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July 11th 09, 01:43 PM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
i've had the Western Digital WDH1U10000N 1TB for a little over a week now. it was working fine, up until yesterday night. i made the switch from my PC to my laptop. when i plugged the USB into my laptop, the external hard drive was not recognized. so, i tried plugging the USB into another port, and after a few minutes it was recognized by the laptop. this morning when i plugged the external hard drive back to my PC, it is not recognized. moreover i can't find it anywhere on the computer. i know for a fact it is turned on, but i just can't find it anywhere on my computer. does anyone know what the problem is? -- iownstan 
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July 11th 09, 02:04 PM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
Have a look in Disk Management. Maybe there is a problem with the drive letter. You can reassign that in disk management. -- whs
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July 11th 09, 04:06 PM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
i've taken a look there before, but the external was nowhere to be found. if this helps, the external is usually displayed as drive e. -- iownstan
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July 12th 09, 02:12 AM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
Open a cmd prompt and type in diskpart list disk Does it see your disk in there? If it does then type in select disk# (# will be the disk number from above for your 1TB) list partition Does it see any partitions? -- truthkid
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July 12th 09, 03:22 AM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
no, the external isn't listed there. but i know for a fact the external is functioning properly, and not broken because the lights in it are on. [image: http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rnalForum.jpg] thanks for your help though. anyone else want to step up to the plate?  -- iownstan
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July 12th 09, 03:33 AM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
The lights require power, so your troubleshooting technique is a bit flawed. Have you tried multiple usb cables and on other computers? A brand new hard drive will show up with the show disk command providing its powered and physically connected. -- truthkid
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July 12th 09, 04:24 AM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
"iownstan" wrote in message ... i've taken a look there before, but the external was nowhere to be found. if this helps, the external is usually displayed as drive e. -- iownstan Go into disk management and re-letter your DVD drive that is showing as drive E to a different letter (as shown in you image from later post). Does the drive then show?
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July 12th 09, 07:35 AM
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external hard drive does not appear anywhere on the computer.
I think the disk in the enclosure has died, or there is a problem with
the internals in the enclosure. The slow recognition of the drive was probably its last gasp. Contact your supplier or WD for a warranty replacement. On 11/07/2009 14:43, iownstan wrote: i've had the Western Digital WDH1U10000N 1TB for a little over a week now. it was working fine, up until yesterday night. i made the switch from my PC to my laptop. when i plugged the USB into my laptop, the external hard drive was not recognized. so, i tried plugging the USB into another port, and after a few minutes it was recognized by the laptop. this morning when i plugged the external hard drive back to my PC, it is not recognized. moreover i can't find it anywhere on the computer. i know for a fact it is turned on, but i just can't find it anywhere on my computer. does anyone know what the problem is?
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