I have an old HDD that has a password on it through BIOS. I now have forgotten the password, and lost the original computer. Is there any way to unlock it? I dont want my stuff back, just a clean drive
You mean it was encrypted by the mobo bios?
Simply zero fill it then although a quick zero fill of it's boot sector probably work too.
Im not sure which bios, as it was like from 5 years ago. I do know that is was a WD hdd, however
And I cannot do anything with it connected to my second pc with a sata to usb adaptor. It just comes up in diskmgmt as needs to be initialised, but when i try to initialise it, i get an error the device is not ready.
I cant zero fill it as it does not come up as a volume, just a drive in diskpart
This is one reason why I never encrypt drives.
Contact WD support or go to their website. If it's the hdd bios you'll need to reflash its firmware.
That's my guess...
Did you use Disk Management to try to initialize it?
blackhawk said:
This is one reason why I never encrypt drives.
Contact WD support or go to their website. If it's the hdd bios you'll need to reflash its firmware.
That's my guess...
Did you use Disk Management to try to initialize it?
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I tried disk management, and have contacted WD support, and they said contact Microsoft
JoshyJoshy said:
I tried disk management, and have contacted WD support, and they said contact Microsoft
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Get a zero fill utility that runs outside of Windows like on a floppy or CD drive... try that.
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Get a zero fill utility that runs outside of Windows like on a floppy or CD drive... try that.
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USB? My PC doesnt have a cd port
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USB? My PC doesnt have a cd port
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It needs to be able to boot first so that zero fill app can run. Check the PC's boot options and see what you got. If it will boot from a flashstick you're good to go.
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It needs to be able to boot first so that zero fill app can run. Check the PC's boot options and see what you got. If it will boot from a flashstick you're good to go.
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It can, so do i have the locked HDD in my pc's port and run off usb? Im not that savvy but one of my mates pointed me this way so can you help me where to get the zero fill usb?
JoshyJoshy said:
It can, so do i have the locked HDD in my pc's port and run off usb? Im not that savvy but one of my mates pointed me this way so can you help me where to get the zero fill usb?
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As long as it will boot from the usb port it should work. I never did it like that though.
Try the WD site or Seagate for disk utilities.
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As long as it will boot from the usb port it should work. I never did it like that though.
Try the WD site or Seagate for disk utilities.
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It didnt work, I used seagate and it said "The device does not support the operation"
Like honestly i dont care for my data. If there is a way to format it and get rid of the bios lock ill be happy. Do you need me to attach some video's of what shows up in diskpart and diskmgmt?
Will that help?
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It didnt work, I used seagate and it said "The device does not support the operation"
Like honestly i dont care for my data. If there is a way to format it and get rid of the bios lock ill be happy. Do you need me to attach some video's of what shows up in diskpart and diskmgmt?
Will that help?
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Umm, I found this. If this is what you got it looks like you irreparably locked out.
blackhawk said:
Umm, I found this. If this is what you got it looks like you irreparably locked out.
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Yeah im stuffed. Thanks tho, now for some reason i just want to set my old hdd on fire and watch it burn
What am I doing with my life
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Hi, i was at work today and the PC is running XP. I connected the TP for the first time and it would not recognize. It was connected and running but i could not eject or see the Touchpad or any files. I had to pull the plug without ejecting, did this 2 times.
Now i am at home and when i plug it into my Windows 7 PC it is asking me if i want to format the disc.
When i close the box out it states this-
E:/is not accessible
"The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted." It keeps on asking me to format the disk.
Please help!
I had this same problem and found that if I restarted my machine opened Windows Explorer or my computer then plugged in the touchpad only while in a vertical position it worked. I think the connector or cable on mine is a little screwy.. I have also heard to make sure you are using the usb cable that came with it...
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its a trappp!!!!
You must have the novacom drivers installed on your pc for it to recognize the touchpad. DO NOT FORMAT. If you format the tp under windows, you will have a nice paperweight to add to your desktop. Google novacom. Get the drivers for the pc and everything will work as it should.
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You must have the novacom drivers installed on your pc for it to recognize the touchpad. DO NOT FORMAT. If you format the tp under windows, you will have a nice paperweight to add to your desktop. Google novacom. Get the drivers for the pc and everything will work as it should.
