Buffalo MiniStation HD-PCTU3 not recognised
The hard drive was working on both my Mac computer at work (split Mac and Windows) and my macbook pro approx. 4 weeks ago.
I'm worried that it is because of the aging of my hard disk since it is almost 4 years old now.
The blue light is not on when external drive is plugged in eventhough you can still hear the disk running, but it is not recognised on any computers/laptops anymore.
I do not want to reformat my hard disk since I still have hope for retrieving precious data in within.
Thank you very much for your help.
You don't have many options here..
Try the drive on another computer.. You clearly have to get the disk to mount for it to be checked.
If you can get it to mount, then run a repair via disk utility.. if that doesn't fix it or you cannot mount it then there is no way to get around that to fix it. Using encrypted backup means even a data recovery centre can do nothing.. the end result will be garbage.
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Greatly appreciate it!Its likely the buffalo HD (the HD inside is made by Western Digital) power on the SATA card is going bad.
Recently Buffalo has been using WD 'green' hard drives, notoriously a bit unreliable.
Buffalo external HD are a tad infamous for having power issues.
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backup all data from that HD to another HD. HD are cheap these days, a quality 1TB Toshiba / Hitachi USB is only $65
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"USB Device not Recognized in Windows".
1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
Shuttle Inc SK22V10
iTunes 10.5.0.142
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 1.13.35
Apple Application Support 2.1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 4.0.0.96
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.3.494
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.3.106
Gracenote Submit 1.9.3.136
Gracenote DSP 1.9.3.44
iTunes Serial Number 0012AA2407E53CC0
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-10-25 10:59:39.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {03B67EC8-2820-41F2-AEF0-217534063E15}
Description: VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address: 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained: Tue Oct 25 10:33:36 2011
Lease Expires: Wed Oct 26 10:33:36 2011
DNS Servers: 192.168.1.1
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
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Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was successful.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
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LowerFilters: Pfc (2.5.0.204), PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
E: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D, Rev 1.23
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 04:07:56
Track 3, start time 18:33:06
Track 4, start time 23:01:36
Track 5, start time 37:41:28
Track 6, start time 45:20:46
Track 7, start time 50:53:11
Track 8, start time 61:04:51
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
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iPodService 10.5.0.142 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.5.0.142 is currently running.
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VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller. Device is working properly.
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controllers:
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iPhone 4 (GSM) running firmware version 4.2.1
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Does anyone have any ideas?
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