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External HDD problem in Window7

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/external-hdd-problem-in-window7.136105/

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wanderer Original post #1
Jan 17, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Whenever I connect my 320GB Seagate external HDD to my windows 7 machine it connects then disconnects and then reconnects. This process goes on and I am not able to read or write any data on it. Same HDD works fine on my laptop with Vista.
Plz help
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #2
Jan 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM
you probably have usb port proablem,connect on port on back of cpu
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wanderer #3
Jan 19, 2011 at 8:36 PM
tried that too..still the same prob..btw if I boot with Hiren's boot cd, I can read and write from external hdd
arpanmukherjee1
arpanmukherjee1 #4
Jan 19, 2011 at 11:20 PM
your mobo cd came with usb 2.0 driver ?

try installing it