External drive not in computer & disk mamagement need urgent help plz

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External drive not in computer & disk mamagement need urgent help plz

Hello

I am trying to transfer a file from voice recording equipment that urgently needs to be sent off today :(

I successfully used the device and transferred from it two days ago, but now when connected via USB port, the drive does not show in 'computer' nor 'disk management' - I have tried other ports to no avail, and my mobile phone charges fine in them all.

I have been and checked in device manage for yellow ticks by usb, but there are no alerts there.

Please can you help? I've been trying to sort this out for many hours now :cry:
I'm adding screenshots below.

Thanks in advance
 

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MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS [Optical drive]

Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB)
Here are the screenshots:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i33.00
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 5742
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3
Memory
3.00
Monitor(s) Displays
Intel(R) HD Graphics [Display adapter]
Hard Drives
235.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
198.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS [Optical drive]

Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB)
Have you tried the Add a Device in Control Panel > Hardware & Sound? That should at least tell you if Windows can find it. If it doesn't, then I would expect it's a connection problem, most likely the cable.

Also, it would help if you could try it with a different PC. Again, if it doesn't work there, it's most likely a connection problem.
 

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Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and 64 bitAMD A-6 / Intel i74 gigs / 8 gigsRaedon HD / NVIDIA GeForce 740M (Intel HD 460...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba L755D-S5204 (32 bit) / Toshiba L70-ABT3N22 (64 bit)
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Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and 64 bit
CPU
AMD A-6 / Intel i7
Memory
4 gigs / 8 gigs
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Raedon HD / NVIDIA GeForce 740M (Intel HD 4600 onboard)
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Intel NUC5i5RYH - 16 GB RAM, 250 GB Samsung m2 SSD, 7 Pro x64, Intel HD 6000 onboard graphics, Realtek onboard audio, integrated wireless. Running this and laptops through Toshiba Dynadock for external monitor and 5.1 speakers.

IntelNUC5i3RYH added.
Have you tried the Add a Device in Control Panel > Hardware & Sound? That should at least tell you if Windows can find it. If it doesn't, then I would expect it's a connection problem, most likely the cable.

Also, it would help if you could try it with a different PC. Again, if it doesn't work there, it's most likely a connection problem.


Hello

I should have said I've tried that, and windows can't find it :o
 

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My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i33.00
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 5742
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3
Memory
3.00
Monitor(s) Displays
Intel(R) HD Graphics [Display adapter]
Hard Drives
235.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
198.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ890AS [Optical drive]

Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB)
Do you have a different cable you could use?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and 64 bitAMD A-6 / Intel i74 gigs / 8 gigsRaedon HD / NVIDIA GeForce 740M (Intel HD 460...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba L755D-S5204 (32 bit) / Toshiba L70-ABT3N22 (64 bit)
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit and 64 bit
CPU
AMD A-6 / Intel i7
Memory
4 gigs / 8 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Raedon HD / NVIDIA GeForce 740M (Intel HD 4600 onboard)
Other Info
Intel NUC5i5RYH - 16 GB RAM, 250 GB Samsung m2 SSD, 7 Pro x64, Intel HD 6000 onboard graphics, Realtek onboard audio, integrated wireless. Running this and laptops through Toshiba Dynadock for external monitor and 5.1 speakers.

IntelNUC5i3RYH added.
Have you tried the voice recording equipment on another PC?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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