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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:42 am
Post subject: Where is my hard drive?
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HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device
in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was
plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with
the USB HD . . . nothing.
Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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"jay lunis" <jay.lunis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my Western
> Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device in
> a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was plugged in
> and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with the USB HD . .
> . nothing.
> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
> How do I troubleshoot this?
Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
protect the content.
It's also possible that it found it without even showing any notification.
If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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Calab wrote:
> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my Western
>> Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device in
>> a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was plugged in
>> and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with the USB HD . .
>> . nothing.
>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>
> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
> protect the content.
>
> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any notification.
> If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>
> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>
> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>
> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and status.
>
>
>
Encryption - none
Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
Volume - blank
Type - Basic
File system - RAW
Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
Online
What have I learned? >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the bios
and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive though
"jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Calab wrote:
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device
>>> in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was
>>> plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with
>>> the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>
>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>> protect the content.
>>
>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>
>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>
>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>
>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>> status.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Encryption - none
>
> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
> Volume - blank
> Type - Basic
> File system - RAW
> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
> Online
> What have I learned? >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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RBM wrote:
> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the bios
> and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive though
>
>
>
>
> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4@newsfe06.lga...
>> Calab wrote:
>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>>>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device
>>>> in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was
>>>> plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with
>>>> the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>> protect the content.
>>>
>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>>
>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>>
>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>
>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>> status.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Encryption - none
>>
>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
>> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
>> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>> Volume - blank
>> Type - Basic
>> File system - RAW
>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>> Online
>> What have I learned?
>
>
OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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jay lunis wrote:
> RBM wrote:
>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the bios
>> and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive though
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4@newsfe06.lga...
>>> Calab wrote:
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>>>>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device
>>>>> in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was
>>>>> plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with
>>>>> the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>> protect the content.
>>>>
>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>>>
>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>
>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>> status.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Encryption - none
>>>
>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
>>> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
>>> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>> Volume - blank
>>> Type - Basic
>>> File system - RAW
>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>> Online
>>> What have I learned?
>>
> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management.
I've had the exact same problem and fixed
it by assigning a drive letter. I used Partition Magic,
but Disk Management will do the same thing.
ControlPanel/Administrative Tools/Computer
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:04 pm
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leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
see if the drive is recognized there
"jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:COIoj.525$az7.202@newsfe07.lga...
> RBM wrote:
>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the
>> bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive
>> though
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4@newsfe06.lga...
>>> Calab wrote:
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>> protect the content.
>>>>
>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>> there?
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>> do:
>>>>
>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>
>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>> status.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Encryption - none
>>>
>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
>>> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>> Volume - blank
>>> Type - Basic
>>> File system - RAW
>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>> Online
>>> What have I learned?
>>
>>
> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:53 pm
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RBM wrote:
> leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
> see if the drive is recognized there
>
>
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> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:COIoj.525$az7.202@newsfe07.lga...
>> RBM wrote:
>>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the
>>> bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive
>>> though
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4@newsfe06.lga...
>>>> Calab wrote:
>>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>>> protect the content.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>>> there?
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>>> do:
>>>>>
>>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>>
>>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>>> status.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Encryption - none
>>>>
>>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
>>>> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>>> Volume - blank
>>>> Type - Basic
>>>> File system - RAW
>>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>>> Online
>>>> What have I learned?
>>>
>> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management.
>
>
>>go into bios, and see if the drive is recognized there
How do I do that? >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:42 pm
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Jay, I'm no expert so I don't feel competent in directing you into the bios.
You can screw up a lot of stuff there.
"jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> RBM wrote:
>> leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
>> see if the drive is recognized there
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:COIoj.525$az7.202@newsfe07.lga...
>>> RBM wrote:
>>>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to
>>>> reboot the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go
>>>> into the bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard
>>>> drive though
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4@newsfe06.lga...
