external usb HDD crashes Windows

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It was supposed to be a good external HDD.
after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs and
first it is recognized and then screen goes black.

both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3.

If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes
again.
both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable,
same.
Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD
5000AAKS
not good
 
timOleary said:
It was supposed to be a good external HDD.
after not using it for a while i connected it to two different PCs
and first it is recognized and then screen goes black.

both XP pro, one SP2 and the other SP3.

If I leave it connected then the PC attempts to restart and crashes
again.
both PCs same deal. tried a different PSU and a different USB cable,
same.
Do not have a another enclosure, but am ordering one. It's a WD
5000AAKS
not good
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Thanks for sharing?
 
Was it new or used?
Could it contain a boot sector?
Could it contain an autorun.ini?
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i just got a new external SATA docking station and the drive still
crashes Windows. Not immediately it takes about a minute: two popups
indicate the device is recognized and then
poof.
this drive has lots of data on it, it is still under warranty until
2012

It was always a backup drive never used as a system drive,
but I'm pretty incompetent, and maybe loaded or copied stuff onto it
that do not belong.

So it does the same crash on three PCs using two different
enclosures.
Is this drive cooked?
 
timOleary said:
i just got a new external SATA docking station and the drive still
crashes Windows. Not immediately it takes about a minute: two popups
indicate the device is recognized and then
poof.
this drive has lots of data on it, it is still under warranty until
2012

It was always a backup drive never used as a system drive,
but I'm pretty incompetent, and maybe loaded or copied stuff onto it
that do not belong.

So it does the same crash on three PCs using two different
enclosures.
Is this drive cooked?
Click to expand...


Could the drive have an AUTORUN.INI file on it?

Can you try it on another operating system? (are the "three pcs" Win XP?
 
check what usb versions you have on your PCs , i think they are
old ,its just a thought , i hope you can solve your problem soon
 
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