External hard drive USB on Time Capsule

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• Password protect an external hard drive connected to Time Capsule

  I have a WD passport external hard drive connected to my time capsule, so my wife and I can easily share files. I have the external hard drive connected through the locked time capsules WiFi network so someone in the House can not access however if they walked the time capsule and not plugged in the external hard drive they could walk away with it. When I try to password protect external hard drive then time capsule may not recognise, and so I can't use it as an external hard drive that is shared. No one knows how, to password protect the external hard drive connected to the time capsule as if someone physically stole the external hard drive it would be locked, but have yet still recognizable by Time Capsule when I plugged?

  Hope that makes sense.

  The only way to do is to encrypt the files on the computer.

  And you both use the same password. Unfortunately, this probably means that you can not share files directly... The TC is not a SIN... never, it was designed for this purpose so there no controls to help admin file sharing.

  If you create a DMG file on WD drive that encrypt you and you can copy files to and from... but only one at a time.

  Another method would be to use a specific software... Watch chronosync.

  http://www.econtechnologies.com/Chronosync/guide-sync-with-disk-image.html

  I don't him have not run in this configuration... so, you have to experiment if it manages what you want.

  I think that there will always be limitations on concurrent access from multiple computers.

• can I use an external hard drive LaCie Raid time capsule?

  I am trying to hang a LaCie Raid to my Time Capsule for additional storage. I don't see the LaCie. Thanks in advance for the help.

  Support Apple mentions that you can plug a simple USB to the port on the router from the airport, or several readers if you use a powered USB hub.  There is no mention of Raid type disk, which I interpret as meaning that the RAID is not supported by the firmware on the USB port on the airport.

  Uses for the USB port of Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express - Support Apple Airport

  From my experience, the Raid type drives are not recognized by the USB port on the Time Capsule or AirPort Extreme.

  Even if the RAID drive was recognized, probably would NOT ever want to connect a RAID stack on the port.

  The reason is that the port is USB 2.0 only... and due to the limitations of the processor in the airport router, the port runs at half the speed of a USB 2.0 on a computer. Thus, it would be incredibly slow with this type of installation.

• When I plug in an external hard drive usb, it is recognized in Device Manager, but not in Solution Explorer.

  When I plug in an external hard drive usb, it is recognized in Device Manager, but not in Solution Explorer. I use windows 7 on a laptop Pavilion dv7-6b77dx.

  Thank you.  I followed your instructions and it worked.  I am amazed by these forums.  No matter what a person has problems, there is someone out there who has the knowledge and the willingness to share with the less informed.  Thanks again for you information.

  lacroos

• How to work with files of database on an external hard drive (USB 2.0 or 3.0)

  I have Oracle 11 GR 2, installed on my laptop. I would like to create an instance of the database on my laptop, but putting the data files on an external hard drive (USB 2.0 or 3.0). The external hard drive will be still attached to the laptop, whenever the database is used. This is going to be a development machine, recently developed a prototype. Laptop is limited to 150 GB on the local disk and I want to have a database of 1 to on this subject. Is this possible with Oracle 11 g for Windows XP SP2?
  I assume that a device attached to the network storage NAS would be the best solution, but I can't fix on my local network.
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  Hello

  Yes, you can
  http://asktom.Oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0:P11_QUESTION_ID:1388988500346624289

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• E3000 and external hard drive (USB and Ethernet

  I learned my first lesson the hard way.  'Assume' that you buy a new router that it will work with other new technology equipment.  Cisco needs to print somewhere in the product descriptions, their record of router there are size limits on external hard drives.  I got burned after buying a 3 to WD USB 3.0 hard drive that I can't use it on my current E3000 or their last E4200.  At least support knew this answer fast enough.  My bad for not taking the time to reflect, I search this site to find the list of external USB drives that will work with the E3000.

  All I wanted to do was store multimedia files on a shared network drive.  I'm cheating the system now and using a shared drive on the main PC.  The whole point of my project is not not to have the main PC running to share media.

  Before this old router of 60 day of scrap, has anyone had experiences on the use of WDs My Life 2 to external HD connection ETHERNET?

  Someone actually one of these drives installed on an E3000 using win xp pro?  I search high and low here, but couldn't find a list of acceptable external Ethernet disks or the size limitations.

  Burned once, lesson learned, don't get burned again.

  Thank you

  If your external drive supports Ethernet, then you will be able to use it with your router.

  Wired the external drive to your router using an Ethernet cable, then connect the router configuration page and click on the status tab and below click on the "Local area network" sub-tab and click on "DHCP Client" in the table of client DHCP list you will find the IP address for the external drive. Using this IP address, you can map the drive on your computer.

  To map the drive on your computer, click on start - RUN - type "\\External address IP Drive", and click ok... When you are prompted for the type of user name and password for the user name and password click OK, now you should be able to see the folders that you created, right-click on it and select map network drive and click Finish.

