External Hard Drive

Hi, I am an engineering student who uses an apple MacBook pro retina with a 126GB hard drive and need windows software to run a few programs. Im aware that splitting the hard drive using bootcamp is an option however my hard drive isn't the biggest and already have things on here so do not...

Hi all, I have four Sony BDPs in the house. Two s590s, an s3100 and an s3200. And ive had a 2tb Toshiba Canvio, NTFS formatted, that ive been using with them for years. Well, my HDD is failing. So i went out and got a 2TB WD drive. I cannot get this thing to work. Unrecognized when...

Hey I bought ASUS VivoBook X456UQ, with DOS. And I have an external HDD with windows 10 installation (I downloaded the .iso file from microsoft file and extract it there) So I heard about UEFI and that every new PCs are UEFI supported. And my question is: 1. Is my laptop UEFI supported? And 2...

I have an external 1TB HDD that im trying to wipe using CBL data shredder. The Programme has been running for 14 hours now and still haven't gone halfway. External HDD is connected to my PC via a UBS 2.0 cable, how long will this wiping process take to complete please? Any other free...

Toshiba External USB 3.0 USB Drive troubles. On one laptop, I detect the driver, but i can't access it because the disk is password protected, but im not prompted with any password question, i'm basically unable to type the password anywhere, I've tried pretty much everything to get the password...

I have a seagate external hard drive & I am trying to use it to watch movies from it on my panasonic tv. I plug into the usb port and it just continuously beeps at me from what I've read that means its not getting enough power? What can I do to help my tv get my hard drive enough power?

My transcend external harddisk can't detect in my laptop or other laptop... What is the solution? Can anyone help me? Plss

Right, so I plan to get this laptop , but they say it does not have space for an HDD. What I am wondering, could I buy an HDD caddy and replace the optical drive for it? Because 1 246gb ssd is not enough storage for anyone. And I plan to travel with it because of school as well, so an external...

I got a new asus laptop for christmas today and when i go to open up my Toshiba external hard drive on that computer, i can't seem to find it anywhere. It opens up on my Macbook Air (which is where i used it first if that matters) but not on my new asus. Is there any way that i can fix that?

Hello my father bought me a new Seagate Backup Plus few months ago, and after using just a few days ago I accidentaly touched the cable and it disconnects the hard drive. Then after a few moments I plugged it back and it sounds but the it won't show up in "My Computer nor Disk Management"...

see this link for the specs and details of the laptop--> http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=Y3V57EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB I was going to buy this laptop today and i was asking questions for general information and than the seller told me what is the purpose of the purchase i said...

I have a laptop with Windows 10. I can no longer find my Seagate 2tb external hard drive. I have tried all of the recommendations - plugging into another drive, trying to open on another computer, diskmgt; devicemgt; USB Manger, etc. The Seagate is blinking so I know it's getting power. Any...

The usb 3.0 port in my laptop is broken and i only have a usb 2.0 port alive and my external hard drive can only be read in usb 3.0. Is there a usb adapter that can convert usb 3.0 to usb 2.0? I have found one online but What worries me is the will it work?

On my old laptop, I have a game with a bunch of mods and add-ons installed in a certain order that I don't remember. I got a new laptop, and honestly it would take me months to figure out the right order to the installation of mods and add-ons, for the game to work (because otherwise the game...

I have some programs recorded on my DTB box and I would prefer them all to be together on an external HDD, via a USB DTB tuner and an HDMI to coaxial converter link. Then I can watch all my programs from anywhere in the house via my tablet. Any solutions would be gratefully appreciated...

I finally got around to putting a new screen on my ASUS K60IJ laptop after it had been in storage for two years. I had since pulled the hdd and reformatted it for external use. I have now put the HDD back in reformatted the drive. I am trying to use the recovery discs I made to restore the...

So I bought this laptop a few months back from Best Buy. 2-3 weeks after I bought it I got a blue screen.I brushed it off and figured it'd be a one time occurrence. Occasionally after it had given me a few blue screens, which had concerned me since it was a brand new laptop. Tonight I was...

I have a broken Sony laptop, I took out both hard drives and want to access the data on them using a USB connected enclosure/caddy. However, once connected, the hard drive is recognized, but I am being prompted to format the drive before use, won't this action destroy the contained data? Any...

Have windows 10 with usb 3.0 ports. not recognizing my external hard drive which needs a usb 2.0 port. can I fix this?

