(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:33 am
Post subject: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>hardware (more info?)
Hi,
I just formatted my PC today and reinstalled Win XP Pro. I hooked up my ext.
hard drive and turned it on. It gave the 'remove hardware safely' thing, it
shows up as usb device for mass storage, but not in Disk Management. I'm
getting really frustrated since I put everything I wanted to save on this
thing.. (So formatting isn't an option) And the weird part is.. I also have a
drive of 250GB and that one worked like a charm :S
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:49 am
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Bente wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just formatted my PC today and reinstalled Win XP Pro. I hooked
> up my ext. hard drive and turned it on. It gave the 'remove
> hardware safely' thing, it shows up as usb device for mass
> storage, but not in Disk Management. I'm getting really frustrated
> since I put everything I wanted to save on this thing.. (So
> formatting isn't an option) And the weird part is.. I also have a
> drive of 250GB and that one worked like a charm :S
>
> It's an LaCie Hard Drive, 1TB.
>
> Please help me :S
Did you install the hardware drivers (particularly the motherboard chipset
drivers) after the clean install of Windows XP?
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:49 am
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Yeah I did, I installed everything possible from my motherboard drivers-cd.
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> Bente wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just formatted my PC today and reinstalled Win XP Pro. I hooked
> > up my ext. hard drive and turned it on. It gave the 'remove
> > hardware safely' thing, it shows up as usb device for mass
> > storage, but not in Disk Management. I'm getting really frustrated
> > since I put everything I wanted to save on this thing.. (So
> > formatting isn't an option) And the weird part is.. I also have a
> > drive of 250GB and that one worked like a charm :S
> >
> > It's an LaCie Hard Drive, 1TB.
> >
> > Please help me :S
>
> Did you install the hardware drivers (particularly the motherboard chipset
> drivers) after the clean install of Windows XP?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
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> --
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>
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Bente wrote:
> Yeah I did, I installed everything possible from my motherboard
> drivers-cd.
Recommendation: Visit the hardware manufacturer's web pages to download the
latest drivers.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I just did, and didn't get me anywhere. I installed all the updated and extra
drivers possible. I uninstalled the usb thing in hardware manager, and
plugged it in. Got the same result as before. Any other ideas? (A)
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> Bente wrote:
> > Yeah I did, I installed everything possible from my motherboard
> > drivers-cd.
>
> Recommendation: Visit the hardware manufacturer's web pages to download the
> latest drivers.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >
>
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Ok somehow I got it in the thing where I could assign a letter to it (I made
it I: ) BUT I now only have the option to format it :S I realllyy don't want
to! I have everything on there.. (My WinXP, Office2007 backups and
everything.. My life is on there.. ) Any ideas how to access it without
formatting?? Thnx in advance
"Bente" wrote:
> I just did, and didn't get me anywhere. I installed all the updated and extra
> drivers possible. I uninstalled the usb thing in hardware manager, and
> plugged it in. Got the same result as before. Any other ideas? (A)
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
> > Bente wrote:
> > > Yeah I did, I installed everything possible from my motherboard
> > > drivers-cd.
> >
> > Recommendation: Visit the hardware manufacturer's web pages to download the
> > latest drivers.
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > >
> >
> >
(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Bente wrote:
> Ok somehow I got it in the thing where I could assign a letter to it (I made
> it I: ) BUT I now only have the option to format it :S I realllyy don't want
> to! I have everything on there.. (My WinXP, Office2007 backups and
> everything.. My life is on there.. ) Any ideas how to access it without
> formatting?? Thnx in advance
>
Follow JS's suggestion. It is better unless one wants to do some
editing of the Windows Registry, essentially removing the enumeration
information for the LaCie external drive and hoping that Windows is
able to re-detect its properties.
Also, remember the fact that "having a backup" implies that there
are 2 copies of the information...an original and a copy. If there
is just one copy, then there is no backup and all can be lost in an
unexpected moment.
(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Just reinstalled XP, but now external hard drive not working! [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Ok that last one didn't seem to work.. But the thing is, I put all of my
stuff on the drive since i was completely formatting my pc and doing a clean
xp install. So I really need the stuff that's on there..
"Ghostrider" wrote:
>
> Bente wrote:
>
> > Ok somehow I got it in the thing where I could assign a letter to it (I made
> > it I: ) BUT I now only have the option to format it :S I realllyy don't want
> > to! I have everything on there.. (My WinXP, Office2007 backups and
> > everything.. My life is on there.. ) Any ideas how to access it without
> > formatting?? Thnx in advance
> >
>
> Follow JS's suggestion. It is better unless one wants to do some
> editing of the Windows Registry, essentially removing the enumeration
> information for the LaCie external drive and hoping that Windows is
> able to re-detect its properties.
>
> Also, remember the fact that "having a backup" implies that there
> are 2 copies of the information...an original and a copy. If there
> is just one copy, then there is no backup and all can be lost in an
> unexpected moment.
>
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