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Cannot detect my external hard disk

Last answer on Jul 19, 2009 12:11:15 am BST gingerbreadlady, on Mar 14, 2009 11:44:40 am GMT 
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Hello,

I have a MacBook and I partition some part of it to use as Window Vista. Now I just bought a new toshiba external hard disk. The external hard disk can be detected by the mac side but not the windows side. But on the windows side, there is the icon to safely remove it. But when I go to my computer, there isn't the drive for the external hard disk.

What can I do?

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d.hame35, on Mar 15, 2009 8:40:43 am GMT
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Okie,

I just tried to follow your case nice stuff that you did to the MAC. Well if the external hard disk is being detected with MAC better use it there then and no you do not have the Remove Safely option in MAC for the time being so if you wish you can wait for a few minutes before unplugging the device .. else try to highlight the device and press CMD+E at the same time.

   
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jane, on May 19, 2009 6:06:41 am BST
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Check out following resource that may help you to find solution:

http://free-tips-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/01/hard-drive-not-­recognized-found.html

   
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 Erin, on Jul 19, 2009 12:11:15 am BST
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I am having the same problem. Have you found a solution yet?

Erin

   
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