Which external hard drive?

Samsonite1

Who are PCSharks or where are they? So that we know what to look for!

enfield_freddy

Samsonite1 wrote: »

Who are PCSharks or where are they? So that we know what to look for!

see post 27 for the name of a well known convenience store

Samsonite1

enfield_freddy wrote: »

see post 27 for the name of a well known convenience store

Ok thanks... I think. I rarely buy computer equipment from Amazon, but it is usually quick for finding examples of products. I could not actually find anything to do with PCSharks on Amazon, so hopefully it will not be an issue for many people. I even googled them and it came up with this very page we are on now as one of the top hits!

TomsMom

bsod wrote: »

in what way is it defunct, does it spin, does it light up, does it work on other machines, does it appear in device manager or disk management

It started by being recognised intermittently on my PC. Sometimes it would show it was there, sometimes not. When it was showing, if I tried to save anything on it then it disappeared. Then it failed to be recognised completely.

I tried it on my laptop and it wasn't recognised on there either.

Maybe I should buy a new cable first and try it with that, but it's the age of the drive that makes me think it's given up the ghost, it must be at least 7 years old, possibly older.

There's a small independent computer shop in the small town where I live, I could perhaps take it in there and ask him.

enfield_freddy

the markup on cables etc is fantastic , maplins is another example.


I use a lot of 1n4001 diodes in some electrical kits I build for motorcycles , I ran out last week


37p each at mapins , that's £37.00 per 100


CPC , £2.10 per 100




enough said?

Samsonite1

enfield_freddy wrote: »

the markup on cables etc is fantastic , maplins is another example.


I use a lot of 1n4001 diodes in some electrical kits I build for motorcycles , I ran out last week


37p each at mapins , that's £37.00 per 100


CPC , £2.10 per 100

enough said?

Definitely enough said - thank you!

enfield_freddy

this is the trade supplier I use , quite often they buy in bulk , and are stuck with high prices , 2.5 in drives http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15002&langId=69&storeId=10180&categoryId=700000010559&sort=P_PRICE&pageSize=25&showResults=true&pf=110171692,110436921






there postage is free and there warranty very good , you can do a search for usb leads and a lot more stuff


I think a 5m hdmi lead cost me about £4




I only live about 2 miles away and they do click and collect (1 Hr) , so its good for me

bsod

TomsMom wrote: »

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Maybe I should buy a new cable first and try it with .

A faulty connection or lead would produce the symptom you describe, the age of the drive doesn't matter.