My computer won't recognize my Kindle Fire?
So, I've consulted other online forums and such, and now I'm coming here. I plug my Kindle Fire into my computer, unlock it, and then go to My Computer and look for the Kindle. There's nothing there. Nothing new pops up in My Computer after connecting the Kindle. I tried all my ports, restarting my Kindle, and restarting my computer. I read the Kindle Fire User's Guide, and it said that first you connect your Kindle Fire to your computer with a micro-USB cable (sold separately). So I used my old phone cord, which said it would work with any Android device. There's my first mistake; it's probably the cord. But the Kindle is CHARGING, so I would assume it's connected, correct? Plus all it is is a Micro USB - those things practically grow on trees! Well, anyway; moving on.
2 - slide the arrow from left to right to unlock your Kindle.
3- Open the Kindle Fire drive on your computer. Your Kindle Fire will appear as an external storage drive or volume on the computer's desktop. (THAT'S THE PROBLEM! I can't find it anywhere; not the desktop, not in My Computer, not in the Device Manager, not any random place I'd never think it to be) Note that the Kindle Fire is not usable as a device while connected to your computer as a storage drive or volume.
4- Drag and drop your content into the applicable content folder, such as Music or Pictures.
To me that sounds like something should pop up automatically. Nothing does.
I tried connecting the Kindle while it's off, on, locked, and unlocked. Nothing. By some weird fluke I can't find another USB cable at my house, and as previously stated, it's 2AM, so I can't go buy one. I'm 75% sure it must be the cord. But I'm 95% sure I'm just a huge idiot and am doing something horrendously stupid and missing the obvious. But does anyone PLEASE have any suggestions on how to fix this?