ok I put the Cd in that came with my printer. I follow all the
instructions it gives me.  When it is in the step 3 of 4, it is
installing and copying files.  This error pops up:
data error (cyclic redundancy check)

I just purchased a new IBM/Hitachi USB 2.0 external 120GB hard drive.
Using WindowsXP disk management, I've successfully partitioned the
drive into two partitions.  Using disk management I'm trying to format
the partitions in NTSF, however, it is painfully slow.  One partition

My hdd crashed. Wont boot windows.
How do I recover data from the HDD? It is a dell laptop.
Can I use another laptop? Is there a boot CD somewhere that can fix
this?

Hi, after formatting my hard drive after a huge problem with it, I went into
my old disk structure file to retrieve data such as music and pictures and
files, ive changed the permissions for my documents but it wont let me access
the my pictures file or other files im up in sh.ts ...

I have been trying for a week to install a Microtek Scanmaker X6 scanner on
my computer.  I have downloaded the drivers from the manufacturers web site
for XP, I have read forum reports that say that the INF folder is wrong and I
should add [ClassInstall32].  I have uninstalled ...

  I have a second SATA drive on my system (OS not intalled on it).
How do I define it as removable drive?  (I would like it to act
like one of those USB bubble memory sticks.)
Many thanks,

I have an external hard drive box.
The enclosure has a fan.
The fan has got very noisy.    :(
I was just wondering... do I need the fan at all?

I just purchased an Averatec 3250 notebook 3 weeks ago.
From the time I got it, I've experienced some type of infrequent reboot for
no reason. It has gotten worse lately with "parser" error messages and the
30 second countdown before my computer shuts down.

After system shutdown there is clicking and flashing of lights on the face of
the hard drive sometimes for a minute or so and sometimes more persistently).
When I disconnect the power source the problems stops.
The clicking corresponds to the green lights "on the tower" to the ...

I have several computers have must be connected with "Digital Scale" and
"Barcode Printer", and both devices must be connected by using RS232
comm port.
Since a computer merely have 1 comm port, hence I use "Serial to USB

I have just brought a lap top with windows xp.  I formated a CD with
UDF and copied some files to it.  When I open the files they are Read
only.  And when I want to read the files on my old laptop with windows
98 the CD appears blank.  How can I copy files to the CD on windows xp

I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 with a combo CD-RW/DVD drive. The drive can read
DVD's but cannot read or write to CD's!
Have I messed something up?
WindowsXP shows no driver or hardware problems in Device Manager.

I follow the steps for intallation of my Wingman Formula Force (red wheel)
and when it ask me to plus the usb connector, the wheel starts to calibrate
by moving left and right, then center. At this moment, the computer shuts
down and reboot. I remove my other joystick to see if ...

Sorry if this is classed as cross posting, but I've also posted this in
mshardware.product newsgroup
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hi everyone. i have a western digital hard drive. my laptop is not able to
read the external drive. any advise. thanks arun