Hitachi Lifestudio external hard drive not recognized on Windows Vitsa... why?

I have a hitachi lifestudio external hard drive and it works great 50% of the time... the other 50%, I fight because it not being recognized on my computer or laptop (both vista).  I plugged it to my computer now and it will only recognize the player but is not the one with my files that I need.  I have two USB cords connected and it was working fine yesterday!  Now all of a sudden it won't work at all.  I got and rehooked many times now and still nothing.  Other USB ports are filled with our wireless mouse and others.  Is there a way to force vista to recognize something?

Hello

·          Were there any changes made to your computer before this problem?

Step 1: Try running Microsoft fix it in the following article:

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/hardware_device_problems

See also: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

Step 2: Check if the external drive is getting detected in disk management.

If the hard drive is recognized in disk management and if there is no letter assigned drive, I suggest you make a right click on the drive and assign a drive letter and check to see if it helps:

Reference: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter

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