My External Hard Drive isn't recognised!

External Since: Nov 29, 2003 Posts: 49

I have an external hard drive and I am plugging it in (via a USB connection)
however the drive is not recognised. I have tried clicking on My Computer
then clicking manage but the computer just will not find any driver for the
hard drive so therefore it isn't working. I haven't a clue what the problem
could be whether its the jumper setting, or whether I am not fully updated
although that doesn't sem to want to work either I always end up waiting for
ages for it to update. Its really annoying any suggestions?

Phil

External Since: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 1

Phil,
Are you using an external power supply for the drive? The USB ports on
your computer only supply a limited amount of power. Is anything else
USB plugged in and working? What do you see in Device Manager/Hardware
for your USB ports?
Best,
Treeman

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