I don't see my external hard drive in my computer

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• I don't see my external hard drive under my computer. It works as a plug-and-play on other PCs

  The model number is WD2500ME-01 and it is usually a plug-and-play intstallation

  Hello

  • If it works well before?
  • What were the changes made before the issue occur?
   
  You can check this link:
   
  Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB for Windows XP problems
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575
   
  You can also check this link:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

• Can not see the external hard drive to my computer only in devices & Printers I tried many patches & need help please

  I do not see my external hard drive in my computer but I can't in my devices and printers.  I too see the drive in disk management.  There is a lot of data on my hard drive that I need to save. It says that I have to initialize so the computer sees the drive but it clears my data. How to recover data? The drive works and makes no noise. Help, please. I uninstalled the RPG player

  and reinstalled. I've also updated the driver and I still don't see the drive in my computer.

  Hello

  Welcome to the Microsoft community.

  I understand that you have a problem with finding printers and external hard drives in the computer. We apologize for the unhandiness caused to you and appreciate your efforts in trying to solve the problem.

  To help you better I would like to know the details.

  1. What is the brand and model of the computer?
  2. You did changes to the computer before the show?
  3. Have you tried to connect the same external hard drive on another computer?

  I ask you to run the hardware and devices Troubleshooter and check if the problem persists. It is an automated tool that checks the hardware attached to the computer for known problems and provides details on how to correct them.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-hardware-and-devices-Troubleshooter

  I ask you to install optional Windows, including updates updates and check if you are facing the issue.

  Reference http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_devices/how-to-install-and-update-drivers-in-windows-10/a97bbbd1-9973-4d66-9a5b-291300006293

  Keep us updated on the issue to help you better.

• Don't see any external hard drive in Windows 8

  I have windows 8 is installed on a new laptop. When I try to connect an external hard drive, I get the sound indicating that it is connected and when I go into Device Manager it is there. However I can't see in the file Explorer when I go to my computer. I looked in the Device Manager - sound here. I tried to remove all the usb drivers and restart - no chance. Disk Manager is shown not so I can't even assign a letter. This hard disk can be seen by other laptops with windows 7. I tried to use ports different usb as well, but no luck. I am close to deleting windows 8 and put on windows 7 to see if it will help. Any other ideas before I try?

  Thank you very much for answering.

  Managed to sort by using a partitioning tool that was able to see readers and then renamed. Couldn't do that on the Disk Manager because they did not appear.

• Hi, I have a macbook 13 "retina pro and for some reason any when I try to plug in my external hard drive or a computer SD cards don't regencies them because they do not open on my screen. Does anyone know how to fix this?

  Hi, I have a macbook 13 "retina pro and for some reason any when I try to plug in my external hard drive or a computer SD cards don't regencies them because they do not open on my screen. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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• I want to be able to view television programs recorded on an external hard drive WD brand computer.

  I want to be able to view television programs recorded on an external hard drive WD brand computer.
  However, windows media player says that it cannot read the file. Is there something that can be downloaded for recorded (to a receiver HD DIGITAL) TV show can be considered?

  Hi waynekd,

  (1) have you tried self-production TV recording in Windows Media Center?

  (2) what is you receive the exact error message?

  Method 1: You can record TV shows and movies to several partitions of hard disk on the same computer or on an external drive. If only one drive is available, the - and + buttons under record on drive will be unavailable.   For more information, see link below

  This management recorded TV in Windows Media Center: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Managing-recorded-TV-shows-in-Windows-Media-Center-frequently-asked-questions

  Method 2: Recorded TV files to play in Windows Media player are.wtv install KB 956147 and all Windows Update available (Service Pack 2)

  Download and install the Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/956147

  Install Windows updates

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/install-Windows-updates

  Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/learn-how-to-install-Windows-Vista-Service-Pack-2-SP2

  You can check the link below for more information

  A problem of recording TV on your computer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-with-recording-TV-on-your-computer

• External hard drive to the computer transfer: suddenly stops working

  I'm trying to transfer data from an external hard drive to my computer. With few files size KB, it works very well, because rate of file transfer is done in a few seconds. However, when I transfer data that takes a little Pluss, when the progress bar is displayed, then I have a problem: in the middle of the transmission of data, the computer constantly to transfer data b/c apparently the external HD can no longer be located. It is followed immediately by an autorun message, telling me that my HD is connected. So to keep it less complicated, so the HD transfers, the computer stops abruptly, grateful as he was ejected. Right after that the error message, reconnects the HD somehow, and I get the AutoPlay area and further confirmation that it is connected. It's not fixed in time, like after a few minutes; It only occurs when the transferred data is large enough such that a progress bar is necessary.

