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• (Redirected) 7510 Precision does not recognise external drives.

  I have just recedived my new 7510 with 32 GB, a 1 TB ssd.

  Nice machine, BUT not one external hard drive to recognize and that I backup on a 2 TB disk, it is a must.

  someone had the same problem and how to solve it.

  If this isn't the case, then go back. disappointed.

  Hi keithwaa2,

  Please repost this in the laptop computer forum help.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/laptop/

• Portege R500 does not show the Groove 2007 calendar tool

  Hi all

  As a newbie, I met the following problem with MS Office Groove 2007 on a newly purchased R500.
  Windows XP Pro SP3, Office 2007 Ultimate

  Use the Groove 2007 calendar tool to coordinate meetings with my colleagues, but the R500 does not show the calendar.
  Tried it on all my computers and it works fine except on the Porege R500.

  Please let know us if anyone has experienced the same problem or if there is a solution before I turn to MS (hate doing that)

  Thanks Aliza

  Hello

  Maybe you should remove the SP3 and must try to reinstall again on the Portégé R500 using only SP2.

  Did you also check if there is some compatibility issues between the MS Groove 2007 and already installed programs?

  Please check this!

• Portege 7200 does not recognize external memory

  I downloaded Windows XP on my 7200 Portege (with 256 MB external memory) and it worked fine. All of a sudden it started overheating and has been extremely slow. I reformatted the drive, downloaded XP again and it seems to work well, although slowly;

  However, he refuses to acknowledge the external memory and seems to work with internal memory of 64 MB only.
  Is this a problem of port external memory (hardware) or I can do something to fix this?

  Hello

  You suggested also that the laptop started to overheat.
  As far as I know it is possible that the cooling modules cannot cool the CPU and then the CPU does not work with maximum efficiency.
  You should check you cooling grids for dust and debris.
  You can try to use the vacuum cleaner to clean the fans. But be careful.

  The second possibility is a dysfunction of memory modules.
  Try to test with another.

• FireWire and does not recognize external drive.

  I am running a Macbook Pro 10.7.5 2010. Recently my firewire port started reading randomly my WD external hard drive. When I plug it in, the light comes on to show it is powered, but no other Exchange of information is performed. It does not appear in the Finder or disk utility. While he will reveal sometimes without reason. Any ideas?

  It could be the port, the cable or the housing.  Test all three possibilities.

  As a matter of procedure, reset the SMC and the NVRAM:

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201295

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204063

  Ciao.

• Portege R500 does not start from the XP CD

  My basic problem is the following - I have a Portege r500 with Vista on it. I'm moving from Vista to XP Pro, but when I put a bootable XP installation CD in the drive, it turns, looking around for awhile and then I get a blank screen with a cursor blinking on it.

  Now, I've done this before, so I know that something is supposed to happen, but nothing don't. And I tried 3 well-known installation CD, is not a problem of CD. Do I need some update BIOS/firmware to boot from the CD on this thing? Or am I missing something?

  Help!

  Thank you.

  Often the Portege R500 should be able to boot from the CD/DVD drive and should begin the procedure of installation of the CD Win XP SP2 installation.

  But it is a tricky thing.
  The Portege R500 needs an Intel (r) Matrix Storage Manager (iMSM). This iMSM is necessary to recognize the HARD drive and install Win Xp on the HARD drive.

  I recommend you and create a new CD of Win XP starting with software called nLite to integrate the SP2 of Microsoft and Intel Matrix Storage Manager (iMSM) in Win XP.

  You can then use this CD for installation.

• Windows does not support external drives

  I have several external hard drives. I have so much that I can't keep up with the software for each drive. someone at - there a solution to this situation?

  Hello
   
  1. what happens when you connect the external hard drive to your computer?
   
  2 did you change on your computer before this problem?
   
  3. readers recognize in disk management and Device Manager?
   
  4. other devices work properly with the Ports of Universal Serial Bus controllers?
  5. what operating system is running on your computer?

