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scippy4848   07-31-2009 at 03:53:58 AM

I have an acomdata 250 external. I'm using vista and It detects the hdd, and auto plays. I put in my password, but I must restart or wait hours, literally, for it to show up in vista. It works perfectly in xp. I guess I should be glad it works at all with vista, but it gets annoying. I searched the forums and didn't find anything in my searches. Is there any way of fixing it? (didn't mean to post this twice, and I don't know how to delete it.)


Message edited by scippy4848 on 07-31-2009 at 03:58:36 AM
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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   08-03-2009 at 08:27:47 AM

I don't understand, do you keep the external hard disk connected to your computer when you boot it up? Have you tried plugging in the external hard disk when you're computer is already booted up?

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