My WD My Passport Ultra external HDD is going through a problem. Whenever I plug it in when my laptop is on, it won’t show up. the HDD keeps spinning but the light doesn't blink just glows. To make it work I have to turn off my laptop, and boot it up with the HDD connected. If I disconnect it...

I watch most of my movies and TV shows through files stored on my PC but want to watch them on the big screen. I can transfer the files on to an external hard drive or memory stick but the display is quite simple and has no way of playing directly from a USB port. Is there a way I can have the...

Hello. I have a philips 47pfh6309 tv and i have a problem with playing movies from usb external hdd or stick. Sometimes, randomly, usb disconnects and the source changes to the last used source. If i go back on usb, it disconnects again. I can't do anything but to wait a few minutes. Then it...

I'm looking to get a laptop, no gaming, not for school. It'll mostly be for checking email, going on sites like facebook, and maybe some youtube or netflix, I also need it to have a fairly big HDD or be able to use an external HDD. I don't know anything about laptops or what it's specs should be...

I'm looking for a laptop for under $1000. I'm interested in something under 3 pounds and about a 13" screen size. Right now I'm leaning toward buying this Asus Zenbook UX305UA laptop for $750 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BMERZJ6?psc=1 I like that it has a 6th-generation Intel Core...

Hello, I am trying to get my tablet to boot my recovery drive on my external HDD but it won't. It is a windows 10 recovery drive made from my desktop and it boots on there, but not on this. I am about to put lubuntu on it and wanted to make sure it recognized my HDD first. Anyone know why it...

I got ""PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" while I was surfing some torrents and downloading.then once retsarted it was okay.I was watching a movie with my external HDD plugged in to lap top.Then suddenly it again gave blue screen.After that I upgrade some softwares with KMP player.But once I update...

Okay so here goes. I have a MSI GE70 apache pro laptop. It will not boot with the internal hard drive. I have taken out the same hard drive and installed it in a external caddy. From there everything boots up just fine. THe thing is is that BIOS sees the hard drive when installed and i can even...

My computer was hacked. If I use an external hard drive for all my internet and banking am I protected

What external blu ray player/ripper and software can I use to back up my 4k blu rays to my external hard drive and have to ability to play them from the drI've to plex on my tv?

my external WD my passport ultra is not detected in every computer however when i connect it, it installs drivers well and windows notifies me that it is ready to be used but i cannot see it on the list of HDD in my computer.

I wanted to play movies that I have on my HDD through the rear entertainment system in my minivan. The minivan has a 110V outlet and composite "IN" in the back left and it has a HDMI port in the back right. Can I just get a cable that has one end going from my HDD and the other end into HDMI...

I know this question is all over the internet but I'm about to lose my mind if I don't get an answer to this. My Macbook has no space left so I bought a Seagate External Hard Drive to move all my photos onto. I couldn't figure out how to do it so I googled it and it says to copy/drag/whatever...

I connect my external hard drive Toshiba to my TV plasma LG, from TV got to see my files and when I wanted to enter the directory "My Documents" (he has many files) could not enter, appeared an error message, after several failed attempts, this directory disappeared. Now when I connect the...

Hello! My OS of (hp) has formated (don't ask how it's a VERY long story) I tried using my recovery drive that I created to return my laptop to factory settings, but it won't reinstall windows. suppose it's missing the essential files. I have a Computer with the diffrent OS, and I would like...

Hi everyone, ok the problem on my laptop started with this error. Before putting it in the garbadge, I tried with another HDD and it works well. When I plug my HDD with the error as a external disk, it was unalocated... so I repaired it. How do I take this external hdd to work Inside the laptop...

I've already gotten some pretty good hints on this forum, but I thought I'd ask anyway based on the old 'what is the last thing you did before the problem started?' question. The laptop has been running hot for quite some time. I bought a fan, still hot. I was getting ready to buy an external...

http://www.flipkart.com/acer-one-10-s1001-19p0-intel-atom-quad-core-2-gb-32-gb-emmc-storage-windows-10-2-1-laptop-nt-g86si-002/p/itmedgthjrymga9v?pid=COMEDGTK55C8BRXY Does this one support external Hard Disk of 1 TB and above? I have come across a lot of detachables which do not detect the...

My Seagate 1TB Hard Drive can't be detected on my laptop. When I go into Device Manager, it shows a USB attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device Error. I've tried uninstalling it, and I've also tried to update it using the Mass Storage Device driver that was on the list. But when I tried to, it...

