Not recognized or showing up on my laptop
Assuming it’s powered on, do you hear the “usb” sound when you connect it to the computer? If not, try a different usb port, or a different cable. If you hear the sound, check for the disk in “computer management”. It may need partitioned or formatted.
SOURCE: External Hard Drive No Longer Recognized
hey im the same person who just posted above. i went to WD's website, and it said unplug the hard drive from the computer, and unplug it from the power source. then plug it into the power outlet, wait for it to spin up, then plug it in via USB/Firewire, whatever. it worked for me, so hopefully it will work for you.
SOURCE: Laptop Won't Recognize External HD
You can try opening the device manager in Window XP and uninstall the external hard disk (make sure you show unplugged devices).
Then replug the drive again, and it should reinstall the drivers.
Jules
SOURCE: WinXP does not recognize USB device for Verbatim
Troubleshooting your USB hard drive in Windows see:
http://www.verbatim.com/support/support-article.cfm?support_id=7B8B6B2C-1422-1392-A8B4CF52416BBF75&supportType=Article
Link to determine the hard drive getting enough power:
http://www.verbatim.com/support/support-article.cfm?support_id=7B4B78B1-1422-1392-A837F379D15C6F2E&supportType=Article
When devices e.g. printer is connected before you installed the needed software, it can happen that the USB port is no longer recognized.
Then remove the device that shows having problems in the hardware manager.
Next install the software.
Connect afterwards or at the time the computer asks to do so.
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Link to your external hard drive USB 500GB on the internet:
http://www.verbatim.com/products/detail.cfm?product_id=A2EDE0FA-1143-3415-5F5A5A7E80921FE8&cat_id=A2EEE0D6-1143-3415-5FC347F5645B6AE1
SOURCE: I have an external hard drive back up, Verbatim,
Hello
A few questions that may confirm problem.
Does your computer seem to know that something is plugged in?
Or does it say that it does not recognize the device?
Well, if the computer actually knows that a device has been plugged in, but you just cannot see the device in my computer, here is how you fix that. Just follow these steps:
Control panel
Administrative tools
Computer management
Storage
Disc management
Now you should see your device presented in the schematic below.
Right click on the device and assign a new drive letter.
If your computer states that it does not recognize the device, try plugging it in one of the back USB ports of the computer. Please rate this.
Best regards
SOURCE: My laptop does not recognize my verbatim 8gb flash drive
click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X you will need to update/reinstall drivers right click to reinstall drivers if you can see your usb drive but its not working ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems for a computer and its parts if you need more help with this post a reply
hope this helps you
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