Hard drive shows up in Device Manager, but not in 'my computer '.

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  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  If I understand you correctly, the external USB hard drive (HDD) appears in the control panel but does not seem to be detected in my computer screen. I will certainly help you to question, however, I would be grateful if you could answer a few questions to refine the question in order to provide you with better assistance.

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  Also, run the next fixit to solve common problems with USB devices.

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  If the problem persists, try the following method.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925196

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  (a) from the start menu, click Run.

  (b) in the Open box, type diskmgmt.msc, and then click OK.

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  Use system restore to go back to an earlier date at the beginning of the problem. To run system restore, click Start-> programs-> Accessories-> System Tools-> system restore. Click on the box that says show more restore points.

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  i. in the Edit menu, and click on delete.

  j. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

  k. exit from the registry editor.

  a. restart the computer.

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  Thank you
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  Hi Absolutemar,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers Community Forum site!

  In order to resolve your problem, please visit the below mentioned link.

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