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Question posted by lordofdeath84 on October 20th, 2012

Wont Connect

plug in hard drive, turn on and light starts blinking and wont connect

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 4

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 5

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 8

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 11

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 16

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User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 18

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