Computer "not responding" when I connect the external hard drive.

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• Unable to connect the external hard drive on the computer of Windows 8

  Hi I have a laptop Windows 8, I don't know too plug I bought last year I recently bought a samsung 3 TB external hard drive I plugged it in and it was recognized tried to transfer files (photos and music) he transferred a little then kept showing error e/s even when I clicked ignore it just kept showing for the next photo , so I unplugged and ive not touched since ive then connected again today to have another shot at it but it does not even appear in the my computer part now ive red somewhere else on this site to go into Device Manager and I can see the mass with a yellow triangle storage device small as he said he could on the subject , I was reading I uninstalled and plugged the hard drive on and when I plug it then settling again, nothing appears when I go back into Device Manager it is there once again with the yellow triangle, thanks in advance if anyone can give me advice.

  Thanks for the reply.

  Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the USB controller drivers?

  If so, have you installed latest drivers from the motherboard chipset?

  Follow the steps below and check if it works:

  1 download the drivers for external hard drive from the following link and check.

  http://www.Samsung.com/us/support/downloads

  2. click on the link to the HP Web site below to download the latest drivers. Search for drivers related to USB / external peripheral.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&LC=en&DLC=en&product=5078476

  Click scan now.

  
  3. If you have a third party security/firewall software installed, you need to change settings or disable it temporarily.
   
  NOTE: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software / update, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the
  Internet or network so that your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.
   
  I hope this helps. Back to us for assistance.

• Lost volume after connecting the external hard drive

  I had some movies I wanted to copy in one of my sharing folders, so I tied a drive hard usb at the back of my camera, but the nas don't seem to notice. I rebooted my nas and all of a sudden my internal volumes were absent and did not show the external drive and the system told me I have not put volumes in place.

  My two internal drives can be selected for formatting as if I just do a reset to factory... can someone help me re set my volume, I have over my data already out there.

  I guess its some sort of hardware conflict when I joined my outside, there dissregarded somehow my internal volumes.

  Problem solved no. thanks to an hour on the phone with the customer service...

  The naskey was not connected because I took out the usb to connect my external drive. Such a simple thing took all day to figure out.

• blue screen / memory_management/Restart - whenever I connect the external hard drive

  whenever I plug in the external that I get a screen blue with the message of management of the memory/500 GB, Ive done scan memory which was ok, booted in safe mode it still did. I did the sfc/scannow and message were found corrupted files that he couldn't fix it, tried to disable the antivirus then plug externally and he always has. It's windows 8 on a touchscreen ASUS all-in-one, is only 6 months and after 3 weeks, I was stuck with the constant blue screen at startup until it my tech had to wipe and reinstall windows and that day he said it was an update that he didn't like. When I plug a 32 GB key it works fine, but with external it restarts every time and on startup it sends a report to microsoft, so why microsoft will not send me a fix... Help

  whenever I plug in the external that I get a screen blue with the message of management of the memory/500 GB, Ive done scan memory which was ok, booted in safe mode it still did. I did the sfc/scannow and message were found corrupted files that he couldn't fix it, tried to disable the antivirus then plug externally and he always has. It's windows 8 on a touchscreen ASUS all-in-one, is only 6 months and after 3 weeks, I was stuck with the constant blue screen at startup until it my tech had to wipe and reinstall windows and that day he said it was an update that he didn't like. When I plug a 32 GB key it works fine, but with external it restarts every time and on startup it sends a report to microsoft, so why microsoft will not send me a fix... Help

  Thanx got fixed, had a boyfriend of work come and he found the answer on page 3, it was the USB driver had to be removed and reinstalled with the right pair on the ASUS website

• reloading the files of the external hard drive to the new computer laptop

  I'm trying to reloaded files etc. from an external hard drive to my laptop. I took the files of my old office that was on is way out, so just in case I lost them all I copied them. I tried setting up my external hard drive and transfer just a couple of files just to see if it would work. I sent them to my desktop from my laptop and they also went to my documents, but once the hard drive is disconnected files will not open. I do not know what I'm dong wrong as I am not very computor spirit, so that the answers would be useful in silly English thank you. Sorry to be so long-winded.

  Sheila

  Hello @shedeval

  I understand that you have copied your files on an external drive from your old computer.