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I had the right Novacom drivers already installed. The system files got corrupted from pulling the plug earlier in the day. I talked to an HP tech through chat and he told me to format. I did, it doesn't format the whole file system, just the temp. files.
It was working and seemed to be back to regular, but then started acting up again. Pretty soon i was getting the palm.com/rom error code.
After the negative feedback i gave the previous rep. i received a phone call from a US rep. later that night. She is going to send me another TP, i am giving $150 for them to hold til i send mine back.
This thing is too damn buggy, i am selling it on CL. Sold already for $200, getting a Transformer Prime.
This thing is ****! I guess you get what you pay for.
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thanks for the help, GEEK!
I have the same problem.. did you fix this by any chance?
Try it on another computer first, make sure you are using the cable that came with it. Try after a fresh reboot of your pc... I know it seems strange but I can only get mine to work after a fresh reboot with the stock cable and the touchpad in a verticle position but it works...
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Sorry if there has already been a post like this, my sgs3 seems to work well with usb otg with mem sticks and different input devices, but when i try to connect any External Hard Drive over 2tb, my phone freezes and crashes, any reasons why???
There might be an problem with the HDD not getting enough power or it might be a problem with the file system. But to be honest, the worst case should be the phone does not recognizing the HDD or telling you that it's corrupted. A crash is definitely out of the ordinary.
It is Externally powered so i doubt it it the power, but my usb powerd 100gig hdd works fine, but thanks for reply
how did you get a 100gig hard drive to work. i cant get my hdd to work with it. only the light comes on but the phone doesnt find anything
Use a Y-usb connector, 2 usb's in one end and a micro-usb on the other. Plug one usb in to usb charger that came with the phone, plug the other usb into tho otg addaptor, and finally the micro-usb into the hdd, and bang it should work.
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Hi
Sorry if there has already been a post like this, my sgs3 seems to work well with usb otg with mem sticks and different input devices, but when i try to connect any External Hard Drive over 2tb, my phone freezes and crashes, any reasons why???
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i have the same problem. i have two different 1Tb drives (one western digital one Hitachi) both formatted as Fat32 and both make the phone crash and need a full reboot. maybe i need to try reformatting the drives.
i emailed samsung asking them exactly what formats/size/specs are required of a hard drive to be supported by an s3 via otg. obviously their reply was not very useful. they told me it doesnt work... which i already knew and had already told them in my email. I replied asking for more specifics but so far I have been ignored. I even offered to buy a samsung hard drive if they could tell me it would work.
10076757 said:
how did you get a 100gig hard drive to work. i cant get my hdd to work with it. only the light comes on but the phone doesnt find anything
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I had the same issue with my WD 500gig 2.5 HDD. After some research you have to either 1) the HDD in Fat32 or exFAT or 2) when you are rooted use one of the apps that mount NTFS partitions (e.g. I am using Paragon NTFS&HFS+). At least that brought my HDD to live, before just got the empty flashdrive found, filesystem unknown message, but I also read in different other threats that people have issues with other HDDs.
I have read several ways to factory reset the Z-Ultra with the buttons, since my screen cracked and no longer responds to touch.
There an official method? There are like 5 different ones when I Google search and they all fail.
I look in the forums and only found the power + volume up method. Doesn't work.
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I have read several ways to factory reset the Z-Ultra with the buttons, since my screen cracked and no longer responds to touch.
There an official method? There are like 5 different ones when I Google search and they all fail.
I look in the forums and only found the power + volume up method. Doesn't work.
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This was first thing I thought of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HVEHNOy7I
Wow thats really awesome! Hoping not to have to spend money since I am just trying to factory reset to sell phone for parts on ebay.
I had a suspicion the Z-Ultra was tablet format OS. Since I had options to download "tablet" versions of apps, like amazon and so on.
Thanks for that video though!!! Super cool! I am gonna see if they works with other phones!
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Wow thats really awesome! Hoping not to have to spend money since I am just trying to factory reset to sell phone for parts on ebay.
I had a suspicion the Z-Ultra was tablet format OS. Since I had options to download "tablet" versions of apps, like amazon and so on.
