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panboy

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    200 Gig External USB Disk Wont Show up.
    « on: September 12, 2006, 04:13:23 AM »
    I have a Server here in the Office that we had Running backups to an External USB HDD,

    It Decided to Fail, as they do , so i had to setup a new computer to take over the Role, i got it up and Working with windows 2000 Pro, Which was all that we needed to run a Nightly Back up. At this Point the Drive Worked . i had to install a LBA 48Bit Patch so windows could see the large disks.
    So i know all the hardware I'm using works in the Current configuration.

    But then then the powers that be , Decide that they want to revamp the network, and they want the Backup server to double as a Domain Controller.
    So i install Windows 2000 Server, I Install the larger disk Support Patch, and its all good the internal 300 Gig SATA Disk is working fine, so i set up all the back-up scripts. they work dandy.

    Then i plug in the USB HDD , Pops up found new Hardware, External USB HDD.
    Drive is unformatted , would you like to format it now (Nope very much not)
    So i look in disk manage meant and its show as the right size , but as an unknown File type :( , but i know its not gone corrupt as it shows up fine on all the other PCs Ive tyred.

    Can any one Help?!
    Its a Dell Power Edge SC420
    Running Windows 2000 Server SP4
    Whit a HD-D2-U2FW  Usb Caddy
    « Last Edit: September 12, 2006, 04:13:56 AM by panboy »
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      Re: 200 Gig External USB Disk Wont Show up.
      « Reply #1 on: September 12, 2006, 05:14:50 AM »
      For some strange reason, it has just started working , by Magic!

      I have no idea why

      But i did just install Active Directory , and a DNS Server. So if this happens to you, Become a Domain!
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