- Nov 12, 2010
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So a while back I dropped my external harddrive. The USB connection broke so I took it out of the case and put it in my PC normally. The first two or three times I started my computer no problem.
However, for the past week Windows takes forever to start. I had to restart the computer at least 3 times and after the "starting windows" screen finished it told me it needed to check my drive (the external one I put inside). I let it check once but it froze so I kept skipping after that.
Today I couldn't start my computer at all after 10 tries. I just gave up and unplugged the drive and it started fine.
My question is WHY is this happening? Is it because I dropped the external harddrive? I had no problem opening it and accessing the files when it connected inside my computer. What can I do? Should I just buy a new one and transfer the files? (Assuming I can get the computer to start if I plug it in again..).
However, for the past week Windows takes forever to start. I had to restart the computer at least 3 times and after the "starting windows" screen finished it told me it needed to check my drive (the external one I put inside). I let it check once but it froze so I kept skipping after that.
Today I couldn't start my computer at all after 10 tries. I just gave up and unplugged the drive and it started fine.
My question is WHY is this happening? Is it because I dropped the external harddrive? I had no problem opening it and accessing the files when it connected inside my computer. What can I do? Should I just buy a new one and transfer the files? (Assuming I can get the computer to start if I plug it in again..).
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