mike_morley Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) Hi all,I have an external harddrive (hdd in a metal case) and it is connected via usb. The drive is recognised as a USB mass storage device and it correctly gets the drives make and model.The problem is that it isn't visable in explorer nor in the computer management / Disk management subsection.Any clues as to what the problem might be would be much appreciated as it has alot of work on the drive from my college / Uni days (nostalga).Thanks in advance-MikeP.S. It is listed in the device manager as WDC AC34 300L USB Device Edited April 2, 2007 by mike_morley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 If it's not in Disk Manager, it might be a hardware problem. Try hooking it directly to an IDE cable if possible and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 It is also possible that there is some mixups in the Registry.Though I think it should show in Disk Management as well.You can try (won't make any harm even if it does not work) this thingie here:http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.htmlthere are also some useful tips here:http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.htmljaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_morley Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 looks like it is going to be the Ponch approach. I am dreading it as my machine isn't the most accessable in the world Long gone are the days when I use to have it on the desk on a couple of dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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