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Darren New wrote:
> clipka wrote:
>> sudden death of the drive electronics I guess. The BIOS still found
>> the drive,
>> but wasn't even able to identify it.
>
> It was rather disturbing plugging in my USB HD, getting the little
> "Dadink!" sound, waiting a minute or two, and then having it show up as
> "USB device" but nothing else. Turns out I'd misplugged the drive, so
> it wasn't actually connected to the interface. Interesting effect.
>
Had that happen after replacing the internal drive, I plugged in my
external, and fired it up, only to have it shut down immediately after.
Turns out the plug wasn't fully seated in the computer's socket.
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~Mike
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