Thanks for that video though!!! Super cool! I am gonna see if they works with other phones!
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I think Google may have a remote wipe but that probably needs to be enabled beforehand.
Edit.. Some phones support otg but don't supply pin out power to micro USB so a y-cable is required ( similar to how mhl adapter needs external power source).
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3265955?hl=en
I just checked in Google device manager and it was enabled by default on mine.
Ok I will try it.
Will have to put the sim card back in till it completes if it lets me. I hope it leaves the sim card alone since I think it deletes all data on phone and SD card.
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Ok I will try it.
Will have to put the sim card back in till it completes if it lets me. I hope it leaves the sim card alone since I think it deletes all data on phone and SD card.
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Wish I knew more about how it works...let me know how it turns out.
piece byinva
adfurgerson said:
Wish I knew more about how it works...let me know how it turns out.
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Will do
Can't you just use a tv out mhl adapter and use your tv as a screen?
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Can't you just use a tv south mhl adapter and use your tv as a screen?
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I can see the screen. It shows just fine. I just can't control the phone. The touch on screen stopped working. Can't get passed the lock screen. can't do anything.
The keyboard thing would work. but rather try the google device "erase" phone option. trying to avoid buying things to clear the phone to sell it for parts.
Wonder if a usb coupler would work... use the keyboard and the stock usb cable. Hmmmm.....
Sure you can do a factory reset using adb commands google it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277765
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I can see the screen. It shows just fine. I just can't control the phone. The touch on screen stopped working. Can't get passed the lock screen. can't do anything.
The keyboard thing would work. but rather try the google device "erase" phone option. trying to avoid buying things to clear the phone to sell it for parts.
Wonder if a usb coupler would work... use the keyboard and the stock usb cable. Hmmmm.....
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I am pretty sure you need an "otg" cable with pin 4 jumpered to pin 5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828032
You should be able to skip the powered part from what I gathered watching YouTube I posted earlier.
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Sure you can do a factory reset using adb commands google it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277765
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I can't access the phone at all. It requires me to be in the OS to "allow" the PC to see the phone. I can see the in the notification area of the phone in the lock screen that the phone is waiting to give permission. But no screen function, no getting past lock screen.
Unless I am mistaken that there is no need to grant the PC permission to see the phone.
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I am pretty sure you need an "otg" cable with pin 4 jumpered to pin 5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828032
You should be able to skip the powered part from what I gathered watching YouTube I posted earlier.
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Your right.
I ordered the OTG cable from amazon. it is just under $4 and I have prime so I will get it saturday (2 days). I will do the Google erase and see if that works.
Will report both once done. I will test the cable even if the Google method works and let you guys know.
W..wh...why don't you just flash a stock FTF in Flashtool? Kick it into Flashmode (VOL DOWN + Connect it through USB) and hit the road, Jimmy. No need to touch the screen, and Flashtool will wipe everything.
Hey @Wolf-5 ^^^^^ look up there, hopefully you have notifications on.
I Really want to try keyboard approach first. Will allow me to get pics from phone that are in internal memory.
Then curious to try the Google erase phone. Never know when phone gets lost or stole. Good to see how it works.
Wolf-5 said:
I Really want to try keyboard approach first. Will allow me to get pics from phone that are in internal memory.
Then curious to try the Google erase phone. Never know when phone gets lost or stole. Good to see how it works.
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Alright, but you're doing it the hard way. To get to your stuff, use a OTG adapter and a mouse. I've used it several times just for fun and it works perfect. No need to connect a whole keyboard.
LordManhattan said:
Alright, but you're doing it the hard way. To get to your stuff, use a OTG adapter and a mouse. I've used it several times just for fun and it works perfect. No need to connect a whole keyboard.
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Your right thats what i meant. Just mouse.
This device is EOL I realize but I would like to root it. Problem is I can't get any pc's to even acknowledge it is plugged in. Can I get this thing rooted again without ADB???
My bootloader is unlocked from when I first got the device.
EDIT: So it was the USB port that was bad. Ordered a daughter board from E-Bay and now I have working ADB. I'm going to leave this thread open in case someone does figure out a way to get root without adb...
