jerryc41 wrote:
USB cables do go bad occasionally. I recently had two of them stop working, sort of. In both cases, they were for external drives. The drives would light up, but the computer couldn't access them. They were providing power, but not data. Trying other cables solved both problems. So, the next time you have trouble accessing an eternal device, try different cables for a cheap fix.
So true, something I to forget sometimes and blame it on external hard drive first.