external HDD does not show?

[fluidmotion]

i am on win7 starter with HP Mini,
connected external hdd in usb port,

auto play tab does not show up,
and
open 'computer'
ext. hdd does not exist.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

Can you find it in Disk Management or Device Management

Disk Management:

Option One: Type in "diskmgmt.msc" in the Run box..

Option Two: Open up Control Panel, then click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management (to get to this part you can also just Right Click "My Computer" and click Manage. Under Storage click Disk Management.

Then when you see your External Hard Drive, Right Click on it and click Change Drive Letter (to something you prefer and can easily remind you which drive it is.) For example you have 3 External Hard Drives with different letters - the letters can help remind you what one is which.

If Disk Management didn't work, try this:

For Device Management. Open up Computer Management like before and click Device Management or Right Click "My Computer" and click Device Management or in the Run box type in devmgmt.msc...

And look for your external hard drive, Disable and Uninstall it and restart your computer, it should now be visible.

Good Luck.

 

[fluidmotion]

seagate usb device is not in disk management,
but
i found it in device manager.

weird...?
auto play tab used to pop right up when this drive is connected into usb port.

so,
does this device need to be uninstalled from device manager?

Can you find it in Disk Management or Device Management

Disk Management:

Option One: Type in "diskmgmt.msc" in the Run box..

Option Two: Open up Control Panel, then click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management (to get to this part you can also just Right Click "My Computer" and click Manage. Under Storage click Disk Management.

Then when you see your External Hard Drive, Right Click on it and click Change Drive Letter (to something you prefer and can easily remind you which drive it is.) For example you have 3 External Hard Drives with different letters - the letters can help remind you what one is which.

If Disk Management didn't work, try this:

For Device Management. Open up Computer Management like before and click Device Management or Right Click "My Computer" and click Device Management or in the Run box type in devmgmt.msc...

And look for your external hard drive, Disable and Uninstall it and restart your computer, it should now be visible.

Good Luck.

 

[whs]

i assume it is the big Disk1. That has no partition on it. Right click on the big space of that disk in disk management and define a partition. Suggest you do not make it too big. It is easier to extend than to shrink.

 

[fluidmotion]

uninstalled usb hard disk drive from device manager,
and
restart this netbook,
in the end of booting windows,
notification tab poped up,
usb hdd is installed automatically in device manager.

Can you find it in Disk Management or Device Management

Disk Management:

Option One: Type in "diskmgmt.msc" in the Run box..

Option Two: Open up Control Panel, then click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management (to get to this part you can also just Right Click "My Computer" and click Manage. Under Storage click Disk Management.

Then when you see your External Hard Drive, Right Click on it and click Change Drive Letter (to something you prefer and can easily remind you which drive it is.) For example you have 3 External Hard Drives with different letters - the letters can help remind you what one is which.

If Disk Management didn't work, try this:

For Device Management. Open up Computer Management like before and click Device Management or Right Click "My Computer" and click Device Management or in the Run box type in devmgmt.msc...

And look for your external hard drive, Disable and Uninstall it and restart your computer, it should now be visible.

Good Luck.

 

[Britton30]

If you have data on the external drive, I'm afraid you may have lost it. the disk needs to be initialized which will delete any data on it.

 

[fluidmotion]

nope,
this usb hdd has 1 TB of storage.

i assume it is the big Disk1. That has no partition on it. Right click on the big space of that disk in disk management and define a partition. Suggest you do not make it too big. It is easier to extend than to shrink.

 

[fluidmotion]

data was backed up a long time ago.

If you have data on the external drive, I'm afraid you may have lost it. the disk needs to be initialized which will delete any data on it.

 

[Britton30]

The difference btween 1TB and 931 MB is how Windows measures size and how drive makers do it, big disk is 1tb.

 

[whs]

Did you see my post #4.

 

[fluidmotion]

i found it.

i thought usb hdd was listed in same square where local hdd partitions were.

right clicked on big disk,
tab showed up like this,
and
define partitions?

Did you see my post #4.

 

[whs]

Right.

 

[Britton30]

Different physical drives will alway appear as Disk x or y in disk Management.

 

[fluidmotion]

how to define partition after right clicking drive?

Right.

 

[Britton30]

If you unplug/re-plug this drive, do you get a window that says the drive needs to be initialized? IF so go ahead and do it. Then in Disk management highlight tit and click Actions/All actions from the top menu and you will see options to do.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

Hi, fluidmotion the 931GB Partition in Disk Management is the USB External Hard Drive, Right click on Disk 1 and select Create New Partiton or assign it a Drive Letter.

 

[DeaconFrost]

You might get prompted to Initialize as one of the options when you right-click, but it will be very straightforward.

 

[fluidmotion]

unpluged usb hdd, and replug it,
no change?

If you unplug/re-plug this drive, do you get a window that says the drive needs to be initialized? IF so go ahead and do it. Then in Disk management highlight tit and click Actions/All actions from the top menu and you will see options to do.

 

[fluidmotion]

right clicked on usb hdd,
this tab showed up,
do we expect this tab?

Hi, fluidmotion the 931GB Partition in Disk Management is the USB External Hard Drive, Right click on Disk 1 and select Create New Partiton or assign it a Drive Letter.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

Get EASEUS Home Edition for free here.

Then try making a new partition.