External hd problems

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travis1116

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Hi all,

I have a Western Digital 750 gb external hd that I keep all of my media on. Ever since I installed windows 7 it has given me problems of dropping out. Every time I wake my machine from sleep, or restart it, the drive does not show up in my computer. I have to manually unplug it and plug it back in for windows to recognize it, which gets pretty annoying.

Any thoughts as to what might be going on?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Are there any errors in the device manager? Have you tried reinstalling the driver for the ex-hdd? Have you tried switching usb ports assuming it's a usb connection? Have you tried update the firmware of ex-hdd? Have you tried to update your BIOS? Then check your system for any malware, spyware and virus's....which can cause some problems for some external devices.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory
GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card
On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution
1600 X 900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
PSU
Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case
Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling
Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razor DeathAdder
Internet Speed
50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info
Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
Sorry, I should have mentioned this in the first post: No errors, drivers are updated, and it's not the usb port. Just ran a full sweep for viruses etc and found nothing. Haven't updated firmware or BIOS, guess I will try that now. Thanks for the input
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
You might want to check you have updated chipset drivers.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard
MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory
8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP2310i
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
PSU
460W
Case
HP Elite
Cooling
Air cooled
Keyboard
Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
Internet Speed
2Mb
Other Info
Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
FWIW, before you do anything too drastic . . . is this a big issue? Why not just accept it's Win agro and leave it unplugged when you retire for the night?

As a bonus the drive is separate from the PC - so you can lock it up, in another room, perhaps?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dealer made PC
OS
Windows7 home premium 32-bit
CPU
AMD Althonx2-240, dual-core 2.8GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N78
Memory
4G (2x 2Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
500Mb, three o/p VGA and 2xdigital
Sound Card
on MBO
Monitor(s) Displays
19" LCD Widescreen format
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
All SATA: C;(and small restoration as D) 500G total with about 32G unused , 1x 500G (about 30Gb unused this holds old video/photo/audio files)
and 1x 2Tb holds new Program files, but NOT faulty program.... which was installed on C:
PSU
I think 600 W, it's over spec'd for the demand, IMHO
Case
Desktop -one of thiose highly-punched case to keep cool
Cooling
8" slow fan, internal drive fans, PSU and CPU, low room temp
Keyboard
UK layout wired. mini-DIN PS2 connector on MBO
Mouse
USB-wired,
Internet Speed
cable, 2Mb
Other Info
This prog has been OK for nearly 1yr . . . . DVD Architect Studio v5.0 will give very similar Fault-Code( See postings). nearly 1 month later, without any video-processing, if I fiddle with the "Playlist" - this is part of the User-design and not anything "rogue" - but it suggests (to me?) that it's not any video-content (IE screen play action, or audio files) that are to blame.

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory
GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card
On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution
1600 X 900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
PSU
Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case
Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling
Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razor DeathAdder
Internet Speed
50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info
Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
You say that it does not show up in Computer - does it show up in Disk Management??
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
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