From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 24, 2007
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Re: Ask Leo Question from a subscriber
>
> Leo,
> I have an external Hard Disk (40 GB) installed on a P.C. with Windows
> Home O.S.; recently my P.C. has stopped reading the Hard Disc and I
> have to disconnect and reconnect the H.D for the P.C. to read it. After
> reconnecting The H.D., 'remove hardware safely' icon appears and the
> H.D works normally. A friend told me that I should Format the Ext.
> H.D. Will that solve the problem? Please advise.
It's unlikely that formatting will help anything. You appear to have
some king of a USB-related issue, not a hard drive issue. Unfortunately
I don't have any advise on the USB issue. You might, if you have it,
try plugging the hard disk into a different USB port, or see if it
behaves the same way on another machine.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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