  You tried to copy the files to the new computer, but when you disconnect the external hard drive the files are no longer accessible.

  I think that you have created or copied a shortcut to the new computer and not the actual files.  When you're logged out outside the new computer had more disk access to open files.

  I would like to redo the copy and when you finished externally, log out and then try again.

  Good luck!

• Of failure, white screen MacBook Pro HARD drive try to boot from the external HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a 2008 Macbook Pro which is having some problems, I was able to fix them, but eventually the hard drive failed. I know that because at startup until it would have a white screen Uni (no logo) and you can hear a clicking on in the lower left corner. I thought initially it was a memory problem, but after opening and verification of memory, it's clearly the hard drive.

  I solved this problem temporarily (until I can replace the HARD disk) by installing El captain on an external HARD disc and start from that. Here's the twist, I couldn't he can begin to El captain, I tried CMD + R, CMD + OPT + R, CMD + OPT + R + P and now shift. Everything that's happened would be that clicks would cease to release the keys.

  I left the macbook on while I'm at work, when I got home it was on the screen to connect the external HARD drive.

  I accidentally closed the macbook yesterday and again once when I tried to log on, I could not and I left it on a white screen while I was sleeping. There is a possibility that he may have launched from the HARD drive when I get home, but if not, is there something that escapes me to force do this?

  See you soon

  Usually start up to a blank screen without the Apple Logo, may report one of the following:

  • Hardware failure
  • Boot drive is not recognized as valid and updated updated
  • OS X essential software is missing, hurt moved or renamed or corrupt
  • A firmware update is necessary

  No matter who, in order to boot from an external drive "bootable", you would normally hold down the Option key until you get a screen that offers a number of devices to try to boot from.

  Alternatively, you can try holding down the C key to try to boot from the external drive.

  If none of these startup options work, then the bootable disc or the USB port on your MacBook Pro can be the question.

  Since you have a Mac pre-2013, if you hold down the D key while booting, the built-in Apple Hardware Test should start up.  This can help to identify hardware problems.

• XP hangs after connecting an external hard drive via USB port

  When I connect an external hard drive of 250GB via a USB port on my system XP - SP3, the computer crashes immediately after the sound signal from the recognition of a normal connection PnP. There is no assignment of the station. I don't know that he had worked as can be expected before. A new 500 GB external hard drive is recognized as new hardware, the driver installed and ready to use, but after that, the PC shuts down completely new. However, when I do a system startup after connection of the same two drives, everything looks OK. Also, no problem with a USB stick of 2 GB. How to find what's the problem?

  Well - it's Windows for you, sometimes. :/

  Good luck with your new installation!

• Unable to see the new files from the external hard drive in Windows Media Player library

  Original title: music is dead

  Windows media player does not recognize my external hard drive on all my computers windows 7, but works fine on my xp. has taken the laptop shop they led produced songs media player then reinstalled them, and it worked. but when I added more songs on the ext. harddrive and tried to play on windows media player 7 it does not find new! can't afford to take to the store whenever I have download music and want to play on my Media Player 7. is it auto recognition? When I plug the ext. harddrive inside automatically so reads the news on it?

  It has been fixed thought

  I had posted a question on my Ext. harddrive, my windows xp Media Player recognizes new music I have add out of it, but all my computers which are used to windows 7. then I myself especially when I add the new music on the hard drive for media playyer on xp I have spend the toolbar and click on file, then click Add to library computer search and it adds to the media player library. but windows 7 does not have this option. I noticed if you click file, and then manage libraries, and then the music lets me add my Ext. harddrive (e drive) to the library list. on a computer it support of new music and videos found on the hard drive, on two computers it just music, so I downloaded a song and a video on the hard drive, plugged into the computer and media player says that it has been updated of library, and yet there they never found the new files. Why have they changed? XP was so easy. new is not always better!

  Hi Bob,

  According the description preceding, Windows Media Player is not picking new music on the external hard drive.

  I suggest you to perform the following troubleshooters.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-settings-Troubleshooter

  Open the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-library-Troubleshooter

  Post us the results once you try the steps above.

