Solved USB not showing up on my computer

Barbarian Roman

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My new Duracel USB stick is not showing up any more on my laptop. It used to before. But, I got a serious BSOD with a virus and since then, the USB won't show up. Other USB devices will show up on my laptop. The USB shows up on my desktop with windows XP. And when I plug my USB in my laptop, even though it doesn't show up on my computer or disk management, the laptop will still make the chiming noise that something's detected. Any ideas? This USB still works on other computers, and other USB's work on the laptop.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 7745G
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
i5 460m
Memory
8gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 5650m & Integrated Intel HD
Sound Card
Realtek HD
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
C 450 gb
D 465 gb
plug it in, wait for the detected noise. Go to the device manager

control panel -> system -> device manager
And look if there are any items with a exclamation mark or other, notification type icons next to them.

report back.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
Dear Barbarian Roman,
Is the laptop responding to the insertion of the "duracel" USB with any message like"unknown device detected" or any symbol displayed?you may try this method : with the USB in place ,restart! Check whether the USB is displayed in "computer". Most USBs are FAT formatted and are thus considered by many to be easily removable, by casually pulling the stick off from the slot, but i would prefer the safe method of removal!

Regards,
Sreedhav
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio C series VPCCB35FN laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
IntelCore [email protected]; Sandy Bridge 32nm Tech.
Motherboard
Sony Vaio Version:C609NJYJ
Memory
4096Mb RAM; Single ChannelDDR3@665MHz; DRAM Freq:662MHz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6630M; GPU:Whistler;BIOS Core&mem Clock:123.36
Sound Card
REALTEK High Definition Audio Device; INTEL Display Card
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Intel HD;Resolution:1920*1040 Pixels; BPP:32bits
Screen Resolution
Current Resolution:1920*1080 Pixels; Monitor Frequency:60Hz
Hard Drives
Internal HD:TOSHIBA MK5061GSY; Real Size:488 GB;NTFS; 3 Partitions; SATA; HEADS:16

External HDD: WD Elements 1023 PORTABLE; Estimated Size: 1TB; NTFS; 3 Partitions
Cooling
Lateral Exhaust with a Cooling Pad Placed Beneath.
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth+ Generic Integrated K-B
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth
Internet Speed
2MBPS
Other Info
1)Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security Suite Version:3
2)SAS-PRO

3)MBAM--PRO


4)WATERFOX+IE9 +WOT+LINKEXTEND+ DRWEBCUREIT LINK CHECKER

5)SPYWAREBLASTER

6) WINPATROL PLUS

7) SANDBOXIE and
8) A BIT OF COMMON SENSE.
Thanks guys, but I finally figured out the problem. It was because of virtual box, it treated it like a virtual USB drive, even though I uninstalled virtual box. I went into printers and devices, where it shows everything hooked up to your computer (not device manager, that was useless) and sure enough, it said virtual USB. So I uninstalled the drive, and it's working fine now.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 7745G
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
CPU
i5 460m
Memory
8gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 5650m & Integrated Intel HD
Sound Card
Realtek HD
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
C 450 gb
D 465 gb
Dear Barbarian Roman,
Happy to see the prob. go away, as i was very curious about your curious problem!

Best wishes,
Sreedhav:)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio C series VPCCB35FN laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
IntelCore [email protected]; Sandy Bridge 32nm Tech.
Motherboard
Sony Vaio Version:C609NJYJ
Memory
4096Mb RAM; Single ChannelDDR3@665MHz; DRAM Freq:662MHz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6630M; GPU:Whistler;BIOS Core&mem Clock:123.36
Sound Card
REALTEK High Definition Audio Device; INTEL Display Card
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Intel HD;Resolution:1920*1040 Pixels; BPP:32bits
Screen Resolution
Current Resolution:1920*1080 Pixels; Monitor Frequency:60Hz
Hard Drives
Internal HD:TOSHIBA MK5061GSY; Real Size:488 GB;NTFS; 3 Partitions; SATA; HEADS:16

External HDD: WD Elements 1023 PORTABLE; Estimated Size: 1TB; NTFS; 3 Partitions
Cooling
Lateral Exhaust with a Cooling Pad Placed Beneath.
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth+ Generic Integrated K-B
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth
Internet Speed
2MBPS
Other Info
1)Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security Suite Version:3
2)SAS-PRO

3)MBAM--PRO


4)WATERFOX+IE9 +WOT+LINKEXTEND+ DRWEBCUREIT LINK CHECKER

5)SPYWAREBLASTER

6) WINPATROL PLUS

7) SANDBOXIE and
8) A BIT OF COMMON SENSE.
My problem turned out to be similar. Acronis TrueImage had created a virutual USB drive, which caused real USB drives to frequently not show up. I uninstalled TrueImage, and the machine is working fine now.

Thanks for following up and giving me the virtual drive hint.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Win7 Pro x64
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