Rjupiter

Quote: Originally Posted by MasterP Does it do the same thing when connected by USB? Also - try unplugging your eSATA disks from the PC and shutting it down - once off, plug them back in and restart - see if that solves it

no I don't believe so, it does not do it through usb. in fact when I have it plugged in via the usb the software it came with actually recognizes it while through esata it does not.

I have tried the shutting off and on thing it doesn't work/help. The thing is my bios and xp all recognize the drive no problem. The software it comes with does not. Also the diagnostic software it comes with also , when testing, fails all but one test. I wanted to and update the firmware but for the life of me I can't find any on the seagate site and the software they gave to do that won't let me. stuck in a freak loop I am on this thing.

Quote: Originally Posted by THRiLL KiLL simple.. take the hard drive out of the external case, and then connect it to your computer.

I don't know if I would want to go through all that, seems like a pain to have to.