Recent content by jabalong

What got me going again looking for a solution is when I tried to access both drives on another computer and same problem happened. So once it was confirmed that it wasn't a problem with my computer, I figured it must be something to do with the drives. And I just lucked out with my Google...

I finally figured out the problem and it was so simple and quick to fix! As I suspected, the two identical external drives was the problem - namely a "signature collision". All you have to do is go into Disk Management and force the second drive "online". See link below for instructions...

Oh, I noticed one other thing that might be important. With both external 3.5" USB 3.0 drives plugged in, as I said only one appears in My Computer, Windows Explorer, etc. But when I look at Taskbar and click on Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media, the second drive seems to be partially...

Guys, thanks for your replies, I've managed to further narrow down the incidence of this problem. Firstly, i should specify that the two two drives I'm trying to access simultaneously are external 3.5" USB 3.0 drives. It occurred to me to try mix in other external drives I have to see if same...

I have a USB port problem, but it's not the typical one of a given port not working. My laptop has two USB 3.0 ports and they both work - but not at the same time. My computer is five years old (Sony Vaio, Windows 7) and haven't had any problems in the past with the USB ports or using them both...