External Hard drive

[XP_Pro]

hi guys first post

anyway i bought an external hard drive um how does it work does it work like a memory stick shows icon on my commputer and can i unplug it its a usb 2.0

 

[michael 118]

Should be able to plug and unplug it into USB post, if it fits of course
and yes a small icon would appear in your my computer

 

[Anon_F]

External USB HDD

hi guys first post

anyway i bought an external hard drive um how does it work does it work like a memory stick shows icon on my commputer and can i unplug it its a usb 2.0

Plug it in & make sure the external power supply is on. Check in my computer that it has been seen OK, if so start using it. I then save something to it as a test to make sure it's all OK.

When unplugging i normally turn the pc off before doing so, but yes you could power it down as you would a normal usb drive. Hope this helps.

 

[michael 118]

You want to look after it well, it can be quite delicate some of the external hard drives, so be careful plugging it/unplugging it

 

[Anon_F]

You want to look after it well, it can be quite delicate some of the external hard drives, so be careful plugging it/unplugging it

Yes, forgot about that, i leave mine plugged into the usb port and then just turn the power on when i need to

 

[michael 118]

Yeah, it happened to my cousin, blew up in his face!
never used a external hd again..

 

[XP_Pro]

ok thank you guys for the info

 

[Frodo]

You should really use safely remove hardware if you are not powering the pc down.

 

[Bossman1959]

I just bought an external drive last week. It is working a treat and I now use it to back up all of my PC in case things go wrong.

I see you have had a lot of good advice from other guys but one thing I would like to point out. Make sure you are using a USB 2.0 port to plug it into not a USB 1.1 standard or it will run dog slow.

As regards the functionality it just works like a damn big memory stick but I don't recommend unplugging it and shoving it in your pocket!!