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Intel iMac won't recognize new 1.5TB external hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="WoodenBear" data-source="post: 1276597" data-attributes="member: 177935"><p><em>1. Plug the drive into a different USB port......</em> Tried all four on the back of my iMac, no difference. The older 500GB drive works fine in them all.</p><p></p><p><em>2. Try a different USB cable.....</em> The USB cable that came with it has a special end that plugs into the drive. Looks kinda like a stacked 1+1/2 USB plug. I don't have access to anything similar.</p><p></p><p><em>3. Test it on another computer to see if it is recognized.....</em> Using supplied cable, tested it on my old iMac (the one that looks like a lamp). It didn't recognize it either.</p><p></p><p>My older CH94 500GB drive is supposed to be 2.0, and comes with an attached USB cable. I actually have had two of these (gave one to a friend), and the speeds on them were the same.</p><p></p><p>Seems like the suspect list is narrowing down to the cable?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WoodenBear, post: 1276597, member: 177935"] [I]1. Plug the drive into a different USB port......[/I] Tried all four on the back of my iMac, no difference. The older 500GB drive works fine in them all. [I]2. Try a different USB cable.....[/I] The USB cable that came with it has a special end that plugs into the drive. Looks kinda like a stacked 1+1/2 USB plug. I don't have access to anything similar. [I]3. Test it on another computer to see if it is recognized.....[/I] Using supplied cable, tested it on my old iMac (the one that looks like a lamp). It didn't recognize it either. My older CH94 500GB drive is supposed to be 2.0, and comes with an attached USB cable. I actually have had two of these (gave one to a friend), and the speeds on them were the same. Seems like the suspect list is narrowing down to the cable? [/QUOTE]
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