Try not booting the machine with the USB drive attached. Plug it in after
the machine is up and running.



-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Reggkay
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] External hard drive


Hi,
I have an external hard drive that is giving me some problems.  It's a 
Simpledrive 3 gig usb drive.  For the last week every other time that I 
boot up my machine the Simpledrive does not boot up right.  I get a 
drive not found error.  It shows a question mark on the drive and will 
not let you access it.  The only way I have found to correct the problem 
is to shut down the system and re-boot again until it starts up right.  
So my questions are:  Is the drive going bad?  Would reloading the 
software help?  Comments?  Ideas?
Drive has been defraged regularly.  It is loaded with pictures and music 
but still has 260g of space.
Thank you so much for your help,
Regina Long
Running:  Windows XP Pro

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