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My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 25 Dec 2007, 21:58
by John
My computer suddenly can't see my external drive (the one with all my FS stuff on!) any ideas?!?!?!?

Thanks in advance guys

John

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 25 Dec 2007, 22:47
by Techy111
John just a thought mate......Do you have auto updates on...? If yes do a system restore to a day that it worked....May work..?

Tony

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 25 Dec 2007, 22:57
by Garry Russell
I did have that trouble with my ICY box and fiddling with the lead got it to register and load up

Sorry I can't be more techinical than that. :-(

Garry

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 26 Dec 2007, 08:21
by John
Thanks guys...sadly I've tried those suggestions and still nothing :-(

Kind regards and thanks for trying

John

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 26 Dec 2007, 10:07
by Trev Clark
The net is full of warnings about Screenshot.com being overun with virusses, any chance you may have caught something nasty John?

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 26 Dec 2007, 15:29
by glen
calypsos wrote:The net is full of warnings about Screenshot.com being overun with virusses, any chance you may have caught something nasty John?
yeah I've seen those, but I've had no problems specific to teh site, or even a hint of it

John

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 27 Dec 2007, 18:57
by nigelb
Have you checked in the Device Manager to see if your external drive shows there? If you have XP right click on My Computer, select properties, then select the Harware tab and finally select Device Manager and expand the Drives to see what is listed. (You can also get to the device manager via the Control Panel under Performance and Maintenance, then System). I am sure you have tried unplugging and then plugging the drive back in. Let us know what you find.

Cheers,
The Other One

Re: My computer has gone blind!

Posted: 27 Dec 2007, 22:37
by John
Many thanks fortaking the time to reply... but I suspect the worst. I tried it on a friends's machine (Glen/GMT59) and it can't see it either, so I supect it's the drive that's the prob :worried: which is a bugger!

John