help with usb drives?
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www.tigerdirect.com some are free after rebate
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Set the jumpers on the drive to master (this is for any drive, not just for a WD).  Plug the power into it then connect the drive via your controller (I trust you mean external controller) to a USB port.  It should work fine.  As an extra hint, you can also use the external setup with a laptop drive - good capacity and much smaller.
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right click "My computer" -> select "Manage" -> "Disk Management" -> locate your usb hard drive -> right click it and choose "Change drive letter and paths".\n\nThis should help
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You would need to buy a hard drive caddy, similar to this.\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-HDD-HARD-DISK-DRIVE-CADDY-CASE-ENCLOSURE-PC-MAC_W0QQitemZ8805071844QQcategoryZ96894QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Go to "my computer" and there you should see your internal one (C:) and all others, could be E:, F:, G: depending on if you have memory cards and such (D: is usually CD/DVD drive)\n\nOpen the external one, and drag your files there.  I hope external drive is hooked up to USB of your computer or whatever you are using.
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Do you hook them to USB ports on the computer, or via a hub?\nWith both HDDs connected, go to control panel, administrative tools, computer management, disc management.\nCheck whether and how they show up and look at the info (right click).  It should give you hints as to what to do next.  Sometimes it's just a matter of initializing it.\nOn my system (similar set up) any number of USB drives show up fine.  I have even copied huge folders from two internal to two external HDDs at the same time!
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If I understand what you are trying to do.  Open Windows Explorer (double click My Computer).  Locate the files you were working on.  Either copy one at a time by right clicking ... Copy, or Ctrl-C. Or you can select multiple files by clicking the first file and hitting Ctrl or Shift on the next files, then hit Ctrl-C to copy or right click...copy.  Then locate your USB drive letter....probably E: or something and click on the right pane.  Then right click ... Paste or hit ctrl-V.  Hope this helps.  Finally you locate the files on the flash drive and open them there to confirm they work.  Good luck.
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there might be a problem with the connection,\nto make sure of this, follow these steps\n1. Right click My Computer and click on manage.\n2. click on device manager\n3. click on the plus by Universal Serial Bus controllers.\n4. Check if there is a USB Mass Storage Device under there, if there follow step 5, if there is no mass storage device, your device is broken.\n5. double click on USB Mass Storage Device. under the general tab, make sure device is working properly under device status. problems just click the troubleshoot.
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I think explorer.exe locks USB drives sometimes.\nI used to have the same problem with my flash drive and my iPod. As long as your drive in not in use (the light is not flashing - nothing is being written to it) then you can just take it out of your computer. Make sure there is nothing being written to it when you are taking it out or some data can get corrupt and you'll have to reformat your drive.
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USB External hard drives are very affordable and have the advantage of being portable. Another alternative is copying your data to a DVD(s). Then store them offsite in case of a fire or other disaster.
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leave it plugged in and run a full system scan with Fdisk (scandisk). you should be able to pick just that flash drive, but you should check all drives. check automatically fix errors then reboot.. You've probably got a currupt driver or missing dll.
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you need a drive enclosure something like this\nhttp://www.coolmaxusa.com/productDetails.asp?item=HD-218&details=features&subcategory=U2&category=2.5\nthis is a USB enclosure and all you need is a small screw driver
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Try the Lexar Jumpdrive Sport. It attaches to your keychain and comes right off to connect into the USB. It comes in many different storage sizes too.
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There are NO good USB ones, they are too slow!  Quality sux!  Buy a desktop and get an ATI ALL IN WONDER Card.  This is what the professionals use.
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You can try to get the latest versions of the drivers & software on the net. Or you can call up your suplyer for some new disks. I recomend the first option.
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if u plugged it in direct to the front usb port and it is still not detected, try the usb port at the back. If not use a usb cable to connect it - sometimes the drive connector is just a little too short.\n\nthere should be a LED light too if it is connected and reading/writing is in progress ...\n\nu can click on My Computer and see if it shows up as a Removal Drive ....
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Plug pen into USB port. \n\nOpen Windows Explorer to find out what drive letter has been assigned to the USB drive. Close Windows explorer. \n\nClick Start > Run and type in "cmd" without the quotes. Click OK. \n\nUse "cd C:&#92;" without the quotes if you are not already at the C:> prompt. \n\nAt the C:> prompt, type "CHKDSK X: /F" without the quotes where X = the drive letter of the USB drive. The space before /F is important. Press enter. \n\nIf you are asked questions like "Convert lost chains into files?" answer all such questions "Y" without the quotes and press enter. \n\nOnce finished with CHKDSK type at the C:> prompt "DEL X:&#92;File*.chk" without the quotes where X = the drive letter assigned to the USB drive. \n\nClose the dos command window and open Windows Explorer. Find your USB drive and open it. Delete any other files that you do not want. \n\n\nALWAYS use the icon on the system tray to close down the USB drive before removing it!!!!! \n\nNEVER format the USB drive. Windows will apply a different file allocation table than what the drive came with.\n\n-Quoted from newcentaur