My external USB hard drive was not recognized. Difficulty?

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• Toshiba Store Alu 3.5 "1 TB external USB HARD drive does not

  I turned on my laptop with my hard drive is connected.
  It flashes blue and everything and the computer recognizes that there is a usb device it but it freezes Windows Explorer.

  When I tried to click the hard drive icon, it says the device is not accessible.
  It does not unusual noises high expectations or clicks. I tried to unplug and every bit nothing helps.

  I read somewhere else that it can be a power supply problem? (a few days ago I had a really small power cut which lasted a second...)
  I really hope that this isn't a drive failure hard because I have 250 gb of music in there! Should I send in repairs?
  If so, my data would be deleted? I had this for only less than a month.

  Thanks in advance.

  > It seems to work on other computers without problem, but on mine, it is not
  In such cases, it s not a problem of disk HARD but eventually its computer number you and, eventually, the OS does not contains some drivers / extract, etc. eventually the operating system must be updated

  Welcome them

• 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.

• Hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS - Equium A60

  Hi hope someone can help. I have a Toshiba Equium EA60-173 and the hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS. When I remove the hard drive and put it in another laptop it is detected fine. I also tried another hard drive in the Toshiba and that does not work either. So I suspect the IDE controller has disappeared, but can I do to confirm this? I wish there was an option in the BIOS to force detection. I updated the BIOS but still the same.

  This laptop is only just out of warranty, so if it is the controller would I need to replace the motherboard? Are there other options at my disposal?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hi Neil,

  Unless there is some physical\problem with the cable/connector hard drive, then it is most likely that you will have a new mainboard for your laptop. I suggest you to contact an authorized service partner and ask them to check your laptop and give you an estimate of the cost of the repair. Then you can try to shop for less expensive alternatives.

  Kind regards

• Solution: The USB floppy drive is not recognized during installation of XP of RAID

  Hello

  This Solution is for notebooks Qosmio with RAID driver during (manual installation of windows)

  I found the Solution to this problem,

  [When you install Microsoft Windows XP by using a floppy drive USB on a player who]
  requires a driver during the installation, the USB floppy drive is not recognized in all
  installation. When Windows XP searches the driver of the second time, he will not be able to see
  the floppy USB drive drive and prompts the user for the driver (RAID) again.
  The installation will never reach this point. ]

  Solution:

  This is a limitation of Microsoft, the Floppy Drive are do not appear in the file Windows 'txtsetup.sif.

  Simply change the floppy drive in another brand and avoid Usb 2.0 external Usb floppy plus old 1 Try
  Also note the back of drive sometimes they write (no bootable) avoid this also

  I personally Test this and it does not work it is "IBM Portable floppy drive" drive silver
  P/N 27L 4226, FRU P/N 05K 9283 TEAC CORPORATION MODEL NO. FD-05PUB

  The following USB floppy drives are listed in the file "txtsetup.sif" and are supported:

  Device ID = VID: 057B and PID: 0000 for external floppy USB SONY drive, Sony 09K 9835 part number

  Device ID = VID: 0644 and PID: 0000 for floppy drive to the external USB, TEAC, IBM replacement part number (FRU) 13N6752

  USB\VID_03EE & PID_6901; Mitsumi USB floppy drive

  USB\VID_057B & PID_0000; Floppy drive USB YEData, Sony part number 09K 9835

  USB\VID_0644 & PID_0000; Floppy drive USB TEAC 27L 4226, FRU 05K 9283 IBM option part number

  The following USB floppy drives are not listed in the txtsetup.sif file and are not supported:

  USB\VID_03F0 & PID_2001; HP
  USB\VID_054C & PID_002C; Sony
  USB\VID_057B & PID_0001; YEData
  USB\VID_0409 & PID_0040; NEC
  USB\VID_0424 & PID_0FDC; SMSC

  If you want manual of Installation of Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005
  then check out my discussion here

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=16498

  Thank you for the very interesting topic.
  I think that it s an enemy of information all of you who have the same problem.

  Thanks ;)

• External USB hard drives lose its connection and work stoppages. __

  External USB hard drives lose its connection and work stoppages.

  History

   
  Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit
  I installed it on a HP Pavilion, OS, 64-bit, and I have this problem.
  People report that it does not occur with Windows 7 32 bit OS.

  Problem:
  Any brand of external hard drive USB (and other USB devices sometimes) lose its connection and stops working only when copying large files internal drive to external USB drives.
  The USB device may appear to work properly when Windows first starts, but later stops working (crashes computer) after the start of large files to copy. You must restart Windows for the USB is working again.
  This only occurs when you copy files large files to THE USB port, not on the internal drive. It happened when I synicing my IPhone with Itunes when it started the synchronization of music files.