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This device is EOL I realize but I would like to root it. Problem is I can't get any pc's to even acknowledge it is plugged in. Can I get this thing rooted again without ADB???
My bootloader is unlocked from when I first got the device.
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If you can't get the drivers set up, try Wug's NRT toolkit. He has a walk-through on setting up/removing/reinstalling drivers. You don't need ADB to root, but you do need to boot into a custom recovery to install a root program (I use SuperSu). You can boot a recovery via CMD from fastboot as long as the recovery is in your adb/fastboot data folder.
FWIW, NRT can do all.
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If you can't get the drivers set up, try Wug's NRT toolkit. He has a walk-through on setting up/removing/reinstalling drivers. You don't need ADB to root, but you do need to boot into a custom recovery to install a root program (I use SuperSu). You can boot a recovery via CMD from fastboot as long as the recovery is in your adb/fastboot data folder.
FWIW, NRT can do all.
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I'm really thinking it is my connector. Sometimes it doesn't even charge. I guess I could try to boot one of my pc's into a live Linux distro. I never had issues when I ran Arch. Actually I could try it on my server. It is an Odroid XU4 though but it runs Arch... Thanks.
Cables are most often the cause.
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Cables are most often the cause.
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Linux doesn't recognize it either. I assume it is the port/cable. The original cable is long gone but I have many brand new Anker and other brands but none work for connecting... Guess I'm screwed. Really wanted root because I'm having issues with battery drain again and the screen not coming on. I wanted to get a custom kernel running... Oh well.
I use off-brand cable exclusively. Have you tried uninstalling all Android USB connections then allowing an auto re-install? I've had to do that with my N9 at times. A few times, the driver showed up in device hardware but nothing further (connection). I right-clicked and updated driver-just went through the process with no new driver just basically re-install. Once, it was the cable but all others worked.
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I use off-brand cable exclusively. Have you tried uninstalling all Android USB connections then allowing an auto re-install? I've had to do that with my N9 at times. A few times, the driver showed up in device hardware but nothing further (connection). I right-clicked and updated driver-just went through the process with no new driver just basically re-install. Once, it was the cable but all others worked.
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I tried removing everything. It never even acknowledges it is even plugged in. I also tried on 1 brand new Windows system. Same deal. I did a live boot of Linux and nothing. I tried on my Odroid and nothing. I'm not new to this and have many PC's and other devices but none work.
Only thing I noticed is under developer options it comes up as ptp or mtp but if I try changing it I will always say charging no matter what I pick.... So I never even get a USB permission dialog...
As this isn't new territory, you know some cables don't have pin config for data transfer.
Are you able to get recognition of your device with ADB devices command?--recognized but unauthorized?
[C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
007667324ccb229b unauthorized]
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As this isn't new territory, you know some cables don't have pin config for data transfer. Have you done a factory reset? That may be the only way to get proper permissions for PC again.
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Yup... And I'm doing it again now. This time both in Android then from the bootloader (pwr+dn).
Also apparently when I flash stock back on this a year ago for my son to use I never flashed the recovery image, or not correctly because there is no recovery at all. Just hboot... When I select recovery I get the dead Android..
I altered my previous response. Andy lying on his back is the stock recovery portal. You have to hold power button then push/release vol+. It can be tricky, but pretty sure that's the sequence. I'll flash stock recovery to double check if needed.
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I altered my previous response. Andy lying on his back is the stock recovery portal. You have to hold power button then push/release vol+. It can be tricky, but pretty sure that's the sequence. I'll flash stock recovery to double check if needed.
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I have to go do some other stuff right now... I think he had the triangle exclamation in his chest though... I'll try some more later. Thanks!
When you have time https://youtu.be/DuuSTnbQSlM
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When you have time https://youtu.be/DuuSTnbQSlM
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Doh! I'm so spoiled with rooted devices and twrp I forget you have to jump through hoops to get into some recoveries... So, I did the Android reset, Hboot reset and stock recovery hard reset. And no changes. Still only charges. Oh, well. Thanks again.
Quick update... Ordered a usb daughter board from e-bay. Last $10 I'll spend on this device...
andyroidking said:
Quick update... Ordered a usb daughter board from e-bay. Last $10 I'll spend on this device...