  What version of the operating system Windows am I running?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/which-version-of-the-Windows-operating-system-am-i-running
   
  Run the fix it and then check.
  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  You can also check whether external drives are working fine with another computer.

   
  Previous post your answer for you help in this matter.
   

• Vista does not recognize external hard drive (LONG!)

  I bought a Terrabite Cavalry USB Mass Storage 1 unit some time around January 2009. We used it to back up my computers portable wife and daughters without any problems (it was Windows XP a Windows Vista). Shortly after, we have tried to back up my desktop computer, also running Windows Vista, but my computer does not recognize the drive into any USB port. After this attempt, we get is more willing to work on any computer. We contacted the cavalry and they replaced the drive, but we lost a lot of data since most of the files saved on my wife and daughter desktops have been deleted to clean up their hard drives.
  When I received the spare drive I backed up my computer with no problems.
   
  We moved from NC to PA in August of last year and had packed the new car. Recently, we unpacked and used to transfer ALL the photos of my wife, numbering several hundred, again with no problems. In addition, she has saved his computer using the Vista utility. Today, I made the horrible mistake of trying to back up my computer using the same player. I had completely forgotten the previous question. Yet once, my computer did not recognize the drive, any USB port used or on the tabs 'computer '. When the drive is plugged in and turned on, it will be not even allow us to display the elements on the tab 'computer '.
   
  And now, just as before, the player no longer works on my wife's computer either. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION! If we cannot access the drive over 500 photos of our family, covering more than 5 years are lost forever!
   
  Although I've read similar questions on this site (especially in regards to Windows XP) I can't find the one that is exactly the same problem as this.
  There is nothing wrong with my computer. Each USB port works fine. I tried other USB devices with no problems of any kind.
   
  On both computers, if you connect the external drive and the power up it starts with a light blue on the front as it is supposed to. He then became red and Windows makes the normal audio alert, as it does with any USB device plugged. On the bar, the new icon 'Remove hardware safely', says but clicking on that alone causes the computer to get ung place intil the drive is unplugged. The same is tru if we try to access the tab "Computer" in the Start Menu. The computer attempts to load the itms 'Computer' but never the completion of the task. THE TWO COMPUTER DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING! My wife uses a Dell with Vista Home Premium and I use an EMachine with Vista Home Basic. And this issue seems to happen only after using his computer to mine, not the other way around because I had done a backup on thise drive when I got last year and she just did a new now on his own.
  I wrote to the Cavalry, but received no response. They said the last time that they aren't able to recover lost data, and it is said that all over their site.
  The external drive is a cavalry model # CAXP3701PA.
  Someone please help! Pictures of our last five years (including photos of my wife of his precious Golden Retriever from puppy to now) are lost if we cannot solve this problem. It seems that the player works well, but something corrupting of the software driver. We tried again to my wife's computer o and it begins with "Download driver software for device" but then what I described before using it.
  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  Put the disc in a real store of the computer (not the leeks and the glances at a Best Buy or other stores)
  and they can remove the drive from the case and put it in another computer to back up data
  to other media. Of course this cancels any warranty and may not work if the drive has probably
  in fact failed. Data can often be recovered since a failed drive while it's expensive.

  (The drive could be put in either your PC as a 2nd drive).

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• "Computer does not allocate a drive designation letter and is not displayed when windows Explorer opens to USB external drive.

  Original title: problem connecting to USB external drive

  I tried to install a 30 GB drive to Fireball over using a disk enclosure external hard Octigen SATA-USB 2.0 on an Acer Aspire T671 under Vista Premium computer. The system recorded new material, installs drivers and registers an entry on the massive safe removal as a "USB storage device" icon However, the computer does not allocate a drive designation letter and does not show the opening of windows Explorer.

  The hard disk is configured as a master, as described in the user manual.

  How can I make the computer recognize the drive and assign a drive letter?

  Thank you for the help

  Frank Hughes

  Hi FAH300,

  If you are not able to format the drive, there may be a hardware problem.

  I suggest formatting the disk using the instructions linked by wb2001.