  According to the suggestions I have:
  1) updated the BIOS from the websites of the manufacturers.
  (2) power management disabled on the USB hub for disks
  (3) ensure that the BIOS for Legacy USB is set to.  I don't have this option in the BIOS settings.
  (4) this is not a motherboard problem, it is located on three different MB that we use.
  Also tried three different USB drives and different cables.

  Because I tested with two different computers updated and USB drives, our opinion is that this problem indicates that the Windows 7 64-bit operating system.

  Someone knows a solution?

  Hi Jh6284,

  Thank you for posting.
  What is a version of Windows 7 RC or RTM?

  You can try to uninstall and reinstall the drivers for the USB ports in Device Manager.

  UNINSTALL ALL USB ENTRIES IN DEVICE MANAGER ASSOCIATES.

  1. click on START
  2. right click "Computer" and select "Properties".
  3. on the left side, click on Device Manager.
  4. expand the 'USB Bus controllers' category
  5. right click and uninstall all THE references listed
  6. restart your computer and check if it works.
   
  I suggest you go to the Web site of the manufacturer of your and try to install the latest drivers for the chipset. Make sure that install you in compatibility mode there is no driver for Windows 7 64 bit.

  Please go through the article below to install in compatibility mode.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itproappcompat/thread/cdd894f8-1ee2-43e5-952b-d04c25779a7f

  Kind regards
  Technical support of Microsoft-yama.

• Satellite A200 PSAF6A - HARD drive is not recognized. No recovery of product

  The drive HARD in my Toshiba Satellite A200 PSAF6A-0US01N is not recognized in the machine or any other computer, so I can't run any windows/toshiba repair.

  I know that readers have a factory reset hidden on the disc and press 0 to the power upward, but with the unreadable disk, how can I repair my installation of Windows Vista?

  Hello

  If the HARD drive is not recognized by the BIOS or other laptops, then I would say that your HARD drive is defective.
  In this case, you need to replace the HARD drive.
  In this case, you will not be able to start the recovery procedure from the HARD drive because it works badly as he has already said

  Are you from the Australia? If you need a recovery disk, I recommend contacting the local Toshiba ASP to get this drive

• My HARD drive is not recognized by my PC (it was previously connected to a MacBook)

  Hello

  I plugged my WD HDD (model WD2500ME-01) to a Black MacBook and it was recognized as a 'Time Machine' drive.
  Now I plug it to my PC (Windows XP Home Edition) and the drive is not recognized, no 'letter' is not assigned to the player. Drive HARD watch as "healthy (protection GPT Partition) under 'computer management' window and I can't assign a letter on the HARD disk."
  I don't want to format the drive, I just need to save some files to it (a few concerts info).
  I was told that the use of a "Data Disc Recovery Tool" that reads the GPT Partitions will help me.
  Is there a way to 'Windows' to save the files?
  Thank you
  Nahuel.

  Hi NahuelEscobar,

  ·         You have 32-bit or 64-bit of Windows XP is installed?

  The 32-bit version of Windows XP cannot read, write, and boot from GPT disks. See the following link for more information.

  Windows and GPT FAQ

  You can use a different drive (Flash drive) to transfer the data from this computer to the external hard drive.

• Seagate external hard drive is not recognized

  I have a seagate freeagent desktop, which I use as a return to the top, it was working fine and then all of a sudden, it was not recognized by the PC, it was connected via USB but does not appear in Device Manager, I did a restore of the system on 2 occasions and reverse works for awhile and then looks as if the drive is not connected I'm sure that there is something in uodated in the windows updates that causes this problem, I checked the disk on a laptop and it works very well 99%, as it does on the CPC up to who ever update it is happens, then disappears

  Hi kaizah,

  Try the troubleshooting steps suggested by Seagate to solve the problem of the computer that is running Windows XP. http://www.Seagate.com/WW/v/index.jsp?locale=en-us&name=NoLongerXP1&vgnextoid=cd3a2210a034c110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD

  Concerning
  Varun j: MICROSOFT SUPPORT
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• 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

• External USB HARD drive of GigaStore talk more to me

  Hello

  I am a user of the device Gigastore and have not been able to connect via the USB port of my laptop or desktop.

  The message informs that ther files are corrupt and that it cannot be read.
  He is a recent problem that everything was OK until Tuesday evening.

  Any ideas will be very greatly appreciated as my entire collection of are Mp3 files on the hard drive.

