[SOLVED] External hard drive problem

joepicchu · 03-14-2009, 09:29 AM

I installed a USB external hard drive which worked fine for several weeks. Today I cannot get into it. In Explore I can't even find the E drive! The external hard drive did not show up when I looked at the Device Manager list of devices.

Can anyone help with this problem?

rb_daman · 03-19-2009, 10:57 AM

are there any devices that are flagging up as requiring attention on device manager? i.e. the ones with yellow exclammation marks beside them? have u tried to format the hard drive or tried installin any new updates etc recently?!

**kinbard** · 03-19-2009, 10:58 AM

Have you already restarted you computer?

joepicchu · 03-20-2009, 06:42 AM

Thanks for your help.

I ftook it to a computer store and they solved the problem, which turned out to be easily fixed.

JOe

03-14-2009, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
joepicchu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista	[SOLVED] External hard drive problem I installed a USB external hard drive which worked fine for several weeks. Today I cannot get into it. In Explore I can't even find the E drive! The external hard drive did not show up when I looked at the Device Manager list of devices. Can anyone help with this problem?

03-19-2009, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
rb_daman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista	Re: External hard drive problem are there any devices that are flagging up as requiring attention on device manager? i.e. the ones with yellow exclammation marks beside them? have u tried to format the hard drive or tried installin any new updates etc recently?!

03-19-2009, 10:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: External hard drive problem Have you already restarted you computer? __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

03-20-2009, 06:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
joepicchu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista	Re: [SOLVED] External hard drive problem Thanks for your help. I ftook it to a computer store and they solved the problem, which turned out to be easily fixed. JOe