Its a generic 40 gig usb 2.0 hdd, Device manager say its ok, but I cant seem to use it? Any ideas?
2006-07-17 06:47:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Im running 2000
2006-07-17 06:50:40 · update #1
Being a friends drive lent to me to download some files I dont know the manufacturer to get a new driver, is there a generic one? Cheers
2006-07-17 07:04:31 · update #2
IT IS NOT A DRIVER. Denver Jeff gave you the correct answer. You must activate the drive.
2006-07-17 09:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Edward Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this:
Go into Control Panel
Switch to Classic View
Select Administrative Tools
Select Computer Management
Open the Storage branch and select Disk Management
It should show the device. Right-click on it and on the pop-up menu select Change Drive Letter and Paths... You might be able to assign a drive letter.
2006-07-17 15:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by Denver Jeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you dont have the driver, you might have to do some looking around, you should ask your friend. if he doesnt remember, you should look online like a tech sites or at ebay or something and see if you can find similar drives. then you can look for the driver.
otherwise, its worthless
2006-07-17 15:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by Kremer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try reinstalling the drivers
if its an old version of windows do start--->run--> sysedit
and goto autoexec.bat and type in lastdrive=z
save exit restart pc.
or it might be the drive might need to formated/paritioned i would check disk management from device manager admin tools.
2006-07-17 13:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drivers. dont use the ones that came with it. go dl the most current. also try updating your bios.. youve got software conflicitons somewhere.
2006-07-17 13:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by midi_junkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