Processor speed and external hard drive

I plugged in a new external hdd to my laptop to transfer some of my stuff on it like i usually do , but this time after i moved the files, i plugged it out and back in to check some other things, but when I plugged it in , the laptop shut down like a short circuit happened. Now no usb ports...

OK I have read through many forums and none apply to me because most are for laptops or another USB works. After waking the PC from sleep mode my wireless mouse and keyboard weren't working (2 different makes so 2 different adaptors and ports in use). The keyboard lights up when batteries are...

I recently bought a Seagate backup plus slim to store files on it while i did a clean install of windows. Upon plugging it in to take the information off of it, the device isn't recognized and it doesn't show up in disk management or my computer. when i plug it in i hear the sound it usually...

Hello, i have a problem and i want some help. I work on two seperate hard drives. At the end of the day i want whatever changes i have done to each one, to be copied to the other. More specifically, I want, each file that has been modified the last day to be copied to the other hard drive.

I am trying to transfer an external Seagate hard drive to an Asus laptop. It's not being recognized, and there is no option to change the drive or path. It's grayed out. I can see the usb Seagate under device manager under disk drives so it is not dead. I don't want to do convert to disk...

I have 135 home movie DVD's (not all are full) and would like to put them onto one external hard drive for back up and ease of use. I'm using an Imac computer. I realize this would be very time consuming which I'm ok with. My thought is I could plug the hard drive and with each movie I could...

How to backup a program file in Windows 7 WITH all the registry keys so that it will execute when reloaded back to my desktop from the external hard drive.

Hi all, I got an LG BP-325 3D player and using a 16GB USB pen drive with it to play digital content. (Along with some blu-rays) Now the capacity is not much enough so I researched to buy a new external HDD. A lot of people are saying external HDDs are a big no no since the players cannot power...

I've recently been put in charge of computer repairs for a cell phone/computer repair company and I'm not sure what all I need here. The guy who was in charge of it previously rage quit and all of the programs he used were kept on his encrypted external hdd. I'm very proficient with using...

My external hard drive works in only my laptop and is not detecting in other laptops..... Please help me... So that my hard drive works in other laptops too.

I apologize ahead of time as I am not a computer wiz but do have some knowledge. I'm 34 yrs old and I've recently become disabled due to a physical illness. This is what I am looking for in a computer and what I will be using it for: * A laptop that is small in size and weight so that I can...

have a Toshiba external hard drive - that suddenly I can't get into because it is locked by bitlocker. This automatically happened - not locked by me

im about to get the new RB14, the two options are 256GB and 512GB with about a $400 difference. Opting for the 256GB and an external hard drive advantage: cost about $100 for 1TB external hdd, so i would save about $300 and get an addition 750GB external HDD storage disadvantage: have to lug...

Is it possible to record directly to an OTG connected HDD. I have an Samsung Galaxy S5 and a Samsung M3 Portable 1tb HDD. Virtually using my phone as handy cam, while touring.

About a week ago my mac stopped recognizing my external HDD, doesnt even show up in disk utility. It works perfectly on my windows PC. The HDD powers on and i can feel it soinning, but the computer just doesnt seem to recognize it. I have already tried with both USB ports. Thanks

Hi, I'm after a good mirrorless camera system for under £1000 (Just the body) for 4K video. I need the resolution to be Cinema 4K. 4096 x 2160. The best possible video quality is the aim though so if I have to get an external recorder for better quality, then that's what I'll have to do. A...

My LaCie 1Tb hard drive has died (tried a few types of connections to my Macbook pro and it's making funny sounds, not showing up in Finder as connected). I'd like to wipe it clean before bringing it to Best Buy for recycling. Any suggestions?

This problem has probably been asked thousands of times, but every time I read solutions in forums, I cannot find a single answer. My problem is my Acer laptop (Windows 10) isn't recognising a brand new Seagate 2TB external hard drive. The very first time I plugged it into my laptop, it...

it is of seagate and i think it contains virus. Please help me solve this issues ?

Hi, I have an 1 TB external HDD. Lets say i use a software to create an 100 GB encrypted volume where i can store confidential data. I understand it takes considerable time to create this encrypted volume. Now after creating it, say i copy some data into it. How will fast will the data be...

My external hard drive won't connect with my HP Envy laptop all of a sudden. It's worked fine for months, but now it won't show up at all, not even in disk management. All the USB ports wok with other devices, but none for the hard drive, while the hard drive works fine on my other laptop. Both...