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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 :
[slide]http://lulzimg.com/i22/c0f403c5.png[/slide]

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

Regards,
Netguy
 
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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 ;)
 
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.
 
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.
 
Dude open device manager and scan for hardware changes
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check the error and click update if u got error on hdd also try to do ir for ports also...

so u will know the problem.

-Regards
 
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