I just got a new seagate 320GB SATA HDD installed into an enclosure which is compatible with eSATA and USB. When I hook up the hard drive into the USB port in my computer, I can hear the noise(ding-dong) but when I when to my computer, there is no drive there. I also check on disk management and it is not there also. Haven't try eSATA since I don't have a eSATA adaptor yet. Can anyone help me why my computer is not detecting my external HDD. Thanks.
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External HDD not detected HELP
- Thread starter thedece
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MentatYP said:
Read the OP's statement "I also check on disk management and it is not there also."
thedece, do you have any other drives you can try out in the enclosure?
Yeah, I recently installed an HDD into an external USB enclosure (a 320GB also, what a coincidence 
). I forgot to format it first, and the same thing happened to me--Windows recognized the USB device but not the HDD inside it--so hopefully formatting it will do the trick for you too.
). I forgot to format it first, and the same thing happened to me--Windows recognized the USB device but not the HDD inside it--so hopefully formatting it will do the trick for you too.