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External USB Hard Drive Won't Show Up

  • 12-02-2010 1:54pm
    #1
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 611 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,
    Have a 320GB which I purchased off ebay a while back. Not sure the make but it's in one of these covers

    icy_box_283stu_lether_2_5_sata_drive_case_usb_2_0_1.jpg

    The other night I connected it to the PS3 and it wouldn't show up. Same when I connected to the laptop. It eventually showed up on the laptop and asked me to scan fix the drive, so I did. It was working away then. Tried it today and it's not showing up again.

    The lights illuminate when connected to the USB and I can hear the drive spinning but nothing happens.

    Any ideas? I'm afraid of losing all the data I have on it :(

    Thanks guys & gals.


Comments

  • #2
    Viper_JB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Viper_JB


    Hi Vinny, Right click on my computer and select manage, once the computer management screen appears goto Disk Management on the left. You're hard drive should pop up here, chances are it's not formated so select the disk and if you intend on using it with a PS3 create a primary partition and format using FAT32 file system not NTFS this can be done by right clicking on the disk itself on the bottom right hand side of the screen let me know how ya get on.


  • #3
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Vinny-Chase


    Hey Viper. Maverick here :D
    I had tried the Disk Management option earlier but no joy. The drive was working grand. Unfortunately don't have laptop plug here now to explore it further. Will take another look once I get home and report here.
    Thanks for the reply.


  • #4
    Viper_JB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Viper_JB


    Vinny-Chase wrote: »
    Hey Viper. Maverick here :D
    I had tried the Disk Management option earlier but no joy. The drive was working grand. Unfortunately don't have laptop plug here now to explore it further. Will take another look once I get home and report here.
    Thanks for the reply.

    Rodger that Maverick :D emmm it's happened to me a good few times now where the drive wasn't picking up a drive letter for what ever reason the drive letter can also be changed through the disk management screen, I doubht it's that though as that wouldn't make a difference to the PS3, any possiblility it might be goosed, making any strange noises or ticking when spinning?


  • #5
    splashthecash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭splashthecash


    Hey Vinny, could be that its been formatted for a Mac. If this is the case, it'll show up in the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the bottom right hand corner of your windows desktop but you wont be able to see it in My Computer or Explorer etc..

    You'll need to reformat it on a Mac for use on a PC and then you'll be laughing


  • #6
    drBill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 329 ✭✭drBill


    splashthecash wrote: »
    You'll need to reformat it on a Mac for use on a PC and then you'll be laughing

    NB you mentioned that you are afraid of losing the data on it, but formatting will do just that.

    If you have precious data on it, you need to try and rescue that before reformatting it. I'd suggest plugging it into another usb port, or another machine, and trying the scan-fix process again. And next time it comes up, get your data off it immediately in case it packs up again. Once your data is safe then reformatting it might make it stable again, although there is the chance that something else is wrong with the device so be mindful of that if putting anything else precious onto it.


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