• Laptop running Windows 7 does not start if the external hard drive is connected

  I know what is already on a thread, but here it is again (i.e. thread became uncontrollable anyway and did not offer me solutions). I have an ASUS K53S laptop computer Series and use it as a desktop PC. It sits on my desk and never move, I plugged my larger screen, a keyboard and mouse, printer and external hard drive that I keep all my information on i rarely save to local disk. These things represent more than ports USB to the laptop, I have a hub 4 ports on there also. It is just background information; I mean, the laptop is a must.

  Here's the problem: when I start, as I do every morning, I used to see ASUS inspire Innovation - first of all, persistent Perfection for about 1 second, then the laptop will just get on the job and complete its start-up in about a minute (including login). Which was very good until a few days ago when things started slows down a bit, then I rebooted as I always used to with my Windows XP tour. All closed but return is reactivated and it hung on the opening screen of ASUS and show no signs of getting further. I went outside and continued on another work that does not need a computer, thinking that if I ignored it it would be bit go further, but I came back hours later to find that it is always locked.
  Well after a little, I took the plug my external hard drive, and he continued to start where he left off, like nothing had happened.
  This settled this possibility, but before that, I had established a thing; I need to connect my external hard drive before starting, otherwise it wouldn't connect properly.
  When I managed to finally get both going at the same time (Yes, after some persistence, he recognized the drive but I still would like a solution to this when it exists), I looked at the hard drive and all my files are corrupted or something. photos are not valid, some files that I know to have files in appear them as empty and I can't make any sense at all. Is there someone out there who has had this problem before and fixed, and if so, how?
  My external hard drive is a Seagate 1 TB, if it helps.
  I really want an answer to this, I have data on that disc that I need and I'm not.

  If the problem affects only one PC it says its something specific to this PC.

  Is there traces of yellow warning in Device Manager?

  At whatever it is updated / installed on this PC before this problem, or run a maintenance utility?

  If there is no warning of the Device Manager, then if you perform a clean boot PC http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 NB this isn't the manual method the Fixit which helps?

• After Vista update cannot find the external hard drive, AutoPlay does not work, and new unusable disk appears under my computer

  After Vista update cannot find the external hard drive, AutoPlay does not work, and new unusable disk appears under my computer. Also I can't 'manage' my computer because I do not have "permissions". I tried a fix he 45071 and it did nothing.

  Applications, (Norton and McAfee) (including free evaluation versions are notorious for not not upgrade (or uninstalling) itself.) If NIS has been installed for 3 years, you have NIS update at least once and maybe twice (e.g., NIS 2009 > NIS 2010 > NIS 2011).

  [You may want to print these instructions for reference offline. If a step said to reboot, reboot.]

  1. download the Norton Removal Tool, save it to your desktop: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

  2. close all open applications (that is, anything with an icon on the taskbar).

  3. After completing some you have a copy of your handy product key, uninstall all Norton software (including LiveUpdate and everything Norton Add ons) viaControl Panel | Programs | Uninstall a program (or Control Panel |) Programs and features, if you are using the classic view).

  4 IMPORTANT! -Online activate Windows Firewall immediately after the restart.

  NB: Now you're "working without a net": no to ANYTHING else online (e.g., navigation, reading e-mail, chat) until you have completed step #7 below!

  5. right click on the file that you saved in step #1 above, and then select run as administrator.  DO TAP not your keyboard until the race ends, then restart.

  6. do a clean install of NIS 2011 (using your product ID, if need be) & reboot. CF. http://www.symantec.com/norton/support/kb/web_view.jsp?wv_type=public_web&docurl=20080514162318EN

  NOTE: Do NOT activate or install additional modules of Norton (for example, Norton Anti-Phishing) immediately.

  7. manually and repeatedly run LiveUpdate (Norton) until you get a prompt "no update more".

  8. open Internet Explorer (only) to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 & run the difficulty.

  9. open Internet Explorer (only) to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058 & run that set it by DEFAULT and modes and AGGRESSIVE. [1]

  10. restart once again & test.

  NB: Installation KB971029 disables AutoRun/autoplay on USB connected but not 'brilliant media' external drives (i.e., CDs & DVDs). See http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/02/08/deeper-insight-into-the-security-advisory-967940-update.aspx

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  [1] full Disclosure: the difficulty operating in AGGRESSIVE mode will remove your update history but not list the updates installed in Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP) or installed updates.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• I just plugged my camera and uploaded new photos for my Creative Memories Photo Manager. Now when I go to the Safely Remove Hardware my camera does not show... only my external hard drive.

