 Wd Mybook Crapped Out |
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 Jun 29 2008, 02:59 PM
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Jun 29 2008, 03:47 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 9,087 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307970
Go to your Device Manager and click on all of the +'s. Look for ant yellow exclamation points and tell us what they're by This post has been edited by garmanma: Jun 29 2008, 03:49 PM -------------------- Mark
 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Jun 29 2008, 04:00 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 219,415 |
There is a yellow exclamation point beside "USB Mass Storage Device", I believe the one that corresponds to my MyBook.
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Jun 29 2008, 04:27 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 6,838 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
Does this Mybook...reflect accurately when attached to another system?
The problem could be the device, it could be the USB ports/controllers on your system. It seems prudent to eliminate one from contention by trying the Mybook on another system, as an external USB device. Louis |
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Jun 29 2008, 04:29 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 219,415 |
I'll see if it works on my roommate's laptop when he gets back.
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Jun 29 2008, 09:50 PM
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QUOTE(hamluis @ Jun 29 2008, 05:27 PM)  Does this Mybook...reflect accurately when attached to another system? The problem could be the device, it could be the USB ports/controllers on your system. It seems prudent to eliminate one from contention by trying the Mybook on another system, as an external USB device. Louis I plugged it into my friends laptop and it didn't register at all. I'm pretty sure the problem is with the mybook. What can I do now? |
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Jun 30 2008, 03:01 AM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,961 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
Is the power LED coming on? Can you hear it spin up when it is turned on?
-------------------- Lord, may we please have a little more chlorine in the gene pool?
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Jun 30 2008, 06:15 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 219,415 |
Yessir to both.
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Jun 30 2008, 07:27 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 9,087 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Possibly the cable?
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why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Jun 30 2008, 02:41 PM
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I'd be surprised if it were the cable. My computer recognizes that new hardware has been attached but it says they're has been an error, or something of that nature. Any other ideas? Is there any way I can recover data off of it myself?
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Jul 2 2008, 06:30 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 219,415 |
Bump. Somebody please help me out here.
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Jul 2 2008, 07:11 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 9,087 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
You said there was an exclamation point by the root hub. Try removing that in Device Manager and reboot. Windows should redetect it and install fresh
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why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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