Model is 2687-D4U,running Windows 7, 32 bit. There was an earlier problem, perhaps two years ago, with Southbridge (?), replaced motherboard under warranty. Now trying to backup system to external hard drive, at first there is no recognition of the drive at all (the drive has one USB connection and one AC connection.)
Plug drive into power socket, it doesn't start until you also connect the USB cable. Go to Windows explorer, no drive is found. OK, so I then uninstall the USBs in Device Manager and reboot the machine, all the drivers are automatically reinstalled. Now, when I plug in the external hard drive, the OS tells me it has found a new device and is installing the software to go along with it, so far, so good. Next it tells me it is ready to operate and when I go to the "Safely remove and eject hardware" icon, the drive is there. BUT, when I go back to Windows Explorer, no external hard drive is listed. Oh, and the drive is found perfectly when I boot the T43 with a Ubuntu CD. What gives? -- Stuartf _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
