external HDD BAD

[paul3200]

my external harddrive is apparently BAD when i go on to partition magic is
says it is a bad hdd how can i fix it

 

[DL]

You use the diagnostics tool provided by your external or hd manufacturer,
if that reports the drive has failed, well you need to replace it

 

[Gerry]

Paul

Are you plugging directly into a USB port? Have you tried another USB
port.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[paul3200]

i have it pluged in to a USB extender (converts one USB port to four(not sure
of the name))

 

[Gerry]

Paul

Have you tried another USB port i.e. not through the extender?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Donald]

Is it a external drive with a built-in USB port only or through some USB/IDE
converter or something alike?