my computer does the drive show up at all?

[scr0da]

If it doesn't show up at all you will have to assign a drive letter to it under computer management. This happens all the time with usb hot-swappable drives.

Example: If you plug it in and it doesn't show up it's probably because it tried to use E: or whatever your cd-rom drive is. You will just have to assign a different letter to the usb drive.

[Bobtheicon]

Plug it in to a different USB port than you used originally. It'll probably take a different drive letter.
Maybe reboot the computer with the drive plugged in.

[Ricky Tan]

I know on mine, it would conflict if I used a usb stick and the external harddrive at the same time.

[Kramer]

got a hold of cust support ,800 #
they thiink 1 of 2 options ..

A)
could be a simple corrupt usb cord lol
or
B) bad drive which is still under warranty

bud played the music FRI no problems...his puter


off to puter store tomorrow to try new usb cord -lol

ricky , its not a stick
hd same time ,

[Burgh Brew Crew]

A. what program are you using to play the music from?
B. Does your puter have multiple usb ports? If so each port is assigned a letter and if the program attempting to play the files uses a library assigned to a certain drive you will have to locate the file via a my computer.
C. what type of files did your buddy put on the external, if the files are right protected some programs won't recognize the files and they wont show up on a library.
D. finally if your computer keeps saying it found new hardware, it is recognizing the drive and is attempting to install a driver to use it. So the usb cable isnt bad. click on the icon to load the driver and then after is load click on the drive to see the contents. Your music files should be there and then its just a matter of using your player program to play them.
Hope this helps.

[Kramer]

all working now ,

: )

just got a new usb cord for like $ 7
at puter outlet store

all it takes is one of those little usb pins to
come lose , or damaged somehow

like i was telling this problem to my IT guy at office at work ,

he says when someones keyboard
stops working ,
could be keyboard , usb connection ,

they buy so many keyboards
its cheaper just to replace "both"

than to spend money and time to
"figure out" how to fix it


lol