Hi,
I have a Seagate 500GB external hard drive that just won't work.
IT stopped working about a week ago, and I've since been trying all the basic thing to get it working.
The problem is, When I plug it in, On the outside it seems fine- The HD's light goes on, I can hear it humming- so its obviously receiving power, but my computer does not acknowledge that any device has been plugged in, no 'unrecognized hardware', just absolutely nothing. I've double checked device manager to see if it appears there- but it does not.
I've run out of ideas, and I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can give me. (My computer runs windows vista, as as far as I know, does not have any hardware problems)
Thanks in advance!
I have a Seagate 500GB external hard drive that just won't work.
IT stopped working about a week ago, and I've since been trying all the basic thing to get it working.
The problem is, When I plug it in, On the outside it seems fine- The HD's light goes on, I can hear it humming- so its obviously receiving power, but my computer does not acknowledge that any device has been plugged in, no 'unrecognized hardware', just absolutely nothing. I've double checked device manager to see if it appears there- but it does not.
I've run out of ideas, and I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can give me. (My computer runs windows vista, as as far as I know, does not have any hardware problems)
Thanks in advance!