Windows 7. I add a hard drive not formatted to my computer. He is recognized in the BIOS and Device Manager, but does not appear in windows Explorer. How should I proceed? Advice please.

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  I recently had a hard drive fail because of the excessive heat in the computer case (he also took a memory too). When I plug the drive as a secondary drive in any computer it will appear in the Bios and the Manager of devices, but not in disk management, nor can it be considered be as ZAR and Spinrite disk utility.

  The disc spins up and down when turned on and seems to work. Just trying to recover data from the disk, so I can put it on a new drive.

  Any ideas?

  If its not shown in disk management I would use this bootable HD to the utility check disk (probably all riders is set correctly?)

• CD-ROM drive detected in BIOS and Device Manager but not Explorer or lag when you click

  The last time I tried to use my CD player, it worked very well. I recently got a game perfect state (checked on other computers, so it's good), and I can't install it because of the CD player.

  Already, it is detected by the BIOS and in Device Manager it's all updated with all its drivers and no yellow triangles.

  The rare opportunity that explore (thus, libraries in my case but nevertheless explorer.exe) fact feel the drive, I click on it and explore lagging until I opened the player and then I get the message "no disc in the drive (bah, I just opened the thing after you moved for hours)" I went to explore running for some time and eventually he listed things that were ready to write on a disk, not to read.

  Most of the time traveller feeling even the reader, even though Device Manager and BIOS a. Mr. Fix - It does not work either. They just keep running with nothing doesn't.

  On a side note, autorun does not start or when I put in the drive, so windows does not read the disc. The drive works perfectly as I see the LED flashes very quickly and spins the disc.

  Hello Izy - H,

  The CD/DVD drive may disappear if it has installed third-party filters. I suggest that you try the methods below to resolve this issue.

  Method 1:

  You can follow the link below and run the Fix - it who will automatically diagnose and repair problems with your CD or DVD drive when trying to read or burn media:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  Method 2:

  You can also try to remove the filters manually:

  a. Click Start and then click all programs.

  b. click Accessories and then click Run.

  c. type regedit, and then click OK, if you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or click on allow.

  d. in the navigation pane, search for, and then click the following registry subkey:

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

  e. in the right pane, click UpperFilters.

  Note: You may also see an UpperFilters.bak registry entry. You don't have to delete this entry. Click UpperFilters. If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry, you may still have to delete the LowerFilters registry entry. To do this, go to step h.

  f. in the Edit menu, click on delete.

  g. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

  h. in the right pane, click LowerFilters.

  Note: If you do not see the LowerFilters registry entry, unfortunately this content cannot help you further. Go to the section "Next steps" to learn how you can find more solutions or more help on the Microsoft Web site.

  i. in the Edit menu, and click on delete.

  j. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

  k. exit from the registry editor.

  a. restart the computer.

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 ) how to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  Thank you
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• External hard drive not appearing is not on Macbook Pro

  Hello

  I have problems with my external hard drive not appearing is not on my mac pro book. I did disk utility, and yet nothing has worked. I turned my computer on and off and the UN-plugged in the external hard drive. This has been a problem on my mac for a while and im frustrated book now. Im not sure what else to do. My external hard drive is a WD elements 1 TB. I tried the external hard drive on my windows of parents and it shows but does not appear on my mac book. I'm doing youtube videos, so I wanted to free my desktop because that all cluttered now. All my videos and my green screens that I use are on this external hard drive. Help, please.

  Thank you

  Open the Finder, then go to the Finder menu bar and click Finder > Preferences then select the general tab, then check that the external drives is enabled.

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  S manual is not the same thing as maintenance manuals. Please note that this is not the same and the exact description on laptop procedure disassembly is only authorized service.

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• My CD/DVD drive does not read and is therefore no longer is visible on my computer, the BIOS or Device Manager.

  I just realized when inserting a CD, he has not read. I havn't he used in awhile, so it can't just happen. When I insert the CD you can hear it spin and green light flashes, but after about 10-15 seconds it stops and the light goes out. Under 'My Computer', I see more player. I don't see the driver CD/DVD option in my Device Manager menu longer, and I do not see it in the BIOS. I have a HP Pavilion Labtop.

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  Hello

  Check with HP, their drivers support and documentation online and ask in the forums of HP for known issues.

  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
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  Since it is not recognized in the BIOS, which means that the reader could have failed, there is a possible cable or
  problem of controller or other hardware problems.

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

  If you can get it to be recognized in the BIOS and it still doesn't work, maybe these will help.

  You might have a disk problem as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD and CD burn and)
  DVD playback). Therefore, it is not unusual for 1 or 2 rooms with not so work that others do it properly.

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

  Check with your system manufacturer Maker and device for possible firmware updates and the good
  Your player registry entries.

  Here are the keys in my opinion, are those in question - for the reader of CD/DVD subkeys of course that he will be
  other subkeys in these keys. Be sure 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 registry settings correct for your CD/DVD drive
  a person with the same model.

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

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

  I hope this helps. Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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  2. type: diskpart

  3. at the DISKPART prompt, type: list of volume

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  Where L is the drive letter you want to assign to the drive.

  AutoPlay must illuminate with the newly assigned drive letter.

  Reference:
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  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757491 (WS.10) .aspx

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  Original title: external hard drive not appearing is not in Windows 7

  Hi John,.

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  I imagine the inconvenience that you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to solve the problem.

  According to the error message, I suggest trying the suggestions posted by the NakulShridhar responded on 14 October 2011 and by that alexquiteguy replied on 13 January 2011 in the thread following link and check if it helps.

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  [Steps apply to Windows 7]

  Hope this information is useful. Let us know if you need more help, we will be happy to help you.