Hi,
I had a 320 GB MyBook external hard drive from Western Digital, that stopped working yesterday. I backed up the data on it just in time, so I only lost the hardware.
However, I also had a 250 GB Coolmax external hard drive, also USB 2.0, that I had not used for a while. It was good the last time I plugged it in, in the same port that was previously dedicated to the MyBook. Today, windows won't recognize it, saying the USB device has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it. On my netbook, the same thing happens. Is it possible that that USB port causes the second drive to malfunction? What can I do to access my drive?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I had a 320 GB MyBook external hard drive from Western Digital, that stopped working yesterday. I backed up the data on it just in time, so I only lost the hardware.
However, I also had a 250 GB Coolmax external hard drive, also USB 2.0, that I had not used for a while. It was good the last time I plugged it in, in the same port that was previously dedicated to the MyBook. Today, windows won't recognize it, saying the USB device has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it. On my netbook, the same thing happens. Is it possible that that USB port causes the second drive to malfunction? What can I do to access my drive?
Thanks in advance for your help.