  Chris
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Portege R100 does not start

  Can someone help me please. My Portege R100 does not start, when I turn the following text appears: in touch with tomorrow toshiba. After a few seconds a black screen with a blinking cursor on the left side of the screen.

  Thank you very much

  Hi Rehana,

  The Toshiba screen you will see first is the initial start screen is displayed while loading the BIOS. Once the BIOS has completed its process of loading, the system tries to boot the operating system and it is at this point that you have found the black screen with the blinking cursor in the upper left.

  Unfortunately, this indicates usually that the laptop can not load the operating system from the hard drive, or because the hard disk itself has not the contents have been damaged somehow.

  You might try to charge your laptop in 'safe' mode (press F8 during the initial loading of the BIOS) or you can try to boot your laptop from a bootable CD/DVD and hard drive.

  Finally, you can try to re - install your OS from the recovery CD.

  Kind regards

• Pavilion dv7-4270us: dv7-4270us bluetooth does not work after driver update

  I recently updated my drivers from the HP website.  Now, I know it was a mistake that bluetooth has not been installed correctly.    And there is no option "driver restore.  I tried several times sp50180, according to the HP website and also tried the old version listed (sp49153).   They old version did not install correctly and a new seemed especially, but none of my Bluetooth devices that used to work to do now.   I can 'connect to' some devices but they cannot transfer photos, connect to the audio, etc.  Some devices that are used to work can still be seen when I say "add a bluetooth device".  After installation, in the Device Manager, I find the following:

  The radio Bluetooth: Bluetooth Broadcom 2070 and Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator (both working properly)

  Human Interface Device: Bluetooth Remote Control (works)

  Modem: Modem Standard via a Bluetooth #2 link (works)

  Network cards (all working correctly):

  Device Bluetooth (personal area network)

  (Heading RFCOMM Protocol TDI) Bluetooth device

  (and my other network devices, all functioning properly also)

  Other devices: this is the problem area.  After installation and reboot, I always find myself with 10 entries "Bluetooth Peripheral Device", all with a yellow exclaimation mark and all say real estate "Other devices", "unknown" (GSM) and the location is "on Microsft Bluetooth enumerator". "."

  I tried right click and uninstall it, but when I reboot they come back to the top, search windows update, but can not find a driver and go straight to the "other devices".  I also tried to uninstall the "Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth 3.0" 'Programs and features' and right-click to delete each listed above bluetooth driver and then run the sp50180 again and it will install without error and find the same above drivers that work and leave the same 10 does not.  And my Bluetooth headphones (two different ones) is more work (or can be seen) and my Bluetooth phone can be 'connected' but any attempt to transfer fails.

  I've exhausted all ideas on the web, I could find, and none have helped.  I tried to load a restore point, but after having so many pilot facilities, there is no point of restoration with the appropriate driver.  A full backup of the system on another drive, but much changed the applications and data files so I cannot restore it.  Unless someone knows how to use a full backup of the Windows 7 system to restore only the Bluetooth driver.

  Another idea is that the driver update that messed up things maybe changed some other file or a registry setting that is not corrected by sp50180, but that seems unlikely.

  Is it possible to manually install each of the 10 'other devices' drivers?  If I right click on a defective device and select "update driver software" no matter if I select the drive C:\ or F:\ (my driver and software download drive) or automatic search (including online) - it does not find the driver files.  I also tried to select properties and 'put to day driver' but the same results.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  I found a solution. I received a call of support in Mumbai.  HP gave me a free call because they were not able to set a guarantee repair questions, so gave me the free support call.  I took an hour, but ended up the solution was very simple.

  There were these problems:

  1) 10 'other devices' in device with the exclamation points Manager can be uninstalled, but still were automatically reinstalled with the same exclamation point.  No pilot was available to the public for them.

  (2) my phone under Bluetooth devices could connect but would not photos transfer.

  (3) neither my helmet Bluetooth would not work.

  The solution was simply to go to 'Show Bluetooth devices' and right-click on each and select 'Delete device' (even if dimmed they might still be revoked).  After all have been abducted there were no "other devices" in Device Manager.  I then added each Bluetooth device again.  This was very well all work.  I also noticed my phone was five drivers "Bluetooth Device" was so 5 of the 10 exclamation points himself.

