Cannot detect External Hard drive

[melvinabad06]

Laptop : LG R410-AP62E1
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate x32

Recently I change my Os from windows vista to 7. Because I can't find a way to make the original OS to become genuine.

From there, my laptop can't read external hard drive but it can only read flash drives.
I don't know what my laptop is missing, if it is updates or drivers.

Please help me I really need to fix this problem to backup my files.

thanks in advance.!

 

[metalmania31]

How did you get Win 7 Ultimate? If it's not bought from a legit source with a legit key then nobody here can help you.

 

[melvinabad06]

Well it's like a price from our school,. and it's genuine license.

 

[DanB]

Had the same problem. Try using a powered USB hub.

 

[F5ing]

With the external connected, can you post a screenshot of Disk Management, window maximized and columns/panes adjusted to show maximum info?

 

[karlsnooks]

melvin,

[FONT=&quot]Care and Feeding of MGADiag tool[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Credits: This is based upon information from NoelDP[/FONT]
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To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Download and save to your desktop:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012[/FONT]
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After saving, run the downloaded tool.

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[FONT=&quot]Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.

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[FONT=&quot]To copy the report to your response:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages), [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Enclose your response in a CODE block.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Paste (using either right-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
State the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]which is located on the case of your machine or [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]inside the battery compartment.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Do NOT quote the Key on the sticker![/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]COA -- Where and what is it.[/FONT]

 

[F5ing]

melvin,

[FONT=&quot]Care and Feeding of MGADiag tool[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Credits: This is based upon information from NoelDP[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool.[/FONT]

Karl, are you wanting the OP to reinstall the Vista to do this? The way I understand the first post the OP had the genuine problem with Vista and not the w7 install he's on now.

 

[karlsnooks]

No reinstall.

 

[FerchogtX]

Laptop : LG R410-AP62E1
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate x32

Recently I change my Os from windows vista to 7. Because I can't find a way to make the original OS to become genuine.

From there, my laptop can't read external hard drive but it can only read flash drives.
I don't know what my laptop is missing, if it is updates or drivers.

Please help me I really need to fix this problem to backup my files.

thanks in advance.!

Basically, that means it worked on Vista before?... sounds weird. Do the disk spins and leds are on?