USB Drive not Reconized

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Viet_Vet, Jul 8, 2010.

  1. Viet_Vet

    Viet_Vet Private E-2

    I shut down my PC (Vista 64) with both my external USB HD and a USB Thumb drive attached. On reboot the USB HD is not recognized. I moved it to another PC with the same cord and it is recognized and all the data is there. If I shut it down or turn it on you get the windows sound, but it is not picked up in the control panel , nor does auto play start.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    VV
     
    Viet_Vet, Jul 8, 2010
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  2. Viet_Vet

    Viet_Vet Private E-2

    Additional Info; In device manger the USB drive is detected as"USB MASS Storage Device" Under "Universal Serial Controller" but not display in My PC.
     
    Viet_Vet, Jul 8, 2010
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  3. Viet_Vet

    Viet_Vet Private E-2

    Resolved it; I went into Disk management and discovered that the USB HD was listed as a healthy volume without a drive letter. (WTF windows ). I assigned it a drive letter and all is well......Auto play ran and the drive is picked up in My Computer.
     
    Viet_Vet, Jul 8, 2010
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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Good to know you figured it out!! ;)
     
    TimW, Jul 8, 2010
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