Toshiba external HDD problem

[Snake_XVI]

Hey

 

(I'm using Windows 7, I've tried all USB ports 2 and 3). 
I've come across a strange problem with my external HDD (Toshiba).
When I connect the HDD to my comuter the drive shows signs of working normally (sound and blinking light), but I don't get any popups on my PC.
I can then only google stuff and get results, but when I try to open a webpage I only get

 

"This site can’t be reached

linustechtips.com took too long to respond.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
Running Windows Network Diagnostics
ERR_TIMED_OUT"

 

The HDD does show up under computer as Local Disk (E:) though, but when trying to access it the green bar at the top loads slower and slower when
nearing the end and then... Still nothing after an hour. It just gets infinitely slow.

[Electronics Wizardy]

does it show up in diskmgmt?

 

Probably a bad hdd. Time to rma it or get a new one.

[Verrierr]

An external HDD messes with your internet connection? That's a piece of haunted hardware. Send it over to Linus for testing xD.

[Snake_XVI]

55 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

does it show up in diskmgmt?

 

Probably a bad hdd. Time to rma it or get a new one.

I'll try diskmgmt, thanks.

 

43 minutes ago, Verrierr said:

An external HDD messes with your internet connection? That's a piece of haunted hardware. Send it over to Linus for testing xD.

Lol that would be funny. You know what? That reminds me, maybe I'll test it on my laptop just to be sure. Thanks.