My laptop Windows XP think my external hard drive is defective.

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• How long should it take a backup of your laptop (windows Vista) on an external hard drive (Lots if free space.

  I'm writing this, it took well over 30 mins so far and it's not even halfway through the.

  Hello Stephen Murphy,

  It really depends on what you save. Small files shouldn't take more than a few minutes (or seconds), plus large (1 GB for example) files may take 4 or 5 minutes or a bit longer.

  If you back up your entire drive you might be looking at hours for backup.

  Another problem, of course, is the speed of the USB connection on the external drive. 1 USB, for example will be much slower that USB 2 and USB 2 will be slower than the USB 3.

  In many cases, it is necessary to "play the game of waiting" until the data transfer is completed.

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• I get the 0x8078012D error code when I run the Windows backup on an external hard drive.

  I get the 0x8078012D error code when I run the Windows backup on an external hard drive.  I have Windows 7 Professional.  That suggests this error code is the problem and how can I solve the problem?

  For people who read this thread, I offer the following information.  I solved the problem by noticing that the problem could have been caused, when the system image is created.  So I did a backup without creating the system image and backup is complete without error.

  Then I used the backup program to create a system image.  This time error (0x8007045D) was displayed.   The error report says "the operation failed for a device error encountered with the source or the destination. If the volume of the source or the destination is on a disk, run CHKDSK /R on the source volume or destination and then try again using. »

  So I ran chkdsk/r, and this program is a bad sector on the hard drive of my computer and fixed the error.  It took about an hour to run the program.  Now, the image of the system and the backup of data file work again.

  So I think that the main cause of error (0x8078012D) is deborahgarbe of i/o error (0x8007045D).  So if you get the first error code you can search for fixes for the second error code fix the root cause.

• Is it possible to install Boot Camp and use window only with an external hard drive, so it doesn't take much space on my Mac?

  Is it possible to install Boot Camp and use window only with an external hard drive, so it doesn't take much space on my Mac?

  No. Windows cannot be installed on an external drive, or start from a.

• When I install windows 7 on an external hard drive a message will be appear "windows is unable to install any usb drive.

  When I install windows 7 on an external hard drive, a massage will appear "windows is unable to install any usb drive. tell me how to solve this problem.

  Original title: installation problem

  Windows 7 may not be the installation of a device from external storage such as a hard drive external or USB Thumb drive (with the exception of eSATA).

  You must install Windows 7 on a storage attached internal device.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

• Windows 7 recognizes the external hard drive, but I can't open to view files.

  I have a portable Seagate external hard drive that I have connected to my Windows 7 pc.  The computer recognizes the drive when I go to Control Panel-Hardware and Sound-devices & Printers (it happens that the laptop).  I can't see the drive when I go to the Start Menu of the computer.  He was to drive L while it was working properly.  I checked the driver and tried to update the driver, but when I do it says that the latest version of the driver is already installed.  I tried to use the troubleshooter, but it does not recognize the problem.  I searched the web for solutions, but were unable to find answers.  Help, please.

  Is there a stand-alone of Seatools?  I think I'd get ahold of stand alone drive Diagnostics and run them.  If you moved this player so he was reading or writing, it could have caused a head collision since the read/write heads are a tiny fraction of an inch of the surface of the disc.  And then sometimes they just wear out like what either with coins set in motion.  They are usually less than a year, but it happens sometimes.  I would check to see if it is still under warranty.  If so, maybe Seagate could help you.

  Good luck.

• Can I install Windows 7 on an external hard drive and then put it back in the computer as a hard drive internal?

  Here's the situation, I reinstall Windows 7 on my laptop when it all of a sudden to stop. Now he cannot start Windows and only shows the Startup Repair tool. IM thinking if I can get my hard drive and put it in a hard drive enclosure and install windows in it as a hard drive external. And after installation, I will put the normal back on my laptop as a hard drive. Will this work?

  Furthermore, I can't boot any disk installation because the built-in DVD player does not work, also I can not change startup option because I can't access the BIOS, there the password and I do not know. Please someone help! :( Thank you!

  As a general rule, Microsoft allows not 'officially' most versions of Windows (9 x--> 7) to boot from an external hard drive.  However, there could be an exception to this rule.  eSATA pregnant use signals to 'SATA' HDD on an "external" port

• laptop freezes during backup on external hard drive

  my laptop freezes when the backup of files to external hardrive, usually around 7% need help to find the solution

  Hello frankiepetch,

  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft Answers forums.  Are you using Vista?  Have you received an error message?  If yes what is it?  What type of external hard drive that you are using?  I suggest that you go to the website of factory of the external drive and download and install the latest version of the software and/or drivers.

  Thank you for using answers Forum. Please let us know how it works.

  Joseph
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows 8 and USB external hard drives

  I want a new dv7 with Windows 8 and an Iomega Prestige 1 TB external hard drive I use successfully on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems. It behaves erratically in Windows 8. Sometimes it is not recognized at all. Sometimes it is, but trying to access it via Explorer, Windows crashes requiring a diet forced down. Other times, you can access it with success and even copy a file to it with Solution Explorer, but if you try to copy multiple files with the same drag and drop, it displays the calculation time to copy file window, but the calculation done so forever, just stays there. Also, when you try an Xcopy in the prompt with mutiple files and / or files, copy the first file he is suspended from the command window. The system has a newly updated BIOS and all installed Windows updates. Ideas?

