WD passport - 500 GB not recognized in only 1out of 3 computers
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WD passport - 500 GB not recognized in only 1out of 3 computers
I have a WD 500 GB disk which I have partitioned as FAT 32 ..I plan to use this for using live CD of different distros..
I have installed MULTISYSTEM and have stuffed in some distros.. I am able to boot from the WD external in 2 of my computers by pressing the appropriate key at boot and choosing the boot media...
In one of my desktops however , the entire drive is not at all recognized not only at boot time but also otherwise ..I have checked in WIN 7 , the device does nt seem to appear in "My computer" or Device Manager..In Linux nautilius / Dolphin doesnt seem to reconize this...
The USB seems to function as the light is lit up on connecting and there is some slight noise and vibration felt when I hold it in my hand
Can an external drive be functional in some computers and not in others?!
First thing would be to check & compare the BIOS setting for USB on each computer. On some 'legacy USB' settings for some BIOS will not recognize external drives for boot or storage.
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