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  Recently, I tried to add my third USB WD hard drive to my computer.  It's a My Book Essential.  The meter turns and the virtual cd drive is listed in WD, but the hard drive itself does not appear on the list of devices with a drive letter.  My my first two books are readers: J:, and L: I have no "new device found" message   I search for new devices and it the PC do not find anything.  If I click on the virtual CD drive (M :) it askes if I want the computer to allow WD to make changes...) I say Yes and the screen flashes and nothing happens.
  The drive be defective?  Any other ideas?

  Hello

  Have you tried to connect the external hard drive on another USB port?

  Try to connect the WD external hard drive on another computer.

  Follow these steps:

  Method 1: You can run the troubleshooter in the following article and see if this fits the Bill.

  Open the hardware and devices Troubleshooter

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

  Also, run the Fixit.
  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  Method 2: Check if the external hard drive is recognized in disk management and assign a drive letter to the same.

  To open disk management, follow these steps:

  a. click Start, type disk management in the start search box and press enter.

  (b) if the drive is detected in disk management, I suggest you to assign a drive letter and see if that does the trick.

  For instructions, see this article change, add, or remove a drive letter

• Windows 7 does not recognize the Patriot 256 GB Flash Drive

  My work computer (Windows 7 OS) does not recognize my drive 256 GB Patriot Superperformance XT flash.  My computer (Windows 7) Alienware recognizes very well.  The computer does not recognize it makes a strange noise when I plug.  Is there a setting I need to change so that it is recognized?  I also have a 64G flash drive XT patriot who is recognized at the end of my work computer.

  Hello Chuck,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum.

  1. You did it any significant hardware or change software on the computer before this problem?
  2. Do you have an error message when it is not detected? If YES, what is the exact and complete error message that you receive?

  I understand that the USB device is not detected by your computer. The question may arise if the currently loaded USB driver has become unstable or damaged or if your PC requires an update for problems that could conflict with a device USB and Windows. This can also occur if your USB controllers may have become unstable or corrupt. So, I would suggest trying the following steps and check if the problem persists.

  Method 1:

  Please the fixit (s) following provided below. They will help you solve common problems related to devices, and USB ports.

  • Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows
  • Diagnose and automatically fix the Windows USB problems

  If method 1 does not work, try Method 2.

  Method 2:

  Remove and reinstall all USB controllers.

  1. Open Manager devices by clicking the Start button, click Control Panel, click system and security, and then, under System, clicking Device Manager. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  2. In the list of the categories of equipment, locate and expand Bus USB controllers.
  3. Right-click every device under the Bus USB controllers node and then click Uninstall to remove them one at a time.
  4. Restart the computer and let the USB controllers get reinstalled.
  5. Plug in the removable USB device and test to make sure that the problem is solved.

  If the problem persists, go to method 3.

  Method 3:

  This method will install the latest drivers from device to your USB device.

  1. Click the Start button, type Windows Update in the search box, and then click Windows Update in the results pane.
  2. Click find updates. When the scan finished, click optional review updates.
  3. Click the check box next to the update, and then click install updates.
  4. If you are prompted, read the license agreement, then click I agree.
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen to download and install updates.
  6. If you are prompted, restart your computer.

  More information: http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Update-a-Driver-for-Hardware-that-isn ' t-work properly

  Hope this information is useful. If the problem still persists, please post back for further assistance, we will be happy to help you.

• Windows 7 does not recognize my 3 Seagate external drives but is very good with Western Digital and other sticks USB Flash. Windows Vista will see them.

  My apologies if this is a query repeatedly, but I can't find a job anywhere and he leads me into the wall.

  I have 3 external Seagate hard drives. All 3 range from about 3 years 11 months old, 1 TB - 3 TB of capacity, and I use them all from time to time to back up my media. In the past months, my Dell XPS ceased to recognize them, 95% of the time. Sometimes they will be Plug and Play and be fine, but otherwise the result when I plug them is coming the power light and the whirring disc fortunately but nothing on the laptop. They recognized themselves on my other machines running Vista. All other Flash memory devices are very good.

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  When they're not working, they do not appear in the devices, disk management, Explorer or UVCView Manager. When they do, all settings appear to be well. My laptop runs Windows 7 Edition Home Premium with Service Pack 1.

  I assigned each their own letter drive, disabled power management and they are not protected by Word. The drivers are the standard Windows ones, because these devices do not use their own. I have the latest chipset drivers, everything works perfectly and is completely up to date.

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  I am a loss to understand. I'm pulling my hair out and I don't have a lot to lose these days! There must be a setting in my computer or on the Seagates but I checked all the usual places and some of the more irritable areas.

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  I'm surprised that the removal of the INFCACHE did not work.  Readers (all external references in fact) were cut at the time, right?  With a reboot after and before you plug anything back?
   
  These instructions really come down to:
   
  Unplug all USB devices other than the keyboard and mouse
  Open C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore
  INFCACHE.1 and rename it INFCACHE.old
  Restart the computer
  Reconnect it (one at a time) each USB device - giving the system about 30 seconds per device to 'catch up '.
   
  If you got on the rest as well your system files are good to go.

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

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  Run this tool by do right click and choose 'run as administrator '.

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  My Windows XP does not recognize my Walkman when installed in USB. All other computers do, then only, assumes that I do not have good pilot.

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  MTP mode for WMP11 sync - mode MSC to treat the MP3 as a reader. So you have set up in the MTP.

  -----------------------------------------
  If necessary:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices - and a Mr Fixit
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c39bd203-f729-47a4-8351-83291e13c8a81033.mspx#EGB

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  1 check that the driver letters for them, for a player, if the drive of the default drive letter is changed, what is happening.
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  Here is the similar procedure under XP, Vista is the same, except that we need clear specific devices, as appropriate.
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  Look at this thread, third substantive post.

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