I plugged in my external hard drive last night, my computer assigned a drive letter, I was able to move data around and everything worked perfect. I turned my computer off before I went to bed, woke up, turned it back on and realized I had left the HD on. Windows wouldn't boot, because I had something in the USB (does the same thing when my IPod is plugged in). So I turn the power off to my external, hit reset on the computer, and waited for Windows to boot completely. I turned the power to the external on, and now Windows won't recognize it. Any ideas?
2007-03-28 06:26:34 · 5 answers · asked by mandlefritz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
check the cable , try it in another pc if the problem exists then call the service center.
2007-03-28 06:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by GoLd E 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Check the Drivers for USB, and the USB Root
See if any USB related Devices in the Device Manager have a Yellow Mark against them, which means a Problem.
If they do then fix them, they usually say what to do, usually, delete or do a Manual restore.
If the Usb Drive is still not recognised.
Try seeing if it can be recognised on another PC. If it works on another PC, this will rule out a Problem with the drive Itself.
So, as long as it is verified as okay, then Try and Install the Hardware by getting the Hardware to be recognised "forcefully", by a "ADD HARDWARE" action under Control Panel
2007-03-28 13:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi mandlefritz,
Unplug the external drive, reboot Windows. When it is finished booting plug in and turn on the external drive.
If that doesn't do it swap the USB cord to a different jack in your computer and try again.
Norm
2007-03-28 13:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unplug the external drive from the USB port and when you have Windows running, replug into the USB port and Windows should pick it up.
2007-03-28 13:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by SouthernAnswer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your previous setting were not saved ... go through it again.
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2007-03-31 17:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by Philip T 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