20 Most Recent Iomega 1TB Prestige External USB 2.0 Hard Drive Questions & Answers

google and type in-- manufacturer of ( make and model) hard drive when that site comes up look for a web page for the manufacturer that has driver downloads select the model and download the driver so if it is best western make as an example google best western model xyz( what ever it is ) best western pages will come up and one will show up as drivers and software downloads and updates click on that then select downloads and high light the model click on down load that will put the driver onto your computer when downloaded , click open then run now power up the external hard drive and plug it in a sign will come up as new plug in found , checking for drivers next sign will say hard drive ready to use

open a case with the new owner of IoMega: Lenovo: https://lenovo-eu-en.custhelp.com/app/home

there are many freeware data recovery programs available on the web

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try other usb port, or other computer and see whether the hdd is detected. If still not, try to go to device manager ( http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000833.htm ), and then assign a drive letter to the hdd. After that, try to access it from Computer, if not able to access it, format it (use quick format) and then use this hard drive data recovery program to recover your files.http://www.asoftech.com/adr/

You might not have the appropriate software installed on your computer to show / read the files IE: adobe flash , directx , win zip , codec , word ...... Determine if access is denied by a sharing violation because the folder and its files are in use by someone else or the computer itself. Wait several minutes, and then attempt to access the folder again. Go to the location where the file or its folder are stored on your computer. Lock files are hidden files in Microsoft Windows. Select "Show hidden files." The lock files for Windows applications have a ~ symbol in front of the file name. For example, for test.txt, the lock file is named ~test.txt. In UNIX, the lock file may be identified by an extension of .lock or .swp within in the file name. Delete the lock file. The locked file or folder unlocks. Reboot your computer, and bring it up in Safe Mode. This prevents the startup of many of the system services and programs that could be locking the files or folders. Attempt to access the folder location and its contents. If the folder is available, save the folder or its contents in a directory to which you have access. Record the active processes running on the computer and the programs available in Safe Mode. Then, log into the computer after a normal boot up. Review the applications running in the background in normal setup. One of these applications may be preventing access to the file folder and its contents. If there are applications that run in normal mode that do not run in Safe Mode, turn off those applications. Then, try to access the file folder again. b> Are the Security Permissions for the Folder or Its Contents Preventing Access? b> Check the file folder permissions by right-clicking on the folder and selecting "Properties." In the "Properties" dialog box, select the "Security" tab. The "Name" list box includes the user and group permissions. If there is no "read," "read and execute," or "write" permissions in your user profile, you do not have permission to view the file folder or its contents. These security permissions are typically set by system administrators. System administrators may be trying to prevent end users from altering system files that are critical to the computer running smoothly. Contact your system administrator, and request local administrative rights to the computer. This allows you to gain access to the files and folders that are restricted to administrators. Edit the system policies using administrative tools via the gpedit.msc program. Users can add, read and modify permissions for folders and other objects via this program. Full control is the best system policy, because it includes read, write, execute and modify rights. However, access to the gpedit.msc program may be restricted, as well. Go to the command line (press on the "Windows" and the "R" keys on your keyboard at the same time), and enter the CACLS command for the folder name. Use the command format: C:\> cacls <foldername> /E /G <username>:F CALCS stands for Change the Access Control ListS. This command allows you to add your user name to the security settings to permit access to the protected system folder when the gpedit.msc program is not available. Hope this helps. b>

click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red xright click to reinstall drivers or if you can see your usb but its not workingports(com&lpt)right click update driver sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable,just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,

check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems also make sure the computers Ram and Cmos battery are securely seatedif this fails to fix the problem you might have to install a usb 2 or 3 card they are cheap and easy to install you can buy these on Ebay very cheap hope this helps

Do you want specific files, or the whole drive?

You should be able to access this drive by going to your "My Computer" and selecting the device from the list.

Then just highlight the folders or files you want to move to your hardrive, and drag them or copy them onto the location you want them to go.

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The disk is dying - hardware defect. Last attempt to save some of your files: take apart the casing and extract the actual hard disk from it; put it directly inside a desktop and try to access it from there. If the disk isn't recognized or you get an IO error when you try then the damage is too great. If you only get a format error you could try this program
http://www.ptdd.com/recoverdeletedpartition.htm

Check it in another pc. If it's the same then the Iomega has died, junk it and get a new one.

You can try this:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3567552-resolving_intermittent_windows_usb_devic
if no change, reboot into the safe mode (F8 at boot) and see if the drive detects.
If still no go, thy this tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/
if still not detected see if the drive functions on a different system, if it doesn't then the drive is suspect

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Ok this is tough because sadly it sounds like the hard drive is phisically damaged. you will need a data recovery specialist to retrieve your data they can be found easily enough on google but they dont come cheap so weigh up the expense to the importance of retrievel. the problem is if it was software or bad clusters theres algorythem software out there to put it right but as it is making a noise it would show that the reading arm inside have probably broken meaning the hard drive needs to be taken apart and the disks reading individually hence the specialist needed

What about this? Have you contacted Iomega Support to ask for alternatives? https://40kskudemo.scandipwa.com/default/iomega-screenplay-wifi-adapter-3970824.html ..

Re instal the drivers and software. It is a PC and won't work without drivers.

this device is now obsolete. (windows 10 does not support it) why try to use this? use thumb drive USB or the CLOUD.

http://www.sb.fsu.edu/~xray/Manuals/Iomega-EHD.pdf the link above is a user manual. good luck.

I suspect that you don't have an Iomega driver in play for use with this Macbook pro that the OS recognizes. There are other possible explanations, you might have a corrupted volume or there might be a problem with the file structure on the Iomega. But if the Iomega was not previously recognized by this MacPro, I think what is missing is a useful driver. You might try one of the driver hunter utilities and see if it finds such for the iomega. If several are found, you would have to try each one at a time and uninstall any that did not work before trying the next, I think. Here is something else you might try. On the MacPro, on the desktop go into Applications>Utility folder and from the Utilities folder launch the Disk Utility application. If your Iomega is discoverable, it will show up in the left side of the Utility window. If you see it, click on the left side of the window and choose Disk Repair. If you don't see it in the left side of the Utility window, you may have a corrupted volume preventing it from properly being read on your Mac or there may be a problem with the file structure of the Iomega.

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