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Make sure the computer and external hard drive are powered on.
Safely remove the drive from the computer (if possible).
Disconnect the external drive's USB or FireWire cable.
Disconnect the power supply plug from the external drive.
Power off the computer.
Disconnect the computer's power supply cord for 60 seconds.
Reconnect the computer.
Power on the computer.
Connect the power supply to the external drive.
Connect the drive's USB or FireWire cable and check for detection.
If that does not correct the behavior, and if the drive is also not detected by your computer, the blinking light is probably a symptom of a larger problem. If those steps do not return the drive to correct function, it is very possible, even probable, that the drive has failed and needs to be replaced
Sometimes when a flashmemory stick or USB external hard drive fails because it was not removed fromthe USB port properly. If the device is removed byjust pulling it out of the USB port, it can cause the flash device to fail, youmust click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Task Bar and select thedevice you wish to remove and only do so when instructed to do so
When the flash memoryUSB hard drive device appears to malfunction it maybe possible to restoreit by reformatting it. Insert the flash or USB hard drive into the USB port then Click on Control Panel - AdministrativeTools - Computer Management - Disk Management.
Then right click on Disk 1removable drive and click Format. After the flash drive has been formatted itwill indicate that it is Healthy.
You need to format the flash or external drive. Format thedrive as primary drive and in FAT32. (FAT32 will allow data to be exchanged betweenMACs and PCs also between XP/Vista and earlier versions of Windows).
It seems that the disk-drive is "dying".
If it works, at least a bit, copy all the files from it onto your C: drive, or burn the files to DVD-writable disk(s).
Then, exercise the warranty to get it repaired/replaced.
have you checked the output on the power adapter when you plugged in? if not, there is no hard reset for the drive. you just have to isolate the board on you external hdd.
sounds like you are using the wrong power supply. Check the amp output on the power plug you plug into the wall make sure its the same as the amp input of your external harddrive
Hi, I had this same problem - blue light flashing and the drive not being recognised.
The problem was with the power cord, not the drive.
I solved the problem by unplugging the connection on the power cord between the outlet end and the power brick section, and re-plugging them after flipping one of the ends over.
The drive was now getting power correctly and spun up and was recognised as usual.
Does the light pattern change when you plug it up to a computer?
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