USB not recognising drives

win7jak

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When I connect a USB SATA drive to win7 pro 32bit it cant see it. Power is getting to the devices since the light comes on.

Changed to another port to no avail.
It and another drive work on a laptop nearby.

An Epson printer is USB enabled as well. Changed the port and that's recognised.
Can you advice please.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8Z68-V LX (LGA1155)
Memory
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 2416 (1920x1200 pixels); Dell E193FP (1280x1024 pixels)
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Boot - ST3200822AS ATA Device
Seagate Barracuda 2 terra SATA II
WD 1 Terra SATA II
WD 640Mb SATA II
Cooling
550 watt output
Keyboard
Ms
Mouse
Dell (old)
Internet Speed
slow
Antivirus
Comodo Internet Securitry 2013
Browser
Firefox 22 (Eng)
As a test:
Disconnect the printer.
Connect the external USB drive to the port used by the printer.

Does the drive work now?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
No, no change. Can't see the drive.
Also changed the printer to the ports I tried for the drive and the printer has no trouble in any port.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P8Z68-V LX (LGA1155)
Memory
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 2416 (1920x1200 pixels); Dell E193FP (1280x1024 pixels)
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Boot - ST3200822AS ATA Device
Seagate Barracuda 2 terra SATA II
WD 1 Terra SATA II
WD 640Mb SATA II
Cooling
550 watt output
Keyboard
Ms
Mouse
Dell (old)
Internet Speed
slow
Antivirus
Comodo Internet Securitry 2013
Browser
Firefox 22 (Eng)
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