  I have a new computer.  We have been plug an external hard drive to move my photos in the new computer.

  I just plugged my camera and uploaded new photos for my Creative Memories Photo Manager.  Now when I go to the Safely Remove Hardware my camera does not show... only my external hard drive.  I'm afraid of getting my camera.

  Any help is greatly appreciated!
  Thank you
  Oumar W

  Creative Memories Photo Manager probably ejected your camera after you import the images. Check the default settings and change them if you prefer something different.

  If your camera is not displayed as ejection, it is safe to remove it. Damage to the file system wouldn't be possible, but not certain, if he had written active file or buffer not released when the device has been deleted.

• I have a problem with the external hard drive not detected on the computer as a disk.

  I connected an external hard drive toshiba via USB on this victory 8 x 64 computer that is also a toshiba and the computer doesn't show as a reader in fact it shows that he as a device so what gives. This thing have not even a letter such as C: (what internal hard drive) I watch the little arrow to show you, it is prudent to remove it so it appears here, what does I have a drive bad ext or what? Oh yes, I have tried all my ports even

  Hello

  I suggest you to assign a drive letter for the external hard drive and see if it helps.

  To do:

  a. press the Windows key + R and type diskmgmt.msc.

  (b) if the hard drive recognized in disk management and if there is no drive letter assigned, I suggest you do a right click on the drive and assign a drive letter and check if it helps.

  c. right click paths and the drive letter Change.

  Do one of the following:

  ·         To assign a drive letter if it has not already received, click Add, click the letter you want to use and then click onOK.

  ·         To change a drive letter, click change, click on assign the following drive letter, click the letter you want to use and then click on OK.

  d. restart the computer and check.

  Hope that the external hard drive will not be detected after that.

  Please report if you encounter any problems related to Windows and we will be happy to help you.

• When I plug my new Seagate Free Agent Desk GoFlex external drive, I get an error message saying that Windows does not recognize the hardware. I'm stuck and need help to install the external hard drive.

  My problem is that the software is supposed to be on the disk but I do not see the player to download. I tried to download the Seagate Manager, but it shows no available disks. Any help will be most appreciated.

  Also, I tried to install the external hard drive on a Windows Vista 64-bit computer and a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.  Same result on both.

  Hello

  I suggest you try to run this under fixit and check if it helps:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  It will be useful.

• Seagate: the external hard drive is not displayed in my computer

  My seagate external hard drive does not show in my computer and also the Disk Manager but its shown in Device Manager. help out me. I have a lot of data in it.

  

  

  Nitesh salvation,

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community forums.

  I understand from your description you have posted, that the external hard drive is not recognized by the computer of Windows 8.

  Before you continue with the troubleshooting steps, please answer the questions below.

  (1) have you checked with different ports or different computers?

  (2) remember to make changes before this problem?

  (3) you are able to detect the drive in disk management?

  I suggest to follow the steps below and check if the problem persists.

  Method 1: Run the troubleshooter of material and check out la.

  Follow the steps to run the Troubleshooter:

  (a) press the Windows key + C on your keyboard to show the charms.

  (b) type of Troubleshooting , and then click solving problems under settings.

  (c) now, type Hardware Troubleshooter in the option Search .

  (d) click on hardware store to run the troubleshooter.

  If you are able to detect the drive in disk management, I suggest you to assign a letter.

  Method 2: Assign drive letter:

  The disk management.

  To assign a drive letter if it has not already received, click Add, click the letter you want to use, and then click OK.
  To change a drive letter, click on edit, click on assign the following drive letter, click the letter you want to use and then click OK.

  To remove a drive letter, click on remove and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove.

  You can also check out the article below and follow the instructions.

  Why isn't Windows does not find my device?

  Hope this information was helpful, if you need help, feel free to post. We will be happy to help you.

• My computer does not recognize the external hard drive that my virtual machine is stored (continuous thread solved problem)...

  A new problem arises.  After I crossed the wire attached and mounted my VM on the external hard drive, I can access is no longer my hard drive.  Y at - it a trick to recognize again?

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1166805#1166805

  Ben, well talk to you again and let me know what external drive you eventually buy and if it was the controller or the drive in the other external drive.

  Woody