SOURCE: Drivers for simple 160gb
To access an external USB drive in Windows 98, you need to be using Windows 98 SE (Second Edition). Before SE, there was no USB support in Windows 98.
Even then, you will probably not be able to access the full 160Gb of the hard drive. Your best bet is to upgrade to a newer version of Windows, such as 2000, or XP. I know that, depending on your hardware, that might be asking a little too much, but to support all these more modern gadgets, you're going to have to give up on 98 eventually.
Hope this helps.
SOURCE: files on device become ''read only'' locked
i) i think this type of behaviours speciall due to presence of spware, virus in your system, initially to perform a full system scan on your disk and make sure that this not repeating in near future ...
ii) after do this try to change its mode(read only) by right-click on the folder or file u want to use and at the bottom you have to uncheck read only.........
Thanking youy
M. Sridhar
SOURCE: SimpleTech 320 GB hard drive not recognized by PC
Windows likes to play with drive letter assignments, especially when you remove a device without using the "safely remove hardware" icon. When you plug it back in, Windows may think that you've plugged in a new one and assign it a new drive letter. Try this:
Your
computer can use up to 26 drive letters, from A through Z. Use drive letters C
through Z for hard disk drives. Drive letters A and B are reserved for floppy disk
drives. However, if your computer does not have a floppy disk drive, you can
assign these letters to removable drives.
Before you modify
drive-letter assignments, note the following items:
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How to assign a drive letter
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To assign a drive letter to a drive, a partition, or a volume, follow
these steps:
The drive letter is assigned to the drive, to the partition, or
to the volume that you specified, and then that drive letter appears in the appropriate drive, partition,
or volume in the Disk Management tool.
Note If you do not see Performance and Maintenance,
go to step 3. Performance and Maintenance appears in
Control Panel only if you use Category view. If you use
Classic view, Performance and Maintenance does not
appear.
I hope this does it for you. Thanks for using Fixya!
SOURCE: SimpleTech 500 GB external hard blinking red light
I got one with the same problem. I opened up the case and hooked up the hard drive to a generic usb to sata adapter that i picked up on ebay and it works fine now if a bit clunky looking.
SOURCE: My SimpleTech Hard Drive has stopped working
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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
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