Posts by Gerald Myers33

Just ditch that junk Chrome and install Xubuntu or Windows XP instead. You can find plenty of lightweight browsers on Linux, and honestly, that should solve all your problems.

restlessdrifter12 said:Alright, I'll get on that. How long does it usually take?

It really depends on how big the drive is. It’s a slow process, so you might want to set aside at least half a day.

Linda Barrett48 said:Thanks, that’s actually what I was thinking of trying first. I just need to track down a cable somewhere.

I finally popped the drive out of its external casing and plugged it straight into my PC. From what I can hear, the thing spins up perfectly fine—no clicking or grinding sounds at all. The weird part? The computer just isn't seeing any of the data.

Give the direct cable connection a shot. If that doesn't work, you might have to call in a pro to figure out what's actually going on with the drive. Honestly, the tools on Hiren's boot CD should be enough to handle this. In my experience, it sounds like an invisible partition issue. If you can fix the partition table or the MBR, Windows should pick it right up.

I found this procedure online for similar situations (how to recover a lost partition):
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-...allocated.html

Linda Barrett48, you might want to try swapping out the USB cable first. Looking at the screenshot you shared, it looks like either the partition table was wiped or the MBR is corrupted. Fixing that should bring your partition back to life.

Linda Barrett48 said:Hi there!

I'm having trouble with my Seagate Expansion.
When I plug it into my laptop, the blue light comes on just fine, but "My Computer" doesn't show anything at all.
It shows up under "Devices and Printers," and when I check "Properties," it says "This device is working properly."
I tried updating the drivers, then uninstalled and reinstalled them, but still nothing.

I'm not exactly a tech expert, so I'd really appreciate any advice you might have. 😁

It's a 500 GB drive and it's almost completely full, so losing this data would be a nightmare.

Thanks! 😁

It looks like Windows hasn't assigned a Drive Letter to the disk yet (this happens more often than you'd think with external drives). You should try assigning one manually via the Control Panel - Admin Tools - Computer Management - Storage - Disk Management - right-click on the external drive - Change Drive Letter.

shadowlynx102 said:I don't think it’s an issue with the network card; something else just isn't lining up right here, and I'm starting to lean toward what someone mentioned earlier about the hard drive in the Banana being shot.

Maybe they should try a full format to check for any bad sectors.

wearymason4 said:...maybe try pulling the ethernet cable out first, and if you're using a USB Wi-Fi dongle, unplug that too. If the network card is built into the motherboard, just go into the BIOS and disable it before you start. Then give the Windows XP install another shot.

... I'm not sure if the installer gives you an option to "skip" the network setup, but if it does, just hit skip. You can always get the drivers sorted out once everything else is actually up and running.

That's right. As far back as I can remember, Windows XP had that option to just skip the network setup entirely.

If things don't start looking up pretty soon, this whole forum is going to go belly up.

Way to go, Brandon Lopez6. That was a great take on this declining forum.