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Does external HDD RAID closure exists not primarily for portability?

Is there such a class of hardware in which you can install multiple HDDs set up as RAID, while the unit maintains their ventilation and power consumption, independently of a computer? External HDD ...
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Hard drive uninitialized when switching enclosure

I have a 3TB SATA drive which I've been using in an external USB enclosure. Today I upgraded the enclosure in order to take advantage of USB 3.0 speeds. However, in this enclosure I am unable to ...
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How to boot from an external hard drive

I got an old compaq computer (5 years old) which came with windows vista. I made its recovery disks. Few days ago I took its Hard drive out to use it as a portable hard drive but now I want to install ...
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How to get write access on External Hard Disc (USB) [duplicate]

On my computer because of domain level group policy, i can read/copy content from external hard drives(USB) but, i don't have rights to write content to external hard drive. Can you please tell me ...
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USB hard drive with 2 connectors; can I plug one into the wall for power?

I've got a USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure which came with a cable with 2 plugs on it. I know that this is done so that it can draw more power if necessary. If the hard drive can't draw enough power ...
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Ejecting one drive locks disk utility

I have two external USB drives connected to my mac. If I use Disk Utility to eject one then Disk Utility locks-up until the external drive wakes from hibernation (unparks, spins up). Why? This is ...
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Can a faulty hard drive - even when it's external - cause a Blue Screen of Death upon plugin?

So, my GF's Windows 7 notebook was getting frequent BSODs and the culprits were diagnosed to be a fried RAM module and a somewhat faulty hard drive. The RAM was replaced, the hard drive too. The old ...
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Can I turn my external USB HDD into a wireless HDD?

There's a new league of "wireless HDDs" available out there, For example: The Transcend Storejet Cloud and the Seagate Satellite My question is: is it possible to make use of a wireless USB adapter ...
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If my eSATA drive (in case) works with 1 USB power, do I need both?

I'm using a 2.5" SATA disk, via an enclosure for eSATA on my laptop. It came with a USB powered adapter, which has two USB ends. Since I don't have an eSATAp port, I need the power from the USB ...
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Complete USB 3.0 potential not being realized

I have a ASUS K55VM laptop which has 2 USB 3.0 ports. I'm running on Windows 8 x64. When I use plug in a USB 3.0 external hard drive from any 1 of the USB ports I get write/read speeds of only ...
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Ubuntu: Safely removed external disk reconnects on its own

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit and I have an external USB 3.0 docking station. The docking station is made by Plugable and it has an ASMedia chipset (http://plugable.com/products/usb3-sata-u3). In ...
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Am I using an incorrect USB cable with my external HD?

I recently had to replace the caddy for my external HD. I was successfully using a 5m USB mini to USB A cable to transfer data between the HD and my laptop (Win 7 64). The new caddy has a USB A ...
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USB 3.0 randomly disconnecting and reconnecting

I had an old laptop that died so I have bought a new one. I have taken the 2.5 SATA hard drive from the old laptop and I have put it into an external 2.5 SATA enclosure usb 3.0 and I connect it to the ...
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Western Digital My Passport 1TB HDD Failed - Any last ditch things I can do?

So two days ago now my USB 2.0/3.0 external hard drive would not come up in Windows. When I plug the drive in it spins up and Windows recognizes that a USB drive was plugged in (I get the sound, but ...
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How to turn off USB drive activity light on Ubuntu 12.10?

I just loaded ubuntu 12.10 and after I have copied from the USB drive and I eject it the light on my USB drive or the External drive is still on(the blue activity light in USB drive). I do not want ...
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Can I install windows 7 on a USB Harddisk? [duplicate]

I need to install windows 7 (or windows server 2008 r2) on a USB harddisk, is it possible ? I want to be able to select a partition on the USB drive as a possible location for installation (or ...
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All the files on my external drive have been replaced by a single shortcut which can no longer be opened

Here is what happened after I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: Before I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware I could still open that shortcut. I know that a virus made that shortcut and so I tried to ...
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Is USB 3 backward compatiable?

If USB 3 is backwards compatible, why do they place USB 2 ports with USB 3 ports on motherboards? Also, do USB3 External drives not work with USB2 ports?
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External Hard Drive does not load on boot

My external harddrive works fine except for one thing, if I put my computer to sleep or restart it, the hard drive will not load automatically and I have to unplug it, and plug it back it, for it to ...
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USB HDD won't spin down automatically but can stay spun down

I have an external USB HDD connected to a windows 7 machine. Using HDDScan I can get it to spin down after a certain amount of time but this only happens once. The next time I use the drive it won't ...
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Is an external hard drive considered a USB flash drive? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install Windows 7 from an external hard drive? I have a StoreJet 25M3 (USB 3.0) external hard drive. Does Windows recognize it as a USB flash drive? I ask ...
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SSD Drive - external vs Internal [closed]

I have 2 computers, a faster iMac at work (i5) and an old macbook (C2DUO 2.0Ghz) at home. The macbook at home has a SSD drive in it, I upgraded it and it's performance is really great. Now I was ...
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Why does my USB hard drive stop reponding occasionally?

I have two Western Digital 1TB external USB 2.0 hard drives. These drives are connected to a server running Windows XP. I stream video files from both drives on this server to a variety of settop ...
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Drive not detected in Windows 7 but Ubuntu detects it

I recently bought a Seagate Expansion 3TB (STBV3000300) external hard drive and tried running it on my computer with Windows 7 installed on it. It is not being detected by the computer. I tried ...
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How determine when last time usb hard drive was plugged in?

