External HDD Problem

Lucid · 04-14-2006, 07:04 AM

I have a Western Digital External 200gb HDD.

This morning I encountered a "semaphore timeout error" or similar when attempting to open it.

I then rebooted and upon rebooting, my computer wasn't able to access the hard drive. It recognises it as a device, but will not allow access of the actual drive - the drive letter has disappeared. The drive is powered and working and all cables are connected.

How do I fix this? Is it a case of reinstalling the device? I tried uninstalling and it didn't seem to make much different. I haven't been able to test my HDD on another computer yet so I don't know if I've lost everything,

04-14-2006, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lucid New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1	External HDD Problem I have a Western Digital External 200gb HDD. This morning I encountered a "semaphore timeout error" or similar when attempting to open it. I then rebooted and upon rebooting, my computer wasn't able to access the hard drive. It recognises it as a device, but will not allow access of the actual drive - the drive letter has disappeared. The drive is powered and working and all cables are connected. How do I fix this? Is it a case of reinstalling the device? I tried uninstalling and it didn't seem to make much different. I haven't been able to test my HDD on another computer yet so I don't know if I've lost everything,

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