Windows 7 does not detect multiple external hard drives

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• Windows 7 does not detect my external hard drive

  Window 7 is able to detect my external hard drive under devices and printers, it is able to detect the hard drive, and there is no problem for her.  but only shows no not my external hard drive under my computer icon so I can't drag files

  
  How can I find the hard drive and put the files?
  
  Thank you

  OK follow the instructions;

  • Click the windows icon
  • Right click on computer > then click on scabies
  • on the left, under storage, click Disk Management

  now the hard tip. You must identify which is your external hard drive. It should say something like disc 1 - online (if you have other removable things such as memory card readers may be something like disk5). DO NOT TOUCH DISK 0 (c) because it is your operating system and nothing change may / will kill the system.

  It doesn't have a letter from dirve allocated on the external drive then left and right click then click on change drive letter and paths.

  Assign a new letter perhaps something like L: as who should enter into conflict with what it is then ok the windows... it should now appear.

  Yet once just to reiterate do not assign c: or touch disk 0. you have been warned.

  Here is a link with pretty pictures to help you a bit

  The most difficult part is to find what is your hard drive. Good luck. If you're worried you can take a screenshot of the management of the computer and upload it to your skydrive. We would advise you that it is.

  Hope that helps...

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• My windows XP does not recognize an external hard drive. : "Error device malfunction.

  Original title: my windows XP do not recognize an external hard drive.

  I have Windows XP... When I try to plug in an external hard drive (with automatic installation of the software and the ability of usb 3.0/2.0), my computer does not recognize the material and gives an "error of malfunctioning of the device.

  Hello

  1. What is the brand and model of external hard drive?
  2. don't you make changes on the computer before this problem?

  Read the following article that may help you resolve this problem.
  Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB for Windows XP problems
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

• Windows Vista does not recognize my external hard drive, Eagle Consus AND-CS2PSU2-BK

  I have an HP Presario laptop running Windows Vista and it does not recognize my external hard drive, or my flash drives.

  I have an external hard drive Eagle Consus AND-CS2PSU2-BK.  It worked fine on my desktop, which works on XP.  I plug it to my computer laptop and nothing.

  When I plugged it in the first place, he says that he needed to download the drivers.  I clicked 'ok' to automatically download drivers and a few seconds later, he said that it successfully completed the driver download/install.

  I look under the drives in my computer and he's not here.

  I went to start, right click computer, left you click on Manage and double-clique then under storage disk management.  All I see are C drive and recovery disc (D).  No other drives displayed.

  I exitted who and set up the Control Panel, double click on Device Manager.  He said in the other topic peripheral USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge.  I don't know whether or not it is my external hard drive.  It indicates the Type of device: Other Devices and under device status it says: "the drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28).  This operation requires an interactive window station.  To reinstall the drivers for this device, click on reinstall the driver. »

  He asks if I want to reinstall the drivers, so I clicked that.  He couldn't find them / install them.

  Still, I don't know if USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge is still linked to my external hard drive.

  Help, please.  The same thing happens when I try to plug a flash/USB.

  Try this:

  In the right click 'USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge' Device Manager under the other devices section, click unsintall or press the delete key. Reset with the connected hard drive it must be reinstalled, but under the USB controllers. Make sure the device works on the other computer cable can also go to bad.b

• New computer that is running Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive completely

  I bought a new PC with windows 7.  I use an external hard drive with USB to move the files from the old PC (XP) to the new PC.

  When I go to 'my computer' focus on the external hard drive storage devices is not displayed.

  When I go on my devices, the external hard drive appears.  When I look at the details on this HD and pushes to execution, windows States there are no problem.

  The clues of what I need to do so that I can look at the files on my external hard drive?

  Thank you

  Hi Andre,

  I've struggled for some time with this one, here's how I finally solved it.  Apparently, USB drivers for mass storage devices was not compatible with my external hard drive.  I simply uninstalled the USB drivers for mass storage devices, then plugged my hard drive.  Automatically downloading appropriate drivers, and I was good to go.

  Just thought you might want to know that.

  Mike

• Professional Windows xp does not recognize my external hard drive 1 TB

  I have a 1 TB seagate external hard drive and my windows xp professional does not recognize when I plug

  Hello

  1. were you able to use the same hard drive without any problem before?
  2. have you tried to connect to check and another computer?
  3. don't you make changes on the computer before this problem?

  See the following articles that might help you.
  Why my computer does not detect my new USB device when I run Windows XP or Windows Server 2003?
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314634
  A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB, an Apple iPod flash drive or an external hard disk drive
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925196
  Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB for Windows XP problems
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

• Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive Western Digital model WD2500B007-NNI. __

  Does anyone know how to get the Western Digital external hard drive to work with Windows 7?  The external drive model number is WD2500B007-NNI

  Hello

  Do you see any yellow\red exclamation in Device Manager?

  I suggest to open disk management and check that if the drive is detected there, here are the steps:

  1. open computer management by clicking the Start button, click on the Control Panel, clicking system and security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-click computer management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  2. in the left pane, click 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:

  1. click on the drive to change and then click on change drive letter and paths.
  2. do one of the following:
  ·         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.

  Check this link for more information:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter

  Thanks and greetings
  Umesh P - Microsoft technical support.

