[gregncarletta]

Hi. I've had an iomega 1tb hd for a few months now, and I've had no problems so far. However, one day after booting I found that windows suddenly doesn't recognise it.

Turning the drive on and off again (while the computer is running) results in an error that the hardware has malfunctioned. I've tested it with my laptop and it works fine. I've noticed that when I turn the drive off and on just before I boot, it works fine. However, before I started having problems with it, I didn't need to do this before booting.

I've checked all connections and they are all fine. I've noticed that occasionally when I do get it to work, it randomly 'disappears' while I'm working and requires me to reboot after turning it on and off again.

Disk Management doesn't seem to recognise it either. I'm using Windows XP, SP3.

Any ideas? This has been a pain for quite a while now so any input is appreciated. If you need any more info, please ask.

Thanks!

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

Have you installed/uninstalled anything recently?

Used any program with Registry cleaning ability - such as something claiming to speed your PC up?

[philthomas]

Does this drive pull power from the USB port, or does it have its own power supply ?

Have you tried plugging it into the USB ports at the rear of the Tower i.e. straight from the motherboard ?