External hard drive is not detected

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  Thank you!

  Hi, Lars

  It is really strange. I use the external DVD drive (DL) using the same cable. I tested it with several units (old Satellite 1900, Tecra M1 and also new Qosmio G20) and everything works perfectly.

  Check the power supply to the external HARD drive.

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• Seagate GoFlex Desk USB 3.0 External Hard Drive is not detected at startup, when you use USB 3.0

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  Hello

  Thank you for the update.

  This can give it a try and check.

  Drive not detected - helpful links

  I hope this helps. Please feel free to answer in the case where you are facing in the future other problems with Windows.

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  Konala Hello,

  Thank you for your response.

  If the external hard drive not detected below are some steps to solve the problem:
   
  You can check if the device is compatible with Windows Vista by visiting the Windows Vista Compatibility Center, which includes a list of drivers, hardware and applications that are compatible with Windows Vista.
   
  For reference, the link to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center is included below:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/
   
  Then, if the external hard drive is not detected in Device Manager, please check if the external drive is detected in the management of the computer:
   
  You can check this by going to: start then click on computer
  When it is connected and switched on, the drive should appear as a drive letter on the computer (ie: drive E:, F: or another letter.) An Autorun window may also appear if the drive is detected.
   
  If the external drive does not appear, please check the following:

  · Check the power supply and check if it works normally.
  · Check the wiring and check that the USB cable is plugged into a port. You can also try another USB port.
  · Check disk management to see if the drive is detected it:
   
  1. right click on computer, select manage, select disk management.
  2. check the upper and lower windows to find if the drive is detected.
   
  If the external hard drive is not detected, try to connect the external drive to another PC to check if the unit is working normally.
   
  Then please check if Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is installed currently.  If WVSP1 is not installed, you can try to install this service pack and check if the problem still persists.
   
  For reference, the link below contains information. about how to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/935791/
   
   
  The relay please status after the above steps so that we will offer any additional assistance.

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• My external hard drive is not recognized anymore

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  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: 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.

• IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

  I have a MacBook from 2008. 4 years ago I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive. I have thousands if photos on it. IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

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  I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive.

  Did you move the iPhoto library for the external hard drive or the iPhoto application, or both?

  How is formatted the external hard drive? Is the file system on the drive Mac OS extended (journaled) or other system files?  Is the drive directly connected by USB or similar, or is it a SIN?

  IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times.

  I don't understand - if you force quit smoking, launches the application, or you can not force it quit?

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  What version of iPhoto does? And what version of Mac OS X?

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  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.

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  In the Device Manager Composite Device failed to start Code: 10

  Hello

  I think it might be 2 possibilities, why it does not work.
  First the external drive is dead and that is why it does not work or there is something wrong with the USB ports.
  Sometimes after installing SP2, the ports will not work.

  For this, I found this Microsoft Knowledge base article:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=873169

  I think you should try to connect this USB HDD on another computer, make sure that the HARD drive is not altered.

  My brother uses a with USB cable external HARD disk that supports 2 USB connectors.
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  I think that's not a bad idea, try using a USB hub with an external power supply and then connect the HDD to this hub.

  Eventually, it helps.

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  Most likely your Seagate drivers are not updated.

  NTFS is most likely the culprit here.

  Go to the Seagate site and download and install the latest drivers for your drive and NTFS.

  You can start here... http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/007770en?language=en_US & key = ka03 A000000tzbeQAA & k = n & wwwlocale = en - us

  Hope this helps, Greg