can't get win 7 to recognize ext.hdd

sirjeffrey

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I was gfiven some external hardrives with enclosures and was told they all work. I cant get a single one to be recognized in computer. any tips or workarounds to get windows to recognize these drives. I am now using an acer 64 bit laptop.
 

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self built
OS
64 bit vista ultimate
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H
Memory
Corsair Dominator 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz 2X204
Graphics Card(s)
Vision-Tek Radeon 4870
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N/A
Monitor(s) Displays
Emprex 26" LCD 1900X1200, Gateway 17" LCD 1200X720
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10000 RPM SATA
Iomega 250GB External USB
PSU
Silverstone ST70F 700 Watt Modular ATX
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Silverstone SST-GD01B-MXR
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stock with CPU
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PC/Desktop
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Custom Built PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68X-UD3-B3
Memory
12GB Kingston Hyperx 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTS 450
PSU
500W Coolink
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Genius G-Pen F610 (PenPad)
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