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by R. Proffitt Moderator - 3/9/12 8:39 AM

In Reply to: HD does not appear in the disk utility by whizkid_rrb

http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7588_102-354911/lost-and-found-or-the-storage-forum-sticky/?tag=contentBody;threadListing

That covers the usual titles and recovery houses but if this sounds like a painful way to learn this lesson about using these to store your only copy.

-> The blinking sounds like a power issue. If this is USB powered, be sure to use the supplied cable and another Y cable where they pick up power from 2 USB ports.
Bob