External hard drive

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Originally Posted by billyo

try plugging in your ext. hhd. to your int. usb port, does your comp. see the ext. hhd at all...sometimes hubs will give you problems...click on my comp. click on syst. info on the top left right corner, click on hardware tab, see if your ext. hhd is listed, or see if theres any yellow ? mark..

It didn't see it, the hhd quit. I tried plugging it in directly, there was nothing, the light on the external just flashed, and then started smoking. It melted the motherboard.