7 Home Premium not Detecting USB Drives


  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    7 Home Premium not Detecting USB Drives


    I added a Vantec Internal Media Reader (UGT-CR960) and now cannot access an external USB HDD I use for system backup purposes. I have attempted to reboot the PC and disconnect / reconnect the ext USB HDD to different USB ports without success. When I plug the ext USB HDD into a port I do hear the detection chime but nothing registers within the file system. My non-Microsoft OS savy wild theory is the Vantec Media Reader may have hijacked a physical drive address/letter that the ext USB HDD once occupied.

    Any ideas how I might rectify my isssue?
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  2. Posts : 225
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #2

    Open Disk Management to view all listed drives and post a pic of it.
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Screencap attached - "Fantom" is the drive that doesn't display in Explorer
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    Last edited by rumblecat; 22 Dec 2011 at 22:01. Reason: added 2nd capture
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  4. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #4

    That is device manager. Open Disk management: Start Menu->Right Click My Computer->Manage->Disk Management from the left pane
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  5. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Ah - Thanks!

    Assigned drive letter "Z" to the Fantom drive and all is now well.
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  6. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #6

    rumblecat said:
    Ah - Thanks!

    Assigned drive letter "Z" to the Fantom drive and all is now well.
    Alright, that's what we were trying to get to. Congrats on figuring it out on your own once you got there! :)
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  7. Posts : 2
    MAHARASHTRA
       #7

    I am facing similar problem. New hard disk suddenly stopped working. It is not getting detected on any windows 7 laptop. The upper solution is not working for me... Please help
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