external hdd not loading up on laptop? (1 Viewer)

[1990a]

hey i have a WD "my passport SE ultra portable hard drive 750gb" and for some reason the hdd loads up on the computer but when i connect the hdd to the laptop the hard drive doesnt load up anymore. does anyone know what is wrong with my hdd and how to fix it? thank

 

[mitchy_boy]

Don't actually do that with the magnet.

Does it need drivers or something installed?

 

[1990a]

nope. all drivers are installed.

 

[ohexploitable]

Go to device manager and tell me if there are any yellow warnings like these,

 

[1990a]

checked all devices... no yellow warning

 

[ohexploitable]

checked all devices... no yellow warning

Does the external HDD even show up in Device Manager?

 

[Arcorn]

Have you tried turning it off and on again.

 

[jumb]

Do other devices work in that USB slot?

 

[zehurricane]

HDD probably die if it not loading on your USB drive...

Suggest you get a new one.... cheap these day... only $179 for a Tgb.. good for porns and such.

 

[ohexploitable]

HDD probably die if it not loading on your USB drive...

The HDD isn't dead, it works in a desktop but doesn't work in a laptop, therefore, the problem lies with the laptop. I'm guessing the laptop's USB controller can't supply enough current, a 2.5" HDD needs like 500 mA on +5 V DC and a 3.5" HDD needs like 1000 mA on +5 V DC.

 

[1990a]

Does the external HDD even show up in Device Manager?

yes it does show up in device manager

 

[1990a]

Have you tried turning it off and on again.

yes have tried turning it off and on again and restarting laptop aswell

 

[ohexploitable]

Suggest you get a new one.... cheap these day... only $179 for a Tgb.. good for porns and such.

lol, a Samsung SpinPoint F3 1 TB (probably the fastest consumer mechanical HDD) only costs $59. Anyone who pays that much ($179) for a 1 TB drive is seriously getting ripped off.

 

[1990a]

Do other devices work in that USB slot?

yes other device do work in all 3 usb slots

 

[ohexploitable]

yes it does show up in device manager

Go to Disk Management, does it show up there? If so, has it been assigned a drive letter?

 

[1990a]

The HDD isn't dead, it works in a desktop but doesn't work in a laptop, therefore, the problem lies with the laptop. I'm guessing the laptop's USB controller can't supply enough current, a 2.5" HDD needs like 500 mA on +5 V DC and a 3.5" HDD needs like 1000 mA on +5 V DC.

im confused .. why would the laptop usb controller cant supply enough curent? when the external hdd use to work on the laptop for the past 5months

 

[1990a]

Go to Disk Management, does it show up there? If so, has it been assigned a drive letter?

where do i go to go to "disk management"? i cant find it.. im using windows vista btw

 

[ohexploitable]

im confused .. why would the laptop usb controller cant supply enough curent? when the external hdd use to work on the laptop for the past 5months

I didn't know it had been working for the past 5 months.

 

[ohexploitable]

where do i go to go to "disk management"? i cant find it.. im using windows vista btw

Click start, type "computer management" and open it, then click on "disk management".

 

[1990a]

Click start, type "computer management" and open it, then click on "disk management".

the virtual cd drive(of the WD HDD) is shown in disk management and it has been assigned a drive letter.. BUT the actual drive isn't shown in"disk management" and doesnt load up in "my computer" and isnt assigned a drive letter