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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: sbuc039 on June 24, 2008, 07:43:56 PM

Title: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: sbuc039 on June 24, 2008, 07:43:56 PM: Hi there,
When I Plug in My external hardrive some weird writing pops up in the bottom right hand corner of the screen where the yellow box identifyin it would usually be. the yellow box is still there but instead of identifing my hardrive it comes up as some weird symbols/numbers, the same writing appears when i eject,

Any Ideas? I already scaned for viruses using NOD32, and nothing found, puls I have don an error check.

Any Ideas??? ???

Cheers
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: Broni on June 24, 2008, 08:54:21 PM: What happens when you right click on it?
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: sbuc039 on June 24, 2008, 09:11:00 PM: Quote from: Broni on June 24, 2008, 08:54:21 PM
What happens when you right click on it?

Nothing Mate
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: Broni on June 24, 2008, 09:12:51 PM: Can you post a screenshot?
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: Dias de verano on June 25, 2008, 10:31:32 AM: What is a "hardrive"? Is it anything like a hard drive?
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 25, 2008, 11:53:09 AM: Quote from: Dias de verano on June 25, 2008, 10:31:32 AM
What is a "hardrive"? Is it anything like a hard drive?

The very definition of pedantic 8)

Does this happen to be a USB enclosure? because I've found they identify themselves with the same string used by the hard drive. For example, my external Hard drive is identified as a "WDC WD16 00AAJB-22PVAO" when installed internally. Similiarly, my enclosure identifies itself as a "WDC WD16 00AAJB-22PVAO USB device" with the drive installed.

Are these similiar to the "strange writing" your getting?
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: sbuc039 on June 25, 2008, 02:34:51 PM: Kind of; when it comes up usually it gives me Normal numbers like SA3_78492459, however now it comes up with weird symbols like *&^%$#^%SDA&%$&% ect.

Cheers ???
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: ale52 on June 25, 2008, 05:58:17 PM: Can you access the drive / have you tried it on another computer? I wonder if the sector where the info for the drive is corrupted?

Alan <>< :D
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 26, 2008, 10:07:08 PM: I got garble when I plugged in my REALLY old 46 MEGABYTE drive to see what I had on it. It didn't work, but it was recognized with completely random characters, mostly square boxes.

As Broni Suggested a screenshot of exactly what it is being called and how it is presenting this information would be most helpful.

Quote from: ale52 on June 25, 2008, 05:58:17 PM
Can you access the drive / have you tried it on another computer? I wonder if the sector where the info for the drive is corrupted?

Alan <>< :D

I believe the name description passed back to the Controller when the Hard drive is asked to identify itself with the ATA ID command is actually stored on one of the ROM chips on the hard drive... more then likely the USB interface is munging it up before passing it to the computer.
Title: Re: Wierd Writing when I plug in m External Hardrive
Post by: patio on June 30, 2008, 12:09:06 PM: Is this a fully functioning hard drive ? ?
Have you ran chkdsk /r on it lately ? ?