• External hard drive USB, not received a drive letter in Vista 64-Bit

  I do not use my BeyondMicro 160 G external hard drive a lot just to make occasional backups, well this time was different.  I have powered the drive, plugged the USB cable into my PC and normal tone was heard, but NO drive letter is assigned to the drive.  In fact I couldn't find anywhere in my computer that the unit was even detected.  I Visa Ultimate 64-bit, I tried to uninstall the drivers in the Device Manager and rebooted and still no external drive, any suggestions?

  Konala Hello,

  Thank you for your response.

  If the external hard drive not detected below are some steps to solve the problem:
   
  You can check if the device is compatible with Windows Vista by visiting the Windows Vista Compatibility Center, which includes a list of drivers, hardware and applications that are compatible with Windows Vista.
   
  For reference, the link to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center is included below:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/
   
  Then, if the external hard drive is not detected in Device Manager, please check if the external drive is detected in the management of the computer:
   
  You can check this by going to: start then click on computer
  When it is connected and switched on, the drive should appear as a drive letter on the computer (ie: drive E:, F: or another letter.) An Autorun window may also appear if the drive is detected.
   
  If the external drive does not appear, please check the following:

  · Check the power supply and check if it works normally.
  · Check the wiring and check that the USB cable is plugged into a port. You can also try another USB port.
  · Check disk management to see if the drive is detected it:
   
  1. right click on computer, select manage, select disk management.
  2. check the upper and lower windows to find if the drive is detected.
   
  If the external hard drive is not detected, try to connect the external drive to another PC to check if the unit is working normally.
   
  Then please check if Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is installed currently.  If WVSP1 is not installed, you can try to install this service pack and check if the problem still persists.
   
  For reference, the link below contains information. about how to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/935791/
   
   
  The relay please status after the above steps so that we will offer any additional assistance.

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• External hard drive USB

  Primarily for backup purposes, I have connected via USB, a new external hard drive to my Compaq Presario (using Windows 7) but I don't see how to access or use. Removal and replacement of the plug USB produce noise sound from the PC that I expect.  Start/computer shows no signs of the element. Start/devices and printers displays an icon for the item, but clicking on it gives no response.   Where should I go from here?

  BrianJoyce wrote:
  

  AHA!   I think you're right about that!   The power, I mean.   It ran OK on laptop from a friend and I tried all the USB ports on my PC but with no joy there.   I think the answer will return for an Exchange or a refund and get a different model.

  I return it for an Exchange/refund and get a USB 2.0 in this case.

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• External hard drive USB PX1223E - 1 32 guard disconnection/reconnection

  Hello

  I'm new to this forum, so I hope I'm posting in the right place.

  The external hard drive works fine for over 2 years now, but it has started to randomly disconnect from my PC. I have the USB to say alert that it has disconnected and then moments later it seems to reconnect with the usual USB alert. Occasions, it seems to work for hours without the problem return.

  It is a sign that the reader reaches the end of his life?

  Thanks for your help

  Hello

  Perhaps the reader reaches the end of the life, but at the moment it is not easy to say...

  Have you tried another cable to the HARD drive? Maybe it's just a problem of cable s.
  In addition, you should check the HARD drive on another computer or laptop. So you can make sure if it s a USB issue or not.

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• Backup HD on the external hard drive with/without Time Machine backup

  I use a drive external iomega hard so that I can save my Mac hard drive. I used the iomega to back up my old computer before and succeeded with just drag / drop the files I needed. I simply slipped fell the Mac HD icon in my iomega DHM and was able to open all the files inside. It made me skeptical however, if I would be able to open the icon Mac HD with all my files so it was on another mac. All information that I looked upwards on a hd on a disk external drive to backup talk using Time Machine, which I've never used, and was not sure if it's even necessary to use.

  Here's what I mean by dragging my HD on the external hard drive.

  It is not at all a backup. This is just a link to the internal drive. Is there a reason why you do not want to use Time Machine?

• SMART Disk FireLite 80 GB external hard drive USB drivers

  My computer does not recognize my drive external hard disk smart firelite 80 GB usb at all...

  Plug in there and nothing, the blue light is on the disk. But when I check in 'MY COMPUTER' just shows how many slots usb ate open, but nothing else...

  This drive worked at one point but now?

  Thanks for any help

  George

  Hello

  1. don't you make changes to the computer until the problem occurred?

  2. that you get an error message while you connect the external hard drive?

  I suggest you try the steps mentioned below and check if it helps.

  Method 1: Try to connect the hard drive to a different USB port or try to connect the hard drive in another computer and check that the problem persists.

  Method 2: Try running the Fixit tool from the link below.

  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Method 3: If the previous step fails, check if the hard drive is detected in disk management.

  To open disk management

  (a) from the start menu, click Run.

  (b) in the Open box, type diskmgmt.msc, and then click OK.

   

  Method 4: Also try to follow the steps from the link below.

  A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB, an Apple iPod flash drive or an external hard disk drive: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925196

  Hope this information is useful.

