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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 1, 2013 16:21:54 GMT -5
My external HDD won't show in the "Hard Drives" section of "My Computer" , EVEN THOUGH the light is on and EVERYTHING is plugged in
PLZ HELP, IT HAS ALL MY PICTURES IN IT, AND FILES 'N' MUSIC, AGAIN, PLZ HULP!!!!!
did I accidentally delete something?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 19:12:50 GMT -5
What brand is it?
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 1, 2013 20:09:39 GMT -5
it must be be "Western Digital" cause it had the initials "WD' on the front will upload a pic to help |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 20:38:58 GMT -5
Yea, WD does stand for Western Digital. I use Seagate for my wrestling belt pic collection. So when you connect the USB plug from your hard drive to your computer, it won't show up in in the My Computer section?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 20:40:22 GMT -5
If it doesn't show up in the My Computer section, try reloading your computer and replug it in. Also, did any software come with your hard drive?
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 1, 2013 20:55:29 GMT -5
yeah, and I reloaded my PC before, still haven't worked,
i think i may have deleted the drivers for it, would that cause a problem?
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Post by SuperJimmy12345 on Nov 2, 2013 9:06:23 GMT -5
That would definitely cause a problem, try and find the appropriate driver.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2013 12:40:00 GMT -5
Yes, try reinstalling the missing drive for external hard drive. If after everything you do and you still can't seem to get it to work I would contact Western Digital asap
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 2, 2013 13:26:33 GMT -5
Yes, try reinstalling the missing drive for external hard drive. If after everything you do and you still can't seem to get it to work I would contact Western Digital asap got any links for the driver much help will be appreciated |
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Post by "The Gothic Superstar" Ronin on Nov 2, 2013 19:13:24 GMT -5
go to the Western Digital site, they should have drivers for it
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 2, 2013 19:27:21 GMT -5
go to the Western Digital site, they should have drivers for it link? |
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Post by "The Gothic Superstar" Ronin on Nov 2, 2013 20:36:51 GMT -5
wd.com
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 3, 2013 4:31:52 GMT -5
a step by step process would help me more, like what tab do I press and how do I transition from there? |
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Post by "The Gothic Superstar" Ronin on Nov 3, 2013 7:45:22 GMT -5
That I have no idea, never had a driver problem before, contact someone at WD, there should be a Help section on the site
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Post by SuperJimmy12345 on Nov 3, 2013 12:48:54 GMT -5
Go onto the site, go to support then under support go to the downloads section then in most popular downloads select 'Universal Firmware Updater' the site will instruct you after that.
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Post by facemeat on Nov 3, 2013 13:22:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2013 15:59:56 GMT -5
Was about to come in suggesting that  |
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 3, 2013 18:15:31 GMT -5
To facemeat: i can only see my internal drive, not my external one
To Super F'n Jimmy: how am supposed to back up stuff in my external HDD, even though I can't reach it?
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Post by facemeat on Nov 3, 2013 19:10:41 GMT -5
To facemeat: i can only see my internal drive, not my external one To Super F'n Jimmy: how am supposed to back up stuff in my external HDD, even though I can't reach it? Hmm, so you're not even seeing it in Disk Management? Do you know if your computer's recognizing it *at all*? When you plug and unplug it, do you hear the typical "chimes" that accompany plugging and unplugging USB devices? |
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Post by Roman Bellic on Nov 3, 2013 19:30:31 GMT -5
To facemeat: i can only see my internal drive, not my external one To Super F'n Jimmy: how am supposed to back up stuff in my external HDD, even though I can't reach it? Hmm, so you're not even seeing it in Disk Management? Do you know if your computer's recognizing it *at all*? When you plug and unplug it, do you hear the typical "chimes" that accompany plugging and unplugging USB devices? i am looking in Disk Management, it's not recognizing it, yet it does the typical chimes when i plug it an out To Super F'n Jimmy: I can't get past the scanning phase |
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