External hard disk is not recognized in my computer

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• Lacie external hard disk PROBLEM not recognized by the pc

  Hello
  I have Lacie 1 TB external hard drive but my pc doesn't recognize him not.
  Comment do pour it is acknowledged.
  Thank you

  Hi N.I.Z.A.RTAMIM,

  You write in the Forum.

  Change the language at the top of the page and ask your question again.

  Thank you!

  Ilaria C.

• Seagate: the external hard drive is not displayed in my computer

  My seagate external hard drive does not show in my computer and also the Disk Manager but its shown in Device Manager. help out me. I have a lot of data in it.

  

  

  Nitesh salvation,

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community forums.

  I understand from your description you have posted, that the external hard drive is not recognized by the computer of Windows 8.

  Before you continue with the troubleshooting steps, please answer the questions below.

  (1) have you checked with different ports or different computers?

  (2) remember to make changes before this problem?

  (3) you are able to detect the drive in disk management?

  I suggest to follow the steps below and check if the problem persists.

  Method 1: Run the troubleshooter of material and check out la.

  Follow the steps to run the Troubleshooter:

  (a) press the Windows key + C on your keyboard to show the charms.

  (b) type of Troubleshooting , and then click solving problems under settings.

  (c) now, type Hardware Troubleshooter in the option Search .

  (d) click on hardware store to run the troubleshooter.

  If you are able to detect the drive in disk management, I suggest you to assign a letter.

  Method 2: Assign drive letter:

  The disk management.

  To assign a drive letter if it has not already received, click Add, click the letter you want to use, and then click OK.
  To change a drive letter, click on edit, click on assign the following drive letter, click the letter you want to use and then click OK.

  To remove a drive letter, click on remove and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove.

  You can also check out the article below and follow the instructions.

  Why isn't Windows does not find my device?

  Hope this information was helpful, if you need help, feel free to post. We will be happy to help you.

• External hard drive is not recognized

  My external hard drive is not recognized by windows, the led lights up but no display on 'my computer '.

  Try it on another computer, if it doesn't, it could be a bad cable or hard drive box. Use a different cable or an enclosure.

  If it works on another computer, on your computer check the disk, if it is displayed in computer management. In Explorer, right click on "Computer", click 'manage '. Under computer management, storage, click on "disk management". If it is showing a right click on it, click on «Change drive letter and path...» ", click the"Edit"button and then assign a drive letter.

  Or if the reader is displayed, you can check in the Device Manager. In the device under Universal Serial Bus controllers Manager looking for the drive generally a mass storage device, right-click on it, uninstall and then restart. If does not uninstall everything under USB controllers, then restart your computer.

• My external hard drive is not recognized anymore

  I have windows 7 I have been using my external hard drive for a very long time.  All of a sudden when I plug in my external drive (free agent) it is nowhere.  The device works on other computers but not my main one more.  I don't know what to do.  Can anyone help?  Thank you

  Hi Pam,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft community!

  The external hard drive is not detected.

  The problem may occur if the drive letter is not affected or the hard drive is not enabled.

  What is the model of the unit?

  To check if the drive letter is affected or if the disk is turned on, I suggest you follow the steps in the site:

  My drive does not appear in the Windows Explorer view http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330140

   

  I hope this helps. If the problem persists, let know us and we would be happy to help you.

• Seagate external hard drive is not recognized in Windows 7

  I have a 1 to Seagate disc ext I used since February 2011, I changed my computer since then and only recently, it does not recognize the drive. I couldn't find any free software to download, and the drive did not come with CD. Please help? Thank you.

  You can also follow step proposed in this link & check if the problem persists:

  Seagate Expansion Portable 500 GB external hard drive does not work on my windows 7

• NEW EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN WINDOWS 8, BUT IS PRESENT IN DEVICE MANAGER AND IN DISK MANAGEMENT (NOT ME LEAVES NO ASSIGN A NEW DRIVE LETTER PATH)

  I buy a new drive external hard 2T hard drive (plug-n-play) for my new Windows System. When I launch the device I have here a beep let me know the unit is plugged on my USB (3.0 or 2.0 as it is backward compatible) but when I go to my computer, the device does not appear, and as such I can't use it. When I go to the devices it is recognized and works apparently correctly. After some browsing on the net, I was told that I have to assign a drive letter. Thus entering disk management, the unit is, properly partitioned. However, when I right click on the appropriate partition gout the menu to change the disk path appears but is grayed out, and as such I can't use to assign a path drive letter. I checked to see if I run as administrator which I believe that I am by default when I first activated Windows. Is there anyone who has experienced this same problem or know a fix?