I have usb hard drive formatted in exFAT which last time was plugged in Windows 7. Now I'm on OSX, but it's not so important.. - is there way to figure out when it was last plugged in ? wikipedia ...
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External HDD is always in use when trying to safely remove

I have a WD 1TB Elements external hard drive and every time I use the Windows 7 "safely remove" feature, it gives me a dialog telling that a process is using the disk. Using Sysinternals Process ...
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eSATAp combo port compatability dell Dell Latitude E6420

I need to know what sort of compatibility eSATAp (Power over eSATA) ports have with SATA 2 and SATA 3 drives. I'm helping a friend get an external for his laptop and he has an e-sata usb combo port on ...
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Spark coming out of usb port? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why do I get sparks from my usb connector when connecting it to my Mac I have this Asus n76vz and when I plug the external hard drive, no matter what port, the port ...
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mounting a multi-drive USB enclosure in linux

I have a OWC Mercury Elite 2-bay USB drive enclosure (OWCMEPT934AL2C). I have it set on "individual" settings for the disks, so the 2 disks show up as two separate drives on my Mac (no raid, or ...
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My Portable Hard Drive with USB3 didn't work when connected to My Laptop, but it working with USB2 properly

I have Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive with USB3 and Model:WDBACY5000ABK-EESN. Until about two or three months ago when I connected that to My Laptop USB3 port, that worked ...
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Connecting to a 2.5" laptop drive using USB

So I swapped my MBP hard drive with a SSD drive, and I want to connect to my old hard drive. I bought a nextstar 3 external 2.5" drive enclosure that has a USB 2.0 interface. I watched an online ...
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What is the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0? [closed]

I want to buy a Pen Drive and a HDD. For both case I get two categories. USB2.0 and USB 3.0. I wish to ask my T.V. is compatible with USB 2.0 pen drive. I wish to buy USB 3.0 pen drive. But that is ...
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What is the stack of protocols for communication between laptop and USB 2.0 external HDD

When connect a USB 2.0 external IDE HDD to a laptop, what is the stack of protocols for communication between the laptop and the external HDD? Is it similar in a way to OSI model in network? If I ...
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Transfer files to external harddrive - USB to USB

I'd like to transfer files to this Archos TV+ device from my Windows PC. (XP) Is it possible to connect the device over USB to USB like an external harddrive? Thanks.
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External Hard Drive wont search

I plug my USB 2.0, 1TB, into my computer usb port. When i open the expansion drive and try to search it won't pull up any of my files. It used to, though now it won't. I tried on another computer, and ...
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What is needed to convert a laptop hard disk into a removable USB hard drive?

What are needed to convert a laptop hard disk into a removable USB hard drive? I want to purchase those stuffs to make my laptop hard disk into a small portable removable hard drive. Can you also ...
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External Harddisk back up

I have a seagate external 1 tb external hard disk. It's USB doesnt work properly, whenever i plug in it takes time and lots of efforts to detect. Once it connects it doesnt copy the files and ...
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I want to use a USB stick as a harddrive - hardware questions

I installed the latest Ubuntu OS on a USB stick and I'm having some (expected?) lags. Updating packages takes hours, but I can live with that. But the general response time is pretty bad. For instance ...
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Is it possible to recover my files on a damaged portable USB hard drive?

My son accidentally bump my laptop and the portable HDD fell to the floor while I'm transferring files. How can I get my data back?
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Data Integrity with Desktop External HDD connected to daisy chained Dell Monitor USB hub

I have two Dell U2412M monitors, both of which have USB hubs built into them. I have one of those hubs connected to my MacBook Pro directly, and that hub has a webcam plugged into it. I want to ...
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Hitachi SimpleDrive mini not recognised

My Hitachi SimpleDrive mini USB HDD, 500 GB, is not being recognized on my Windows 7 machine. It's LEDs flash with a delay, continuously. After I plug it out, Windows asks me to format it. I have a ...
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WD Elements Desktop External - Not recognised on a single computer

My WD Elements Desktop External is no longer recognised on my main computer. It has worked fine in the past, but now all of a sudden is not detected. It does not prompt when plugged in, nor does it ...
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Use Windows 7 offline sync with external usb hd

Yeah, truly the whole question in the header. Is there a way to use Windows 7 offline sync (which we know from network mapped drives) with a external usb hd? When not, are there similar built in ...
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What causes my USB harddrive to stop working after unmounting?

I have recently bought an external harddrive to use with my Linux notebook. The harddrive is spec'ed at USB 3.0 while the notebook only supports USB 2.0. The drive seems to work fine when I plug it ...
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What are the main differences between the Western Digital “My Passport,” “My Passport Essential,” and “My Passport Studio” external hard drives?

My goal is to buy a 2TB external portable drive for use with my current MacBook Pro (Mid-2007) and for use with my next Mac (hopefully the rumored 15" MacBook Air). I'm planning to buy a Western ...
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How to partition and format a new HDD when it is connected via USB 3.0 (Linux)?

I just received a new unformatted 2.5" hard disk (1 TB) and an external USB 3.0 enclosure to use with my laptop (Thinkpad). I'm running Kubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. How do I access and format this HDD ...
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My Passport external drive, usb drive for Windows and for Mac

I'd like to have this My Password Essential external drive and my usb drive on both the Windows PC and the Mac. I have had them only on the Windows PC and have backed up a lot of files on them. I'd ...
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Synching two different USB drives not connected simultaneously

I'm trying to find a software that can handle my requirement. I have a notebook that I use at work and Home. I have an external usb drive here at work and another one at home. I would like to find a ...
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Prevent Windows 7 from unpluging External HDD

I have installed Windows 7 as my media server. I pluged in 500GB external HDD via USB. I have changed power plan to Best Performance and changed advenced power settings to never turn off HDD etc. I ...
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External hard drive turns off when not in use

A have a 500GB Transcend StoreJet which turns off after a while when it's not in use. The hard drive runs perfectly though - no issues. It can't be related to my USB ports since my other external ...

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