  I'll be able to recover the files?
  The files will still be on the disk drive?

  Ainsel UK

  Hello

  It is not easy to say what could be bad on the external HARD drive.
  You can try to connect the HARD disc to the desktop.
  Maybe the HARD drive can be recognized if you plug with the IDE cable.

  Sorry, I put t see any other possibility.

• New 500 GB HARD drive is not recognized correctly

  What is happening, I replaced the drive HARD than Go 150 original after about 18 months, again, now a year later, that the drive seems to have died too, so I bought a new seagate 500 GB drive HARD for it, the BIOS said it s it, but vista CD dies just when it is trying to install, CD WXP can t see the drive at all, but I expected that when WXP is older , but Vista I expected to work.

  So here's the thing, I put the new HARD drive in my desktop PC and he found in the BIOS no worries, then I started the Vista CD and again no probs, Vista installed without worries, then I put the HARD drive in the lappy and once again he can t read it, so it s not a Vista thing , it seems that it s the lappy itself

  Is this a problem with the Toshiba BIOS, or is it a physical problem where the Toshiba is struggling in reading ANY player?

  It s driving me crazy.

  And what model of laptop do you have?

  Generally upgrade HARD drive should not be a problem. I assume that your laptop's HARD drive with SATA interface and I sure you bought the right of Mr. I've upgraded or because of the experiences on several laptops equipped new hard disks and all of them were still properly recognized and I was able to install original Toshiba Recovery (recovery DVD) on this subject image.

  Maybe you have an older model A200 and perhaps he has some compatibility issues with new hard disks. I will be 100% sure works perfectly with HARD drive up to 300 or 400 GB maybe.

  Do you use Toshiba Recovery for the Vista installation disc or original disc of Microsoft?

  BTW: WXP is unclear due to lack of driver SATA HARD drive.

• HARD drive is not recognized on the Satellite 2800 200

  Hello

  First of all, I'm Dutch so I hope that I do not have too many mistakes in my English writing.

  I bought a 2800-200 Satellite at a friend's House. This laptop has a problem.
  When it is started is says "insert the disk in the drive system. Press a key when readya?.

  My bios is ACPI BIOS version 1.80
  In Pheripheral in Bios it says disc hard = not used Mode.

  On page two discs i/o: HARD drive: no drive.

  I tried two hard drives and the two were not working and not recognized in the BIOS.
  I have no CD of restoration.

  My questions:

  What kind of central computer has this laptop?
  Can someone help me with the recovery CD?
  What can I do to fix this?
  How can I change my BIOS so that the HARD drive is recognized?

  My hard drive is MK2023GAS and is not broken. There is nothing on this HARD drive.
  But also with the disk hard 10 GB of origin, I had the same problem.

  I hope you can help me and once again I apologize for my English.

  Hello

  I'll try to help you my friend.

  > When it is started is says "insert the disk in the drive system. Press any key when ready
  This message appeared on my laptop after the HARD disk is dead.
  I had to replace the HARD drive and reinstall the operating system.

  I guess that it of the same problem with your laptop. The HARD drive is not present or not recognized, and you will need to install a compatible HDD for the operation of the OS.

  I have google a bit and discovered that this laptop comes with the 10 GB HARD MK1016GAP of Toshiba drive. It supports the interface ATA-2/ATA-3/ATA-4/ATA-5.

  Please note that many BIOS have a limit of size of HARD drive. This means that not all HARD drive sizes are supported! I assume a 20 GB should be compatible, but this is just my own opinion
  > How can I change my BIOS so that the HARD drive is recognized?
  The BIOS can be modified outside the update (check page driver Toshiba-> Archive-> archive of Satellite).
  But vary important is that you use a compatible HARD drive.

  > Can someone help me with the recovery CD?
  Don t know if you will be able to order this CD at the service provider allowed in your country, because the laptop is really an oldie. But you should ask the guys.
  What you is to install the OS from the Microsoft CD-ROM and then could install drivers needed.

  Greetings

• After the upgrade to windows 10 my DVD player and second HARD drive is not recognized

  Hello.

  I upgraded my laptop - Acer Aspire 7552 G - 10 Windows Home and now my DVD player and the second HARD disk is not recognized by the system. In Device Manager, the material is indicated under "Unknown devices" and I tried almost everrything and searched for a solution in-house. Hope that there is someone who has a solution to this.

  Key of the Windows logo + x
  Click on Device Manager

  If the yellow exclamation mark or unknow device is present
  Double click on it
  Choose the tab "Details".
  in the drop-down list, select HardwareIDs
  Click the first value and paste here