I am not able tp acces files on my simpletech 120 GB as this drive is not recognized both on my laptop and desktop

Windows 7 does not recognize SimpleTech 250GB external USB drive ...

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Just bought a new computer, running Win 7. Drive worked fine on Win XP. ... Windows 7 does not recognize SimpleTech 250GB external USB drive ... I find it hard to believe that a external USB 2.0 drive can't work with Win 7. There must be ...

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Question about SimpleDrive 160 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive ... Question about250GB USB2.0 7200 RPM External 250 GB IDE Hard Drive ... my PC does not recognize the external drive 96300-40001-001 Driver Problem: Check whether ..

Hmm, go to Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Disk Management. Then look or scroll down right hand panel to find your disk. If it is there you could RIGHT click on it and assign a new drive letter such as Q or R.

If it's not there your external disk could be faulty, the power supply transformer or power cable could be faulty or it could be the USB cable.

If all looks OK you probably need to contact a disk recovery specialist such as DATA365. http://www.datastor.net.au

While deleting files your hard drive files also have been deleted so you just re install and try it your probleem may be solved

Hello,

Sounds like you have a failing enclosure, are you still under warranty?

If you're under warranty and have other copies of all your files, simply visit the western digital website and file a warranty claim. They are very good about replacing any drives that fail.

If you do have files you'll need recovered then you do have a cheap solution to try before commiting to more expensive solutions. It will void your warranty but frankly the warranty is useless if you need your files.

Take your drive to a PC shop and ask the technicians to test the hard drive in a new enclosure. If you're lucky it's just a failure in the enclosure and you should be back in business for less than $50. If this fails to work and you're located in North or South America contact www.armor-it.com if you live outside the Americas, contact me by replying to this page and I will direct you to an apropriate facility nearer to you.

Crankstart

you can check on the official site from here http://www.simpletech.com/commercial/products/simpledriveexternalpininfarina.html ;you need to plug in USB to be recognized by you PC or laptop after that you can acces your hard drive when is instaled make a reboot to be sure that is instaled properly.

First of all,

uncheck the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" option in the device manager for USB Hub Properties, Power Management Tab.

Try rebooting the computer once as C:\Windows\inf\INFCACHE.1 file may be corrupted and need to be replaced (either restore a previous version or just delete it and try connecting again).

Next,completely uninstall all USB devices and the main hub and then re-install.

If you really can not get it to work anymore, you could try opening it up and connecting the hdd directly on a IDE/SATA port in your computer. This will only work if you have a desktop, for a laptop you would need all kinds of converters.

try plugging your HD into another desktop/laptop to see if your HD is functioning well on a different computer. Could be the USB cable problem. 

You can store files by dragging them to the window that the hard drive is open in. You can also retrieve files by dragging them from the hard drive and dragging them back to your documents or desktop. This should FixYa.

Your desktop usb compatibility is not supported your 160GB. The only way to attach you 160GB is to make it secondary partition to your primary drive by opening the CPU and attach it to your IDE cable.

Don't force yourself if you cannot do it by yourself just leave it to the expert. Probable cause to damage your hard drive if it is not installed properly.

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Best regards,


Philip