My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005

bohica12 · 11-02-2009, 09:07 PM

Ok so I have a Seagate FreeAgent go USB. I am trying to use it with my Sony Viao Desktop, when I connect it to the usb ports it shows up in my device manager. When I click on it, it tells me this device is working properly. When I click on the disk management it tells me it is disk 5. However when I go to "My Computer" it is no where to be found. I had this problem before but dont remember how I fixed it, can someone please help me!!

**raptor_pa** · 11-02-2009, 09:11 PM

right click on the partition in the lower portion of disk management and asign a drive letter.

bohica12 · 11-02-2009, 09:21 PM

ok that didnt work either I forgot to mention that if i right click on it when in disk management it lets me open and explore the harddrive it just wont show up under my computer and it is driving me crazy!!

**raptor_pa** · 11-02-2009, 10:02 PM

Post a screenshot of disk management please.

bohica12 · 11-02-2009, 10:48 PM

lol i dont know how to do that can you please give me guidence on how.

FlamingGerbil · 11-03-2009, 03:53 AM

Printscreen, paste into paint, upload to imageshack and then press the 'insert image' button above the reply box.

11-02-2009, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
bohica12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: window xp media center edition	My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 Ok so I have a Seagate FreeAgent go USB. I am trying to use it with my Sony Viao Desktop, when I connect it to the usb ports it shows up in my device manager. When I click on it, it tells me this device is working properly. When I click on the disk management it tells me it is disk 5. However when I go to "My Computer" it is no where to be found. I had this problem before but dont remember how I fixed it, can someone please help me!!

11-02-2009, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,933 OS: XP	Re: My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 right click on the partition in the lower portion of disk management and asign a drive letter. __________________

11-02-2009, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
bohica12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: window xp media center edition	Re: My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 ok that didnt work either I forgot to mention that if i right click on it when in disk management it lets me open and explore the harddrive it just wont show up under my computer and it is driving me crazy!!

11-02-2009, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,933 OS: XP	Re: My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 Post a screenshot of disk management please. __________________

11-02-2009, 10:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
bohica12 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: window xp media center edition	Re: My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 lol i dont know how to do that can you please give me guidence on how.

11-03-2009, 03:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
FlamingGerbil Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Win7	Re: My Seagate FreeAgent go USB wont recognize on my windows xp MCE 2005 Printscreen, paste into paint, upload to imageshack and then press the 'insert image' button above the reply box.