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external usb HDD crashes Windows
It was supposed to be a good external HDD.
after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
timOleary wrote:
It was supposed to be a good external HDD. after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good Thanks for sharing? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
timOleary wrote:
It was supposed to be a good external HDD. after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good Thanks for sharing? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
timOleary wrote:
It was supposed to be a good external HDD. Was it new or used? Could it contain a boot sector? Could it contain an autorun.ini? after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
timOleary wrote:
It was supposed to be a good external HDD. Was it new or used? Could it contain a boot sector? Could it contain an autorun.ini? after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
On Jun 21, 9:15*am, Rick Merrill
wrote: timOleary wrote: It was supposed to be a good external HDD. Was it new or used? Could it contain a boot sector? Could it contain an autorun.ini? after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good i just got a new external SATA docking station and the drive still crashes Windows. Not immediately it takes about a minute: two popups indicate the device is recognized and then poof. this drive has lots of data on it, it is still under warranty until 2012 It was always a backup drive never used as a system drive, but I'm pretty incompetent, and maybe loaded or copied stuff onto it that do not belong. So it does the same crash on three PCs using two different enclosures. Is this drive cooked? |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
On Jun 21, 9:15*am, Rick Merrill
wrote: timOleary wrote: It was supposed to be a good external HDD. Was it new or used? Could it contain a boot sector? Could it contain an autorun.ini? after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good i just got a new external SATA docking station and the drive still crashes Windows. Not immediately it takes about a minute: two popups indicate the device is recognized and then poof. this drive has lots of data on it, it is still under warranty until 2012 It was always a backup drive never used as a system drive, but I'm pretty incompetent, and maybe loaded or copied stuff onto it that do not belong. So it does the same crash on three PCs using two different enclosures. Is this drive cooked? |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
timOleary wrote:
On Jun 21, 9:15 am, Rick wrote: timOleary wrote: It was supposed to be a good external HDD. Was it new or used? Could it contain a boot sector? Could it contain an autorun.ini? after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and first it is recognized and then screen goes black. both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3. If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes again. both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable, same. Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD 5000AAKS not good i just got a new external SATA docking station and the drive still crashes Windows. Not immediately it takes about a minute: two popups indicate the device is recognized and then poof. this drive has lots of data on it, it is still under warranty until 2012 It was always a backup drive never used as a system drive, but I'm pretty incompetent, and maybe loaded or copied stuff onto it that do not belong. So it does the same crash on three PCs using two different enclosures. Is this drive cooked? Could the drive have an AUTORUN.INI file on it? Can you try it on another operating system? (are the "three pcs" Win XP? |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
check what usb versions you have on your PCs , i think they are
old ,its just a thought , i hope you can solve your problem soon |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
What kind of power to the box? Drive needs 1A, usb provides 1/2A. |
external usb HDD crashes Windows
Try a different USB port. Some computers have ports both on the back and the
front; the ones on the back usually provide better dc. -- Don Vancouver, USA "edfair" wrote in message ... What kind of power to the box? Drive needs 1A, usb provides 1/2A. |
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