External HDD not showing up (Windows Experts)

[Netguy]

Hey Guys,

I have a External WesternDigital HDD. It used to work before but dosen't work now ( i.e dosen't show up in My Computer) ...

Here is the Screenie of Disk Management :


I hope I wouldn't need to format it & lemme know how to show it in My Computer.

Regards,
Netguy

Netguy Reviewed by Netguy on 13th Jun 2011. External HDD not showing up (Windows Experts) Hey Guys, I have a External WesternDigital HDD. It used to work before but dosen't work now ( i.e dosen't show up in My Computer) ... Here is the Screenie of Disk Management : http://lulzimg.com/i22/c0f403c5.png I hope I wouldn't need to format it & lemme know how to show it in My Computer. Regards, Rating: 5

[Lock Down]

try this How to Recover Lost or Deleted Partitions

[Nitish]

The same thingy happened to me a month back. i tried all the registries on the net available and stuff..but after that i just restarted computer and it seemed to be working ..try doing that . I know its a shit solution but

[kundurocks]

^ Thanks Lock, will pass it on to my brother who really needed one such remedy.

Regards

[Netguy]

Thanks Guys , but None of the above solutions worked ... Anyone else ?

[CyberPrince]

Try Smart Defrag...

[NewEraCracker]

Windows 7 RTM (Build 7600) ?
Service Pack 1 sorted an USB issue I had. Maybe it can fix yours.

[Cory]

External Drives always do this;

Simple, Solutions;

• Reboot Computer
• Unplug USB...wait about 30 Seconds and plug it back in.
• Try a different USB port...If you're using the front ports, try the back ones. (USB ports do burn out)
• Try powering down the external drive (has it's own power souce) and USB options above...
• Try a different computer/laptop...if same result - it's not your computer. It's the drive itself and maybe possibly overheated.
• Try keeping it completely unplugged from wall and usb while you're sleeping (try when you get time)
• If all fails...hard drive probably failed and which is why I don't buy them. Buy Internal and External Caseing with proper cooling is way better.

[Lock Down]

Another test of the drive would be remove it from case and stick it in computer if you have a matching connection (pide or sata).

If not there are several good data recovery software like getdataback you can use to try and save the data.

[KevinCrew]

Change ur USB cable, it might not be 2.0 or try inbuilt interface (Backside USB 2.0)