  Thank you very much

  Ron

  Hi, I solved the problem with help. Because Device Manager wouldn't let me not use the format option I deleted the main partition by right click on the partition and then the wizard formatted the partition to NTFS, as I store a few large recording Daw. During the process of the wizard automatically assigned a letter from path of reader (e) but you can choose other. The drive was originally formatted FAT 32. The main problem I had was in the drop-down list that appears when I just clicked on the primary partition was options of Format and assign new drive letter have been greyed out... the only option left to delete the partition and reformat the drive. It's a new external so I didn't not lose all content.

• External HARD disk PX1267E not recognozed Windows 7

  Hi all
  Please help me with my external hard drive connection for the new laptop with Win7 on it.
  Password is disabled, but windows keep telling me it cannot recognize the device. Also, I have not found any drivers for win7.
  Thank you in advance!

  Hey,.

  The external HARD drive is recognized in Windows disk management?
  -> http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB7101OB0006R01.htm

  If the HARD drive is new, you must first format, and you must create a partition at least.

  Check it!

• External hard drive is not recognized after Windows Update

  Original title: XP Pro wants to install driver for external hard drive that is Plug-and-Play

  I think that using Windows Update can cause problems (unintentinally or not) for users of Windows XP.

  In a series of accidents with an old computer and reinstall the XP Pro operating system, I discovered that MS Money installing only if it was made before the Windows updates.  (planned obsolescense?) The issue has to do with the removal of the registry AUTORUN file. INF for some new and improved files through Windows Update.  Before the updates, the file exists, and I could install MS money.  After updates, AUTORUN. Missing INF file of the registry.

  Now, I encountered a new problem, and I think that it is also a result of Windows Update.  My external hard drive to IDE, that worked perfectly before on this computer (newer), is no longer recognized and want to reinstall the driver.

  The problem is that it is a Plug-and-Play device, and no driver was needed before updates.  I read somewhere in my many attempts to find a solution that the MS Plug and Play system was replaced by a universal version of this feature (UPNP?)

  It's on a more recent, computer replacement, which came not with a copy of the Windows XP Pro operating system, and I can't just reformat the hard drive and start all over again.

  Someone else has encountered this, and if so, have you found a solution?

  Double Post suite-

  Where is my external hard drive?

  I'm under XP Pro on a Dell Optiplex PC with all the current Windows updates (SP3. Net4, etc..) and last month, I added a USB IDE hard drive. the hard disk enclosure is MASSCOOL, and I used a 250 GB Seagate Barracuda7800. The car worked perfectly until this week. I had the Windows Update critical update automaticlly value and security updates.

  The hard drive has disappeared from "my computer." I tried to plug and unplug in different USB ports, restarted the computer, but continues to receive the "new hardware detected by saying me that new hardware has been detected and that I need to install the necessary driver.

  The problem is that Seagate does not provide any driver for this drive, because it is supposed to be (and was so far) recognized by the Plug-and-Play of Windows XP software. The hard drive enclosure came with a mini CD, but this contains software to use the unit as a back-up, not for storage.

  I can't understand that this change suddenly to believe that something in the Windows updates that have been installed recently changed the command structure, registry files or the drivers themselves.

  I know this is possible, because I've seen what's happened to any program that relied on self. INF file that was originally part of XP. This resulted in programs like Microsoft Money and older versions of MS Office, not being able to be installed by those of us who are not 'technically lit.

  I'm here in left field, or other people have had similar problems? And is anyone know how to solve this dilemma?

  Hello Ron Caley.

  Perform the steps in the link and check.

  Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB for Windows XP problems

  Hope this information helps.

• External hard disks do not appear in Windows Explorer

  I have Win 7 SP1 64 bit Home Premium. Recently, four external drives are not recognized in Windows Explorer, but show in disk device manager &. They all work well and are recognized in another PC. I have tried different methods to solve the problem without success. I unplugged all the USB ports and the power supply for the discs off the PC. After a reboot, one by one, I turned on the readers and attached to their USB cable. Plug & Play worked well and I could open the files in the first drive. The player showed in disk management, the Manager of devices and Windows.  As soon as I installed the second disc, one disappeared from the Windows folder but remained in Mgt of disc and Device Manager. It's the same thing when I installed the readers of 2nd, 3rd and 4th... After the shutdown of the PC and turn it back on, none of the drives show in Windows, but has shown in managing disks and Device Manager.

  I also tried Mr. Fixit. I uninstalled all the USB controllers. I activated turn on AutoPlay. Nothing has solved the problem! If she can be of any consequence or relevant to this problem, the internal drive in my PC now has been cloned from a smaller drive about a month ago. Any help to solve this frustrating problem would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks, Dave

  Vignesh Hello,

  Thanks for the reply.

  I'm sorry for the late reply.

  I suggest you try the following steps and check if it helps.