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• My Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive

  My Windows 7 does not recognize my Apacer AC203 external hard drive 640 GB. I test this drive on 2 laptops with Win7 and 1 PC with Win XP and on all computers of this it works fine without any problems.

  Help, please. Al3k5aNd4R.

  My problem is with the computer, no cell phone and I have solved.

  I use the extension cable USB to my PC desktop. When I swich hd directly to the computer, then hd works...

  I have the same problem on the computer of a work which is also usb extension cable and it also do not work. HD :)

  Thanx for you're both.

• Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive and it does not appear in Device Manager but not in disk management

  I'm trying to connect to my external hard drive, but the auto test failed
  and I know that the problem is not the cable or anything like this cause it works on other 2 computers
  It won't work on my laptop
  I tried many solutions but most of them that the hard disk appears in disk management

  and they change its trajectory

  but in my case that's not she appears only in management device that I tried to uninstall it but also did not work
  After that I did any suggestions? !

  Go to your computer manufacturer's support web site and search for the latest Windows 7 drivers for your specific model number.

  Download the drivers to a folder on your hard drive and install all of them, from the card mother/chipset drivers, LAN, Audio, USB, Graphics, SATA, Webcam, Etc., and so on.

  List of computer manufacturer support sites:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support/computer-manufacturers

  If you have an Intel motherboard, you can try the Intel driver update utility: http://www.intel.com/support/detect.htm?iid=dc_iduu

  Tips for solving common driver problems
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems
  Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems

  Updated a hardware driver that is not working properly
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Windows 7 does not recognize the external hard drive

  A WD My Book external hard drive of 2 TB, Windows 7 Pro icon does not appear in the computer but saw the external hard drive
  in devices and printers. Right-click on the icon, no data on the volume, indicates that it works correctly. How can I access and recover
  the data on this external hard drive?

  Someone ran Testdisk and it couldn't find a partition. It might spoil the hard disk being the day the Date 07/07/2013
  Testidisk was executed.

  Any advice would be greatly appreciated! The data is lost forever? Thank you.

  There is no partition inside?

  You can create partitions on the disk management
  type of handle on the search box to the start menu, open the computer management go to disk management
  You should see your disk and associated empty data and you can create a partition for it

• Windows 7 does not recognize the external hard drive (works great with XP)

  Hello

  Windows 7 nis do not recognize my drive external hard seagate. I get the unknown device message in relevant usb port. I have not encountered this problem initially, and the drive is recognized on a PC using XP.

  Model number: ST315005EXD101

  Help, please.

  Thanks Mark. After having tried many suggestions, I found that disconnect the PC from the sector and to leave instead of toggle solved the problem. Simple but do not remember the last time I did! :)

• Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive connected via USB

  I checked the site and there is no drivers for the hard disk. He claims that it is plug ' n play.
  The make and model is Coolmax and model HD-389-U2.

  Please help me solve this problem. I have registered here very important files that I need!

  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  -Nick

  I'm sorry, but we have been wasting time looking at the Device Manager and disk management when the computer doesn't even know that you have connected an external drive.

  Try another USB cable.  Try a different USB port.

• Windows 7 64 bit does not recognize the external hard drive.

  Windows 7 64 bit does not recognize the external hard drive.  I have an old 250 GB Western Digital external hard drive.  Neither of my windows 7 machines recognize it.  It does not show in the device, Manager of the computer Manager or Explorer.  Any help would be appreciated.  THX Mike

  Hello

  Initially, check if the hard drive is compatible with Windows 7.
  Check out the link - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx
  See the help article and check if it helps.
  
  My drive does not appear in Windows Explorer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330140
   
  Tips for solving problems with USB devices (this also applies to windows 7)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices
   
  It will be useful.

• My Satellite phone does not recognize the external hard drive

  I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite with Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit. I connected an external hard drive (brand is seagate) that still works on my previous laptop (Dell), but the system does not overlay the external hard drive. It does not recognize there is an 'external Hard Drive FreeAgent' but when the AutoPlay window appears & I choose "Open folder to view files" it gives me the following message is displayed:

  "G / is not accessible.
  Access is denied. "

  I called the manufacturer of the external hard drive (Seagate) & they told me that it is a windows problem.

  can someone help me? ... Thank you

  Can you please tell us which model of laptop you have exactly?
  Do you use an original preinstalled operating system?
  Are you using USB ports?
  Have you noticed the same problem using all available ports?

• Backup Win XP does not recognize my external hard drive

  Windows XP Backup Wizard does not recognize my external hard drive and does not list it as an option for storing backups.  I suspect a registry problem because the backup wizard previously recognized this drive and saved on it several times before I was running ARO 2012 for cleaning the registry errors.  I can always open the player in windows Explorer and see the files it contains, but Explorer Windows XP now lists the drive as an "expansion disc" instead of a 'removable disk '.  When I right click in windows Explorer and open 'properties' for this drive, it shows it as a 'local disk' instead of a 'removable disk '.  The drive is ok when I click the button 'Remove hardware safely', and it reports "safe to remove hardware" after I click on "USB storage device - Drive (J :). ».  Help!

  Who did.  Thank you!  Now... I used Aero2012 to clean up the errors in my registry that's because my computer is desperately slow, especially when you start (8-10 minutes) and also with internet explore (move cursor to previous typos when you compose a new e-mail message).  Is there a safe way for me to speed up my computer?