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Sic	Apr 2 2004, 12:24 PM Post #1
nFm [ not leaving ] Group: Private Member Posts: 37 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 43	Hello guys and girls... I have just bougt a new laptop and a extern box for my 120hdd, its a old (1 1/2year) matox hdd, but when I plug it in the usb (2,0) then its say thats it is working, but I cant find it anywhere..... it is xp home edition on the laptop... but the laptop hdd is ntfs and the extern hdd is fat32, could it be therefor? or something els? I cant format the hdd couse there is alot on it that I havnt backup...:( any ideas what to do? Thx mates... Sic

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Pikaporeon	Apr 6 2004, 10:50 PM Post #2
...Then I Defy You, Stars Group: Private Member Posts: 426 Joined: 26-March 04 From: Canadia Member No.: 70	I had this problem, but i wasnt the one who solved it. from what i got the impression of, I ASSUME you have Admin prvs. If so make sure your USB ports are enabled. (as when I was running 2000 w/o admin they were actually disabled) -------------------- A British company is developing small computer chips that can store music in women's breasts. This is considered a major breakthrough since women complain about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.

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Sic My extern hdd dosnt work Apr 2 2004, 12:24 PM

Saint26 The problem is not with the format type (ntfs, fat... Apr 2 2004, 05:55 PM

Sic yeah i can.... I think... not 100% sure, only 95..... Apr 4 2004, 12:14 PM

Sic it isnt in the disk Management.... what can I do t... Apr 5 2004, 02:21 PM

Saint26 If XP Disk Manager doesn't see the drive, ther... Apr 5 2004, 03:22 PM

Sic Well the "Safely Remove Hardware" comes ... Apr 6 2004, 01:06 PM

Timelapse I had a similar problem once... I had mapped a dr... Apr 6 2004, 09:23 PM

DutchKid Maybe you'll have to set your LASTDRIVE settin... Apr 6 2004, 10:10 PM

Pikaporeon I had this problem, but i wasnt the one who solved... Apr 6 2004, 10:50 PM

DutchKid XP enables them by default plus it does detect tha... Apr 6 2004, 11:03 PM

Sic only place it shows is under usb.. Apr 9 2004, 07:05 PM

DutchKid As what ? Apr 9 2004, 11:07 PM

Sic found the problem..... the F...... thing didnt wor... Apr 20 2004, 03:22 PM

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