samsung story station 1.5tb usb external hard disk does not boot up frequently in xp

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  1. Jonah Kamalakar

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    i have a samsung story station usb 1.5tb external hard disk...
    I use windows xp as my default os i also have a linux mint installed in my system...

    The problem is if i start my external hdd before windows starts then windows gets hung up at the welcome screen and does not load..I need to switch off the hdd and restart the system to load windows and if i just start my hdd after windows starts then the hdd starts.

    but if i start the hdd after starting windows and using it for sometime then the hdd does not start..i have to restart the pc to get it back up again as above.

    I face no such problems in my linux mint distribution...

    Please suggest me a fix!!!
     
    Jonah Kamalakar, Mar 11, 2011
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  2. cube_

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    I had a similar issue with my Western Digital Passport external hdd. Windows 7 wouldn't detect it when i would plug it in the usb jack while 7 was running, but if i left it in while 7 was booting up there was no problem. I think you should try and reset your BIOS. After that, download the latest drivers for your motherboard. This is what solved my problem.
     
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  3. Jonah Kamalakar

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    will resetting my bios make me lose anything(just curious)...???
     
    Jonah Kamalakar, Mar 12, 2011
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    No, resetting your BIOS will only change your current startup configurations to its default factory settings. It's a broad statement, but that's what a reset does and it won't affect your files.
     
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  5. Jonah Kamalakar

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    will my linux mint be affected...cuz it gives me an option to boot one of them after bios boot!!
     
    Jonah Kamalakar, Mar 12, 2011
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    Nope. However, it will affect which hard drive it boots from. So if you have 2 or more drives installed via SATA, you'll want to edit your startup settings and select the preferred hard drive and give it first priority. It also might reset the USB boot settings, which is rare. I'd give it a try.
     
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    I have one 500gb internal hard disk with windows installed on C: and linux installed on D: partitions....

    So i wont face any problems right??
     
    Jonah Kamalakar, Mar 13, 2011
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    Nope, you're good.
     
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    Enter your BIOS settings and set it to "Factory Defaults" or "Default Settings".
     
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    I have the same exact configuration ....no problem !!!!
     
    Jonah Kamalakar, Jul 5, 2011
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    I have one 500gb internal hard disk with windows installed on C: and linux installed on D: partitions....
     
    budoushi, Sep 5, 2011
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