  Hi sbmuser,

  Will you need to contact the computer manufacturer for assistance on this issue.

• Windows 7 cannot see my external hard drive, even if I don't use it on this computer!

  I have 2 external hard drives, both worked well on Windows 7. Now, on the same computer, no change, they stopped from within the computer. Drivers fine and visible in the devices. all ideas

  Hello Gus,

  Windows 7, having trouble finding external drives is not uncommon. I use Aomei Partition Wizard to get Windows to recognize the drive; Download here: http://download.cnet.com/AOMEI-Partition-Assistant-Standard-Edition/3000-18512_4-75118871.html?tag=mncol;1 .

  Once installed simply click on the external drive, and then select Properties. Who should get the drive recognized by Windows. See if that solves the problem for you.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• I don't see the entire hard drive under Vista. When I try to shrink a volume, I seem to lose space.

  Original title: I see all the hard drive under Vista

  I see on the C drive properties
  "space used = 143 GB ', and"
  "494GB of free space.   But, when I try to do a third partition to install windows 7, using the disk management tool, after I click on
  shrink the volume on drive c, I don't see that: ' available shrink space: 79, 917 MB ' and I also see 'total size after shrink in MB = 573891'.  I expect all the free space 494 GB available shrink.  I'm wrong.    Why all the 494GBs are not available to reduce or at least half of it, I guess that instead of only available to shrink 79Gs!
  In addition, currently, I have three partitions.  For vista, office and other programs and data, C D like Factory Image of HP, a 11.3 GB and yesterday I made a partition for windows 7 with 48.83GBs and installed windows 7 Professional there.  Then I realize, I need more space to install office and other programs and data.  This is when I tried to shrink the c drive and encountered this problem.
  Can you please help me
  Thank you

  Hello

  you do not shrink the C: drive and then expand the E: drive back in the space that you did

  You cannot extend a drive backward

  and I gave you a link to read and use on the problems of shrinkage

  If as a result of the information on how vista disk management work does not fit what you want to do, you may need to buy 3rd party partition software

• Unable to connect the external hard drive on the computer of Windows 8

  Hi I have a laptop Windows 8, I don't know too plug I bought last year I recently bought a samsung 3 TB external hard drive I plugged it in and it was recognized tried to transfer files (photos and music) he transferred a little then kept showing error e/s even when I clicked ignore it just kept showing for the next photo , so I unplugged and ive not touched since ive then connected again today to have another shot at it but it does not even appear in the my computer part now ive red somewhere else on this site to go into Device Manager and I can see the mass with a yellow triangle storage device small as he said he could on the subject , I was reading I uninstalled and plugged the hard drive on and when I plug it then settling again, nothing appears when I go back into Device Manager it is there once again with the yellow triangle, thanks in advance if anyone can give me advice.

  Thanks for the reply.

  Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the USB controller drivers?

  If so, have you installed latest drivers from the motherboard chipset?

  Follow the steps below and check if it works:

  1 download the drivers for external hard drive from the following link and check.

  http://www.Samsung.com/us/support/downloads

  2. click on the link to the HP Web site below to download the latest drivers. Search for drivers related to USB / external peripheral.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&LC=en&DLC=en&product=5078476

  Click scan now.

  
  3. If you have a third party security/firewall software installed, you need to change settings or disable it temporarily.
   
  NOTE: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software / update, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the
  Internet or network so that your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.
   
  I hope this helps. Back to us for assistance.

• Moving files from an external hard drive to my computer

  I'm trying to move files from a disk external HARD connected to a router on my pc, and whenever I try to do the system show me a window with this message. IO error 0x8007045D error, I see a permission problem, then I configured for the 'Full' destination folder security access for everyone and nothing happened.

  Drive external hard there network permissions to connect with the computer and move files through the router?  Have already transferred files with the disc external hard connected this before?  It would work a lot better if you just connect the external hard drive directly on your computer.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• How can I get movies on an external hard drive to my computer

  I have an external hard drive that I have ownloaded several movies fron my dish network dvr that I want to watch on my computer how di to access these films

  Connect your external hard drive, right click on my computer, double-click your external hard drive, then double click on the movie you want to watch.

