Windows 10: Samsung s2 portable 320gb external HDD recognized by only one specific usb port on my...

Hello everyone,so as i said,i have an 11 year old external Samsung hard drive,that only gets recognized in my pc when i plug it in the right front usb port of my pc.(I am running windows 10)

My desktop pc has 8 usb ports in total,2 of them being usb 3.0.The port that works is version 2.0,and any other port doesn't recognize it,causing the drive to make a beeping sound and making its' led blink.

I have tried plugging it in 2 other pc's,one laptop and one desktop, one running windows 10,and the other windows 7. It gets recognized immediately.

Is that a hardware problem on my pc's side,a software problem with my pc's usb drivers or a problem with the hdd?

Thanks in advance!

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Samsung Announces S2 Portable 3.0 External HDD with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, today announced its new 2.5-inch external hard disk drive (HDD), the S2 Portable 3.0. The new high performance external HDD features an on-board SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and a 7200RPM spindle speed, delivering faster performance over preceding versions.

"As digital content continues to evolve from standard definition to HD and now 3D content, we expect the demand for high performance external HDDs to increase, especially among IT enthusiasts," Ho-Seong Lee, vice president, storage marketing, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics. "The S2 Portable 3.0 delivers the benefits of top performance and quality, and as a result, lowers the power usage of the external hard drive also."





The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface offers a maximum transfer rate of 5 gigabits per second (Gbps) compared to the 480 megabits per second (Mbps) of USB 2.0. In addition, the 7200RPM rotation speed delivers high performance, while the low vibration Dynamic Balancing technology and the low noise technologies SilentSeek and NoiseGuard provide added convenience.

In addition, the on-board USB technology reduces the size of the hard disk casing and delivers reduced power consumption. The new external hard drive also features a preloaded software suite including Samsung Auto Backup, SecretZone and SafetyKey for data encryption and password protection.

The S2 Portable 3.0 is available in 320GB and 640GB capacities with shipments commencing this month to countries in the European Union.

 

Portable HDD not recognized

I have 2 WD portable HDD's that are not recognized by W10.

I plug them into an external Tripp-Lite USB 3.0 that I added as my PC is old and only has USB 2.0

I have never had an issue like this. I used both of these 2Tb portable HDD's for a couple years with zero problems. Since I upgraded to W10 I cannot plug either of these into the 3.0 USB port and have them recognized. I just plugged a thumb drive into the port and there was no problems.

Even rebooting doesnt help. I get a popup in the lower right corner of my PC indicating that "the last attempt at reading a USB drive failed (or some such) if this continues you might need to replace the unit. The units work fine with other Windows machines, just not mine since I upgraded to W10

Help!

 

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I can't seem to get a new SATA drive to be recognized by windows 10.

Connected to powered, Sabrent portable SATA holder and connected to the USB port on a new Samsung laptop.

Looking in Device manager disk drives, there is no listing. Nothing in USB headers either.

Drive powers up and clicks through what sounds like normal initialization.

Windows 10 is fully up to date as well.