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Cannot access external hard drive



 
 
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Old February 27th 08, 11:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Bullet
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Default Cannot access external hard drive

had a laptop crash so i transfered laptop hard drive to an external enclosure
(USB 2.0) but now when I plug it into my desktop i get an error message g:/
is not accessible - parameter is incorrect (location not available).

any help
--
taz
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Old February 28th 08, 01:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Colin Barnhorst[_2_]
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Default Cannot access external hard drive

What crashed on the laptop?

"Bullet" wrote in message
...
had a laptop crash so i transfered laptop hard drive to an external
enclosure
(USB 2.0) but now when I plug it into my desktop i get an error message
g:/
is not accessible - parameter is incorrect (location not available).

any help
--
taz


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Old March 19th 08, 01:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Terry
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Default Cannot access external hard drive

something to do with the electrical supply - battery doesn't charge even with
an ac power supply - a technician said that something (don't remember exactly
what) had burnt out

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

What crashed on the laptop?

"Bullet" wrote in message
...
had a laptop crash so i transfered laptop hard drive to an external
enclosure
(USB 2.0) but now when I plug it into my desktop i get an error message
g:/
is not accessible - parameter is incorrect (location not available).

any help
--
taz


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Old February 28th 08, 08:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Spirit
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Default Cannot access external hard drive

You may have more than one device claiming G:... look in Device Manager
and Disk Management.

http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2...tter-in-vista/

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-024

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ge-remove.html

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/1...windows-vista/

"Bullet" wrote in message
...
had a laptop crash so i transfered laptop hard drive to an external
enclosure
(USB 2.0) but now when I plug it into my desktop i get an error message
g:/
is not accessible - parameter is incorrect (location not available).

any help
--
taz



 




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