  I hope that it will open up WMP!
  See you soon,.
  Jerry

• I don't see my cd/dvd drive in my computer?

  It's about to get the best of me!  I'm trying to fix HP Pavilion dv9700 with processor AMD windows Vista 64bitt wife. When you insert a cd/dvd in the drive it turns, bends and turns off. I do not see the cd/dvd drive in my computer (drive E :). I can see it in Device Manager and device manager says its working properly. I deleted the upper and lower filters in the registry, uninstalled the drive, reinstalled the drive, the drivers updated, physically removed the drive from the computer and check the connector, everything looks ok. Is the drive itself bad? If so, why then I see it in my computer. I ran a few fix his well they say they fixed the drive sucssefully it is still a problem, and it still does not work. I'm not a big fan of Vista OS, less than one become today!

  Hello

  Check with HP, their drivers support and documentation online and ask in the Forums of HP in case
  known problems.

  Support HP & drivers
  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support.html

  Contact HP
  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

  HP forums
  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/PSG/

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  Step 1: Please do all the same underneath if you did some before as is often total
  a process that solves the problem.

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double click on the device - driver tab.
  Click on update drivers (this will probably do nothing) - RIGHT click ON the drive - uninstall.
  RESTART this will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue
  below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a coward
  cable or slight corrosion on the contacts (usually for a laptop) and other issues.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  Try this fix manually if the Fixit 314060 does not work
  http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs-
  a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to
  for Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error in Windows
  Vista installation after booting from the DVD (AHCI)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
  Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Another possibility is that the cables are loose. Remove ALL power, then make sure that the cables in both
  ends. Remove and replace, do not just tight. For laptops, you can often clean power and
  contacts data with a pencil eraser.

  Some DVD players do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the manufacturer of system and
  manufacturer of device to see if there is a firmware or drivers for your drive if necessary.

  ===============================

  Step 2: You have disc problems as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD
  Burn and CD and DVD read). So it is not unusual for 1 or 2 operational so that other parts
  do it right.

  Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide for the reader who still does not work? There are
  the entries in registry that the troubleshooter does not solve and those who "might" be the cause.

  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and
  the correct registry entries for your car.

  Here are the keys that I of course are those in question - for the subkeys of the CD/DVD drive
  as there will be other subkeys in these keys. Do not forget to ask specific keys involved as well as
  the parameters.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  You can probably find more info here and maybe even the exact registry for your CD/DVD settings
  drive from someone with the same model.

  Forums - a lot of expert real help
  http://Club.myce.com/

  CD/DVD units
  http://www.myce.com/storage/

  Use DevManView to locate the CD/DVD in the registry (be careful and do a prior Restore Point)
  nothing change) - find the DevManView device and then make a right click on it free in RegEdit.

  DevManView - free - an alternative to the standard Windows Device Manager, which displays all the
  devices and their properties in flat table, instead of the tree viewer
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/device_manager_view.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP - Windows Expert - consumer: bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• > > I do not see my external hard drive on the IDE?

  Hello, I bought a PC cable USB to IDE/SATA Converter and I connect an internal hard drive IDE 2.5 "laptop to my USB port. In my view, that it is connected under the icon to the right of "Remove hardware" as a USB mass storage device. And in the Device Manager, I see no problem with the same USB mass storage device. But in my computer I do not see the hard drive at all? How I see the hard drive so I can get some data from it. This also happens when I connect an IDE 3.5 internal hard drive "office at the USB port. Somehow he do not appear in my computer.
  But the most funny thing is if I connect a CD-ROM IDE drive it works fine. What is going on? Any help is appreciated.

  I am using Windows XP Pro SP3.
  The usb cabe is 13796 APC BUSBX0017 and I bought it on Amazon at this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OORMVQ/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p23_t2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0BPFY6K3871PMBVJ8S50&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

  I found the problem. You can only connect directly to the motherboard USB port - it does not work on an extension USB hub or a USB PCI card. And you need to connect somehow to the LAST stage connecting the female USB end to the motherboard to the USB port.

• I do not see my external hard drive on my macbook! ???

  I have a WD external drive were and he arrested appear on my computer.

  He reveals in disk utility?

  Have you tried all the USB ports?

  Have you tried another cable?

  You can test it on another Mac?

  Ciao.