• Unknown device message to an external hard drive USB... supposed to be plug-and-play

  I have a Western Digital external hard drive, 1 TB, I installed a PCI 2.0 card when I couldn't device works.  This has resolved nothing.  When I attach the hard drive, it does appear a message that says that the device is unknown.  I don't know how to fix the problem manually.  I contacted western digital, but be plug-and-play they provide drivers for their products and have referred me to your website.  Please help, its nothing more than an expensive paper weight at this point.

  Hi mgregurich,
   
  I suggest you try the following steps:
   
  Step 1: Find the error code in Device Manager

  1. open Device Manager by clicking the Start button, click on the Control Panel, clicking system and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  2. in Device Manager, look for the USB device, and then double-click the device name.

  3. under the gaze of general tab for the status of the device for any error code indicated.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/get-help-with-Device-Manager-errors
   
  Step 2: Run the fixit provided in the link below.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  Step 3:  Unplug the power and USB (universal serial bus), wait for a while and connect the external hard drive to another USB port and check.
  Also, connect the external hard drive on another computer and test if it works fine.

  If the problem persists,

  Step 4: Replace the USB controllers.

  First of all, please disconnect all USB devices and then perform the following steps:

  1. click on 'Start', type device manager in the search bar and press "Enter." If necessary, click on continue.

  2. in Device Manager, double-click to expand the "USB Bus controllers", right-click on the "host controller", click "Uninstall" and click "OK".

  3. Repeat step 2 to uninstall all items under 'USB Bus controllers'.
   
  Then, restart your computer and windows vista will automatically reinstall all USB controllers.

  If the problem persists, please contact western digital for assistance.
  http://support.wdc.com/

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Ajay K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Maxtor OneTouch II 300 GB external hard drive USB/FireWire not recognized by the computer

  Title: Maxtor OneTouch II 300 GB USB/FireWire external hard drive of origin

  I found my old external hard drive and I wanted to access some old photos. Since I bought the drive, I have upgraded to Windows 7. Windows does not see the hard drive after updating the usb drivers. I look in the tab of the computer and no hard drive. I looked in disk management and I see it but it won't initialize. Shows the error, and that's all... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Hello

  
  1. have you checked if the external drive is detected on another computer?
  2. What is the exact error message you get when the task fails?
   
  To work with the issue, check out the following link.
  
  My drive does not appear in Windows Explorer
  
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330140
  
  Check if it helps.

• External hard drive USB recognized as a drive in Windows 7

  My external drive was not functiononing, so I formatted it recently. I gave him a normal speed format, using windows only. It is an external hard drive, 256 GB, connected via USB 2.0, formatted to NTFS.
  After it was over, windows began to recognize the local drive, making it impossible for me to remove it safely (he does not give me the opportunity to do).
  My concern is that it can affect some of my files if I just unplug the unit. I googled but didn't find any results that worked for me.
  Any ideas for what to do? I'm not really good at these things. but I really need my perfectly functional hard drive.

  It is normal for hard drives, they are USB drives physically internal or external, and the "Local Disk".

  • Open the Device Manager (start, type "Device Manager" (without the quotes) in the search box, press enter)
  • Expand the category of "hard drives".
  • Right-click on your external drive and choose 'properties '.
  • Click on the tab 'Strategies '.

  The default value for the drives connected by USB is 'Fast moving' which, as the option explains "disables the cache on the device and in the entry window, but you can disconnect the device safely without using the safely remove hardware notification icon."

  Or you can choose the "Best Performance" which "allows the cache in Windows for writing, but you must use the remove hardware notification icon to disconnect the device safely."

  Make your choice, click OK, and're you good to go.

• Cannot eject external hard drive USB

  Original title: problem ejecting usb mass storage device

  Hallow

  I have a WD drive and when I try to remove it safely I get the following error:

  "the application".

  '\Device\harddiskvolume4\Windows\System32\svchost.exe' is

  This device can be stopped. Close the application and

  then try to stop the device again.

  p. s.

  I have important data on this disk

  This error does not occur with any other usb

  I tried the Task Manager

  throws his mercy on me I'm not a computer genius and

  my English is not the most brilliant as you have probably noticed

  Thank you to everyone willing to help

  Itay

  Hi Itay,

  Thanks for posting on Microsoft Community.

  I understand that you get this error "the application \Device\HarddiskVolume4\Windows\System32\svchost.exe prevents this device to be stopped. Close the application and then try to stop the device again. "Whenever you try to eject the external hard drive.

  You may get this message if Windows was started with the inserted disc. Try to wait until Windows is completely loaded before inserting it, then if you try to eject it doesn't work.

  You can try the suggestions below and check if it helps.

  1. Download Process Explorer from the link below http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653
  2. Click search, find handle or DLL (Dynamic Link Library) in the tool menu.
  3. Type the drive letter of the USB device in the handle or DLL substring text box and press the search button.
  4. Find the process and its PID (process identifier) in the following box.
  5. In the tree of the system process, find the process according to find it handle or DLL dialog box.
  6. Press Ctrl + H to display the handles in the view in the lower pane.
  7. Search for the file by the drive letter and right click, choose Manage close.

  Reference:

  Problem ejecting USB mass storage device

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/555665

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