>>>>> Calab wrote:
>>>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC
>>>>>> to protect the content.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>>>> there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>>>> do:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>>>> status.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Encryption - none
>>>>>
>>>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show
>>>>> 120G HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>>>> Volume - blank
>>>>> Type - Basic
>>>>> File system - RAW
>>>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>>>> Online
>>>>> What have I learned?
>>>>
>>> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk
>>> Management.
>>
>>
>
> >>go into bios, and see if the drive is recognized there
> How do I do that? >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:04 pm
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>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>
>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>
>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>
>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>> status.
> Encryption - none
>
> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
> Volume - blank
> Type - Basic
> File system - RAW
> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
> Online
> What have I learned?
You have learned that your enclosure is working fine.
The problem is that this PC doesn't understand how the drive is formatted.
Did you need to use any utilities on the old PC to make the drive work? What
does the Disk Management say on the old PC for this drive?
If it were me, I'd simply plug back into the old PC and move all the files
off that drive to a safe location. Once that's done, plug into the Vista PC
and use the Disk Management to delete and recreate the partition on that
drive and format it. Once formatted you can move the files back. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:09 pm
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jay lunis wrote:
> Calab wrote:
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my Western
>>> Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device in
>>> a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was plugged in
>>> and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with the USB HD . .
>>> . nothing.
>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>> protect the content.
>>
>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any notification.
>> If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>
>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>
>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>
>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and status.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Encryption - none
>
> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
> Volume - blank
> Type - Basic
> File system - RAW
> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
> Online
> What have I learned?
You need to assign a drive letter. Read my other post. It';s not hard. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:04 pm
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>> Encryption - none
>>
>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
>> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>> Volume - blank
>> Type - Basic
>> File system - RAW
>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>> Online
>> What have I learned?
> You need to assign a drive letter. Read my other post. It';s not hard.
As long as the file system is "RAW", there is nothing you can do with the
data on that hard drive. You won't be able to assign a drive letter to it.
Your only real hope is to put it back on the old PC and copy the data from
the drive.
It's very odd that the old PC can use the drive, but not the new PC. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is my hard drive? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Somewhere on teh intarweb "Calab" typed:
> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>
> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC
> to protect the content.
>
> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
> there?
> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
> do:
> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>
> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
> status.
Wrong.
First question in this situation is; "Did you set the master/slave jumper to
the correct setting and is the drive on the right connector on the IDE
cable."
It's great that you're trying to help people and all that but it requires a
certain knowledge to do that...
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is my hard drive? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"~misfit~" <misfit61nz RemoveThis @yahoot.com.au> wrote in message
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> Somewhere on teh intarweb "Calab" typed:
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3@newsfe02.lga...
>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>
>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC
>> to protect the content.
>>
>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>> there?
>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>> do:
>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>
>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>> status.
>
> Wrong.
>
> First question in this situation is; "Did you set the master/slave jumper
> to the correct setting and is the drive on the right connector on the IDE
> cable."
>
> It's great that you're trying to help people and all that but it requires
> a certain knowledge to do that...
Wrong.
First question is "did you actually read their posting?"
It's a USB drive that was functional on another PC. No master/slave settings
involved. No IDE connector involved.
BTW, there is no "right connector on the IDE cable". A properly jumpered
drive will work equally well on either plug. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is my hard drive? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:04:51 GMT, "Calab" <myspam.TakeThisOut@csd.ca>
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>It's a USB drive that was functional on another PC. No master/slave settings
>involved. No IDE connector involved.
>
So the drive is SATA inside the enclosure? If not, it'll
have jumpers though I guess they shouldn't need changed if
it had worked as-is previously.
>BTW, there is no "right connector on the IDE cable". A properly jumpered
>drive will work equally well on either plug.
>
Maybe, but the spec clearly states not to put it in the
middle because if there is no device on the end there is no
termination and you'd get signal reflections that can screw
with data integrity, or really I mean cause resends. >> Stay informed about: Where is my hard drive? |
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