TheGrantFitz Member Oct 2, 2012 #1 My external hard drive cannot be read on my 7 PC but can be identified on my XP. When I right click it, it says "Explore" in dark grey, but "Properties" is recognizing it only as a USB device. Help will be appreciated! Attachments Capture.PNG 9.9 KB · Views: 5 My Computer Computer Manufacturer/Model NumbereMachinesOSWindows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8 Proffesional x64, Windows XP Proffesional x64, Ubuntu 12.10Memory4 GB
My external hard drive cannot be read on my 7 PC but can be identified on my XP. When I right click it, it says "Explore" in dark grey, but "Properties" is recognizing it only as a USB device. Help will be appreciated!
A ashleyg New member Oct 3, 2012 #2 You probably need to assign it a Drive Letter via disk management for it to be recognized by the system. My Computer Computer Manufacturer/Model NumberHP Pavilion p6040aOSWindows 7 Professional x64, SP1CPUIntel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHzMotherboardFOXCONN NapaMemory4GBGraphics Card(s)ATI Radeon HD3540
You probably need to assign it a Drive Letter via disk management for it to be recognized by the system.