external storage

When I copy huge archive files (more than 10 GB) over network or to an external USB hard disc then the Win7 handling slows down dramatically. I can hardly work on other programs like Word, Windows Explorer, Firefox,... Win7 reactions on mouse movements and clicks are with a delay of up to 10...

I have a new HP envy 700 with windows 7 pro with the following build sheet Windows 7 Home Premium 64 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 processor quad-core [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache] 8GB DDR3-1600MHz [1 DIMM ] 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive Intel HD Graphics [DVI-D I wanted to try using windows...

I dont know as if it is a valid question for this forum or not. I want to use my laptop as external hard-disk for my LCD TV screen so that <1> my TV can show/run movies from my laptop, and simultaneously i can work on my laptop; and <2> i can trick LCD TV that my laptop is just an external hard...

Today I've bought one powered USB Hub that I was hoping to solve my low number of USB ports. It has 10 ports but when I connect anything on it (my phone, my external hard disk, flash disk, etc.) it doesn't recognize it. All of them are working conected directly. No unknown device under Device...

I'm considering the idea of connecting both my W7 desktop and XP ThinkCentre simutaneously to my docking station, so I don't have to carry it back and forth. That way I could transmit data computer to computer more easily, with the data just pausing at the docked drive until I got to it. The...

I watch a great deal of Netflix on my PC. I have noticed lately that while watching a program a great deal of buffering goes on. I run Auslogics defragmenter. Does disk fragmentation have anything to do with my issue? I must connect to a VPN as i live in a country where Netflix is not supported...

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I am pulling out hair by the hand full! I have an external USB HD that I have used in the past and it also works perfectly on a Windows 8 laptop. BUT, it is acting very strange on my Win 7 PC. Here is the story: It shows up in Control Panel > Devices and Printers as: USB mass storage device...

When I plugin an external USB hard disc or USB stick it appears that Windows 7 pops up a dialog window asking me: "Do you want to scan and fix removable disc?" After reading a while in Internet I saw two methods for disabling these popups: 1.) Disabling service "Shell Hardware detection"...

I have had many problems using this Box (primarily my fault) and I don't really need all the facilities offered by it. So, I was thinking of taking out the 2 1TB HDD and with a HDD Docking Station, using them as off-line storage, However, I was wondering if it is at all possible to turn the box...

Hi I have tried to seek a solution without success so I am hoping that someone can help. Since installing Windows 7 I cannot see my External USB Hard Drive as external device. It is a PRO 1TB External Hard Drive . In Control Panel / Devices and Printers I can see it under Devices USB to...

Hi. I have a Dell XPS1645 Studio which came with Windows 7 x 64 bit Professional installed some 3 years ago. Last year I built a new desktop PC for work purposes (research Human Mechanics/ Motion). (Samsung SSD 128G 830, IB i5-3750K CPU, GTX66oTi, 16G xDDR3 Ram, Asus Sabertooth 77 M/B, etc)...

hi, im tring to connect "My Book Live" WD network drive. i did as order by connect the network cable to my router and downloaded the setup software that has no option but clicking next after the cable connection. in the instruction it says that the drive light need to by solid green and...

I have a folder called PICS with a bunch of sub-folders as shown blow PICS SET01 cover.jpg pict1.jpg pict2.jpg ... pict149.jpg SET02 cover.jpg pict1.jpg pict2.jpg ... pict232.jpg SET03 cover.jpg...

Hi, I have a "SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash" 4GB card and an internal card reader (HP desktop). When I insert the card into the reader, the green light above the slot turns on as if it recognizes the device, but it doesn't show up. Device Manager says that the driver is installed and working...

Hello Forum, It's not a hardware issue, so I'm posting it here. Seems I'm not the first one but it seems to be a recurring issue which is slightly different for everyone. I cannot access external HDDs connected via USB. The Device Manager shows a device. Under "Properties, Volume, polulate"...

I have joined this forum in the hope i can get help and advise in deploying windows 7, I have been deploying windows 7 for the last 7 months as a contractor for two different clients. Both clients have had different ways of doing the deployment, however both have the same concerns about data and...

Almost an year ago, I bought a WD 500gb external HDD to use it for backing up of my personal photos and videos. Howere, last week when I tried to move data from the hdd, it reported I/O error and refused to copy the data on my laptop. So I decided to format the HDD, with almost 300gb of data in...

Dear Windows 7 community, :confused: I have searched for weeks, and read at least a half dozen threads on the common problem of the system hanging when offloading large files to an external hard drive. I have tried all the common recommendations (taking ownership / 'everyone' permissions /...

When I try to download pictures from my camera's SD card my PC no longer recognizes it. When I am finally able to open My Computer (There is no longer a My Computer button) there is not a listing for the SD drive and it acts like it is not even there. How can I get my computer to import pictures...