  Remove the external hard drive of the computer.

  b. Click Start, type regedit in the start search box, and click regedit in the list programs.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  (c) in the navigation pane, search for, and then click the following registry subkey:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

  d. in the pane of details, right click 'LowerFilters' and then click 'remove '.

  e. click 'Yes' when prompted.

  f. close the registry editor and restart the computer.

  Note: Serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/back-up-registry

  I hope this helps.

  Thank you

• External hard drive is not recognized and the Table to Partition GUID (GPT) partitioning scheme has message is required (-69773)

  Hello!

  I have an external HD that has been unplugued without eject by mistake. Since then, the HD is not recognized by the finder or disk utility.

  When I list the disk in the Terminal, the drive is listed.

  But when I tried to check or repair, a message appears: "failed to check this disc: a Partition GUID (GPT) partitioning schΘma Table is required (-69773).

  I can access the files using programs such as Seagate File Recovery, but I want to extract data and repair the disk without using 3rd party software.

  Is this possible?

  If you have access to the files - a possibility would be to get the files off the disk and then reformat using disk utility

• My external hard drive is not recognized

  Before you start I just want to say that I read all related issues, and although people have had similar problems for me I tried all of the solutions that have worked for them but nothing worked for me. So now, it's the way that...

  I have a Packard Bell Store & Save 3500 external hard drive that I used with my desktop for about 3 years now. It has always worked well before, but recently I plugged on my new laptop running Windows 7 to transfer files, and now when I plug in my desktop PC running Windows XP, it does not appear in my computer. It appears in Device Manager but not on my desktop and shows both disk management on my laptop but in disk management it has a red X on the picture and said that it has not been initialized. When I try to boot it, it then comes up with an error message saying "device is not ready." I really really want to reformat because I have files I want to keep on it and other people say that this has not solved their problem. I've tried everything I can think of and would really appreciate some help on this problem! Thanks in advance.

  PS. Oh, I forgot to say, I don't need to work on my laptop any more I want to just get back on my desktop PC! Thank you, Helen.

  Number of things you could try is use knoppix (option 3) to see if that reads the files. its basically a linux operating system you put on cd and run it from cd. He read windows formatted disks, it takes on the operating system of the equation and you maybe power then copy the data off.

  You can try to pull the hard drive into the usb box... plug directly into the computer, see if it works then, and it backs up like that...

• Western Digital external 1.5 TB hard drive is not recognized on my computer!

  I have Windows Vista and my external hard drive has stopped working. The last time that I used it I plugged it in my computer hp Pavilion laptop to transfer files. Then I hooked her laptop from my mother, who is a Sony Vaio which is running Windows 7 and has been the transfer of files when he got accidentily Cup while he was to transfer the files on the hard drive. I tried to connect the drive external hard back in but now when I plug it is recognized but does not appear in my computer. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the device. I deactivated and activated the device, but it still shows nothing in my computer screen. The light on the drive is on and the computer displays the option to delete security downstairs, but when I go into my computer, nothing shows up. I tried to put it on different machines, but it does the same thing he he reconizes but does not show the drive in my computer screen. Is my hard drive in ruins or is there a possible fix?

  "I tried to put it on different machines, but it does the same thing.

  http://support.wdc.com/

  If you encounter the same problem with it on different machines, it seems to be a flaw in the hard drive itself.

  I suggest that you contact Western Digital for this topic.

  See you soon.

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• C50 - D satellite - external hard drive is not recognized

  Just Satellite C50 D but are unable to read or recognize my LaCie hard drive.
  As it has all the data from my old computer, it is rather important. Can someone provide help and advice on the way to a) the disc or b) transfer all data in the memory of the laptop

  Thank you very much
  A  :-)

  Hello

  The laptop supports 1 USB 3.0 port and 2 USB 2.0 ports.
  I recommend you connect the external HARD drive to each port (USB 2.0) and USB3.0 just to check if it is not a compatibility problem. But generally, it shouldn't be a big problem to connect a USB 2.0 device to a USB 3.0 external.

  However, it could also be that this external HARD drive needs more than usual 500mA power supplied by a USB 2.0 port. In this case, you must use a USB cable to Y to connect the HARD drive to two USB ports.

• External hard drive USB not recognized by Win XP Satellite

  My Satellite S105 running Windows XP Professional SP3 works well with any external SSD.

  Yet my external USB hard drive from Seagate Freeagent is visible sometimes and not others. The Seagate works very well except when it is invisible to Windows. Removing the drivers USB (re-installed by windows) does not change this. The drive is not visible in my computer or elsewhere. Dirve of Seagate Manager does not detect the drive in these moments there.

  What is the solution?

  Thank you.

  I guess that other external USB devices (USB flash drive key, mouse, etc.) are working properly and don't disappear in my computer. Is this good?

  This means that this issue has nothing to do with the laptop or USB ports for s laptop but with your external USB HDD.
  A maybe it's some kind of problem with the USB HDD. ?:|