I had been using the Free Agent Drive earlier with my MAC (iMac), Now when I try connecting it again, the disk is not recognized. I dont see the disk in Disk utility.
If I use the system profiler and check the devices under Firewire, it states a unknown device is connected.
SOURCE: drive listed as unknown device by mac os 10.5
the mac format of the drive is more scedualed than the windows xp or other so format ur drive so ur new operating system will install the principke sys files and it will be accecible in mac..but in windows xp u must format again...
SOURCE: hard disk not being detected
This could be a driver issue or an external case issue,
most drivers are preloaded into the OS and are subject to normal wear,internet activity and software upgrades and new softwares should all require a level of understanding before fine tuning any compnents on a system,reason being if you tune the wrong things and in the wrong manner then you are inviting certain trouble,softwares have a tendancy to conflict with eachother at times,normally when you need it to work.lol.
I have come across the later ,the hard drive cases from He)).
I have seen 1 external drive case fail the drive 3 times and lost huge amounts of personal data,each time,
I had the drive extracted and that cost heaps more than the drive was worth,
so the supplier would honor the drives warrantee,yeah,
but not the contents we were trying to save them,whoopie.
I didn't really want to throw them in the bin,
IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED
Back Ups Are Good,Get Good Drives & Cases
SOURCE: I reformatted my C: drive
Try connecting it to another computer. If you can see your data then back it up etc.
After you have recovered your data connect it to your computer, from Disk Manager, remove the partition, recreate it again and then format the drive, hopefully your external drive will be operational again.
There is a possibility that the hard disk has died and you will have lost your data. If you are desparate, hard drive data recovery companies charge an arm and a leg to recover data from dead drives.
SOURCE: systemprofiler does not recognize glyph Unknown
1394 is fire-wire. Some cheaper fire-wire chip-set cards can have minor issues.
Usually they are sorted by removing it and placing it in another slot on the motherboard. If it continues to cause issues then consider a better card..
One of my servers had this issue until i changed to a better card.
If you are using BLUE-TOOTH then watch how far away from the source you are as blue-tooth only has a very limited transmission range and is susceptible to cell phones, wireless phones, baby alarms, and other radio interference.
SOURCE: Seagate Free Agent just stopped
body {
background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0px;
padding: 4px;
font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 10pt;
}
p {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
}
.spwrap
{
background: transparent url(../wysiwyg_rte/misspell.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom;
}
Hello
Okay , so there are some steps to figure out what is wrong with your external.
Firstly , if your computer makes a sound when you plug in your external , go to Start-Control Panel-Administrative Tools-Computer Management-Disk Management , and see if your external drive is listed here with your local drives. If it is listed , right click on the drive and change the drive letter to make it appear in "my computer".
If your drive does not make a connection sound when connecting to your computer and also does not show up , please follow the next step.
Remove the hard drive from the casing if possible and install it in your computer case or another external case.If the drive works , the problem is with the casing and you can ignore the drive.
Now , if the problem is with the casing , there are still 3 possibilities.
The latter is the easiest to diagnose , does your external light up at all when you plug in the power? If not , then this is probably your problem. On the bottom of the adapter is a label which you will be able to use to have a new adapter made at your local electronics shop and this will cost about $30 max. They will also be able to test the adapter with a clamp meter to see if this is really the problem and this should be free.
The second component you want to test is the USB cable. If you have a printer , swop out the cables and see if your printer functions normally. Most externals use the same connector so you should be able to test it in this manner. If the cable works go on to the last step. If the cable is defective , replace it with a new one which you can find for about $10 at most electronics and chain stores.
The last component to test is the circuit board. This is a bit of a grey zone as you probably won't be able to spot the blown component unless it failed really badly. With the casing already opened , locate the external's circuit board and check to see if you have any blackened components or fluids leaking from some components. If all the other components of the external worked perfectly , then this is the faulty part. It is not really economical to replace the circuit as most of the time it is out of production by the time you need to replace it and it still costs a lot even if it is available so if your drive is working perfectly when connected via sata or IDE on your computer , the best is to buy a new casing and place your old drive in the new casing.
A casing costs about $50 and you could get it at most tech shops and big chain stores like Best Buy.
I hope this solves your problem and please reply if you need more help.
Kind Regards
Andrea
542 views
Usually answered in minutes!
×