Solved External Hard Drive Connection Problems

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smac

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ve an external hard that when I plug it into my computer via USB doesn't allow me to access it via my computer. The computer bleeps and show me its connected but I am unable to access it.

I have done a low level format on it to wipe it clean.

Can someone please help, I need to copy a lot of files on to it but because it is not listed on my computer I am unable.

Regards

Stuart
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
CPU
I7
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
IE9
Try following this tutorial to create a partition on that drive. DO NOT touch the C: drive nor drives you have already, only the new drive. (look at the drive letter from My Computer to identify it)

If it's a brand new drive it should be all "unallocated space" in that window.
Post a screenshot of the Disk Management window otherwise.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Hi there

Many thanks for that info, I have just tried it and now can access it through my computer. Thanks again.

Regards

Stuart
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
CPU
I7
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
IE9
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