  For some reason, deletion of the driver in the Device Manager has not deleted the list "Bluetooth Device".  And by uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, it does not work.

  If the answer is simple.  Before removing the drivers Bluetooth first remove all Bluetooth devices.

• CD/DVD does not recognize the drive.

  CD/DVD does not recognize the drive.  Error message-"Insert a disk." "" "Insert a disk in the drive (E or F, depending on whether one in use).  I bought a DVD/CD thought exteranl today that might work.  Same error message with the external dvd/cd.  Can hear the disc turning when it is inserted during a short period of time, maybe 20 seconds, then it stops.  Sometimes, the disc is ejected when the error message appears, sometimes not.  Same results even with blank CDs.

  Hello

  Step 1: Please do all the same underneath if you did some before as is often total
  a process that solves the problem.

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double click on the device - driver tab.
  Click on update drivers (this will probably do nothing) - RIGHT click ON the drive - uninstall.
  RESTART this will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue
  below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a coward
  cable or slight corrosion on the contacts (usually for a laptop) and other issues.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  Try this fix manually if the Fixit 314060 does not work
  http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs-
  a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to
  for Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error in Windows
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
  Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

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  ends. Remove and replace, do not just tight. For laptops, you can often clean power and
  contacts data with a pencil eraser.

  Some DVD players do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the manufacturer of system and
  manufacturer of device to see if there is a firmware or drivers for your drive if necessary.

  ===============================

  Step 2: You have disc problems as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD
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  do it right.

  Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide for the reader who still does not work? There are
  the entries in registry that the troubleshooter does not solve and those who "might" be the cause.

  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and
  the correct registry entries for your car.

  Here are the keys that I of course are those in question - for the subkeys of the CD/DVD drive
  as there will be other subkeys in these keys. Do not forget to ask specific keys involved as well as
  the parameters.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  You can probably find more info here and maybe even the exact registry for your CD/DVD settings
  drive from someone with the same model.

  Forums - a lot of expert real help
  http://Club.myce.com/

  CD/DVD units
  http://www.myce.com/storage/

  Use DevManView to locate the CD/DVD in the registry (be careful and do a prior Restore Point)
  nothing change) - find the DevManView device and then make a right click on it free in RegEdit.

  DevManView - free - an alternative to the standard Windows Device Manager, which displays all the
  devices and their properties in flat table, instead of the tree viewer
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/device_manager_view.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• How to install Photoshop elements 12 a new MacBook Pro which is not an external drive.

  I have the software for photoshop elements 12 but cannot install on my MacBook Pro because it is not an external drive. How can I install?

  Downloads available:

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  • Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
  • Premiere Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7
  • Photoshop Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7
  • Lightroom: 5.6| 5 | 4 | 3
  • Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5
  • Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3

  Download and installation help links Adobe

  Help download and installation to Prodesigntools links can be found on the most linked pages.  They are essential; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click on a link that does not have these listed steps, open a second window by using the link to Lightroom 3 to see these "important Instructions".

• I have a My Passport to the top by car and I get error messages on this to be ejected (although it was still connected). Now my computer does not recognize the drive. All solutions?

  I have a My Passport to the top by car and I get error messages on this to be ejected (although it was still connected). Now my computer does not recognize the drive. All solutions?

  Drive, interface in the crankcase of training controller, or the USB port or the cable may be faulty.

• Recently closed tabs does not work for me

  Recently closed tabs does not work for me. When I go to history-> recently closed tabs is not available and the shortcut does not work. It happened a few weeks ago, and when it happened first, the shortcut would open the tabs in the weeks earlier. I can't find any information on this and would like to see it fixed.

  There are other things that need your attention on the updated the prefs that shows in your list of details of the system.

  Reset the general.useragent.compatMode.firefox to false, and all prefs network.http on the topic: config page.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/about:config

  What is the value of the browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo pref?

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo
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