  Tried moving the Iomega for a USB 3.0 drive (the drive is 3.0 and 2.0 compatible) 2.0 in Windows 8 port and it now works fine. No idea whether the problem with USB 3.0 with Windows 8, HP or Iomega.

• Windows stopped Toshiba Canvio external hard drive because it has reported problems (code 43 error)

  This ext drive works on a notebook of friends (windows 7) and works also on the desktop (windows XP) but work on that notebook (windows xp). I realized problems as recommended by a number of times.  Problem remains.

  Hello

  -What diagnosis made?

  One of the motors controlling the unit does not work.

  First, run the troubleshooting material the Article from Microsoft fixit.

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

  Failure to fix, then uninstall and reinstall the device drivers.

  1. Click on Start then RUN and type Devmgmt.msc in the RUN box.
  2. Click disk drives in the list of hardware
  3. Click on the USB external hard drive with the question and click Uninstall.
  4. Once the hard drive is uninstalled, disconnect the USB cable.
  5. Wait 1 minute and then reconnect the USB cable. The driver should load automatically
  6. Search the external hard drive in Windows Explorer

  You can view the documentation for the hardware for more information about diagnosing the problem

  For reference:
  Explanation of error codes generated by Device Manager in Windows XP Professional

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310123

  Hope this information is useful.

• Laptop won't start, added external hard drive. Pavilion g6, WIN 7

  Boot Manager Windows coming to the power upward with message: "Windows could not start...". Info: the boot selection failed because a required device is not accessible. "No previous problems with starting, but, yesterday, I hooked up a new external hard drive (WD Passport 1 TB) to back up my entire computer.  Everything went well: formatted, partitioned the drive (500 GB), but I clicked on 'active' on one of the menus.  Remember that a single partition on a hard disk can be active and in the case of the c: / drive is the default for the MBR location, but this player is also the default location for the operating system (unless otherwise designated).  I just didn't know it would be a problem if I did an active partition on another disk entirely.  I only have WIN 7 on the machine, but I guess that the BIOS is looking for the operating system on the external hard drive (it will not start if I have the HD Ext. hung or not), is not to find a MBR or a BONE.  However, before shutting down the computer yesterday, I created an image of the system disk hard Ext. as that was my intention in the first place.  Turned off the computer and it does not restart until today, whereupon no boot, error events began.

  Never mind. Finally understood how to get to the boot menu options then to get machine to start from a
  "System repair disc" I did on the first pass the machine a couple of years. I thought that the machine should boot from it then in order after that don't is not the start of HD I had designate the CD as a boot device to make it work.

• Cannot install Windows 7 on an external hard drive

  Mr President, I want to install win7 in external hard drive operating system, but I get an error message saying "windows cannot be installed on this configrationof installation or installation on the disk drive, connect to a usb port or ieee 1394".my contact no. is 09660166247 and my email is * address email is removed from the privacy * help

  Cannot install Windows 7 on an external storage device. You must install it on an internal storage device.

• Windows 7 detect my external hard drive, but does not allow me to access it, or see it

  I have a Toshiba 1 TB external hard drive (I threw the box so I don't know what are the specs, but the things written on the back of the room are: ITE HDD E145163 D33033 KCC-REM-DNT-Canv63 N723 Z218 v63600-C 1 TB DC + 5V 1 0 04/12). I remember he said it was compatible on Windows 7, but this doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.

  I plugged my hd; Windows knows it is there and installed the software for it. But I can't save anything in it or access to the workstation. I looked for solutions to this, but nothing has worked. I tried to change the name of the driver [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter] by but apparently I can't because my hard drive is a primary partition. How can I use my hard drive with Windows 7 on my HP 2009f computer? : c.

  [Btw, I properly formatted the hard drive on my Macbook Pro]

  Formatting a Mac o/s will be not visible/usable under a win operating system, you would need to delate all partitions, if it is visible and the format in victory

  You cannot change the drive letter of the system drive

• Windows 7 reassigned by external hard drive letters and PE8 do not accept the new letter

  Sometimes when I move my external hard drives around, Windows will eventually assign different letters for the readers. It seems that all the other programs I use understand how to switch to the new drives when looking for files, but PE8 doesn't. He asked me where the N:files/video/movie.prel file is located. When I find the file in O:files/video/movie.prel. Click on enter the PE8 returns with one does not find the file error and asks us to locate it again. I reinstalled PE8 in the past to deal with the problem, but is there something easier to do.

  The trick is to tell Windows to permanently assign a drive letter to this drive so that it will not assume that this is a new drive, every time you turn it on.

  This discussion to Muvipix.com tells you how.

• Computer still thinks that external HARD drive is connected.

  My external hard drive reports an error SMART of imminent failure. He is eight years old. So, I backed up and disconnected. However, always the SMART error statement computer and I can even play files on the disk as if it is still connected. What gives?

  Select Start, Control Panel, Manager of devices. Select the drive and right click and select uninstall, restart your computer. Which solves the problem?