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My USB started acting up on mine too. Watching a movie with a USB otg and it just stopped. I then discovered the only way for it to work was to jiggle it then hold it in a certain angle. I'm guessing something is loose. I haven't opened her up yet. I'd like to grab a new USB port for mine. Is it soldered to the daughterboard? Seems like changing the daughterboard will be easier.
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My USB started acting up on mine too. Watching a movie with a USB otg and it just stopped. I then discovered the only way for it to work was to jiggle it then hold it in a certain angle. I'm guessing something is loose. I haven't opened her up yet. I'd like to grab a new USB port for mine. Is it soldered to the daughterboard? Seems like changing the daughterboard will be easier.
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A few screws... I had to fix my camera because I pulled the back off wrong trying to disconnect the battery a while ago. Just gotta be careful. When the part comes in I'll update.
Video:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+9+USB+Daughterboard+Replacement/43021
eBay store:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Google-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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A few screws... I had to fix my camera because I pulled the back off wrong trying to disconnect the battery a while ago. Just gotta be careful. When the part comes in I'll update.
Video:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+9+USB+Daughterboard+Replacement/43021
eBay store:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Google-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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I looked it up and saw it. I noticed the rear camera was attached. Thanks for the info. I changed the screen on my n7 2013, but never thought to change the port on this one. D'oh.
@madbat99 @ritchea
Got the daughter board from China. About 25 minutes to install (I'm getting real good at taking this device apart now...lol). Powered up and connected to my Windows machine. And... It is recognized now! Can't believe I fought so long thinking it was a driver/windows issue.
After taking it out I can see why it would wear out/break. Cheap plastic and it has such a large opening on the outside my son probably tried all the time to plug it in wrong...
@ritchea thanks for your help!
@andyroidking,
I did nothing but super glad you were able to fix it!...and share it with the community.
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Got the daughter board from China. About 25 minutes to install (I'm getting real good at taking this device apart now...lol). Powered up and connected to my Windows machine. And... It is recognized now! Can't believe I fought so long thinking it was a driver/windows issue.
After taking it out I can see why it would wear out/break. Cheap plastic and it has such a large opening on the outside my son probably tried all the time to plug it in wrong...
@ritchea thanks for your help!
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I ordered one from the link you provided. Coming from China so I hope it doesn't take too long. Can't wait. The port is waaaay to big, too much room to jiggle around. Hope this fixed my problem too.
Just got mine, blah blah. I want to be able to run my writing from USB sticks, so saving to them and accessing files from them. However when I tried to transfer a doc to it I am not given the option. Went hunting around in settings and under Device Connection I see 'USB Disconnected'. Is this causing the problem? If so please could someone tell me what I need to do to change it, I realise it will invalidate my warranty. Thanks for your help in anticipation
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Just got mine, blah blah. I want to be able to run my writing from USB sticks, so saving to them and accessing files from them. However when I tried to transfer a doc to it I am not given the option. Went hunting around in settings and under Device Connection I see 'USB Disconnected'. Is this causing the problem? If so please could someone tell me what I need to do to change it, I realise it will invalidate my warranty. Thanks for your help in anticipation
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Did you try other adaptor or USB?
Unable to use USB
ronald_loulan said:
Did you try other adaptor or USB?
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Yes I did but the same thing happened. Huawei told me how to get into Developer Options and to activate USB debugging but it won't stay on. As soon as you close it down/go to another page it switches off again. I am sure the key is in Device Connections, if I could get that to connected status from disconnected I have a feeling that would fix the problem.
thanks
Lisa
Maybe you try resetting the device or flash latest rom..
Update to 'unable to use USB stick'
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Did you try other adaptor or USB?
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It appears that Huawei don't recognise the adaptor. I can connect the tablet to my computer with their cable but when I use my adaptor and put my USB stick in it doesn't recognise the adaptor is there. Do I just have to get another adapter or is there a way round this discrimination? Thanks
PixieCat said:
It appears that Huawei don't recognise the adaptor. I can connect the tablet to my computer with their cable but when I use my adaptor and put my USB stick in it doesn't recognise the adaptor is there. Do I just have to get another adapter or is there a way round this discrimination? Thanks
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Should be adaptor issue...
I tried a few and all are working...