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♣ My Brainhurts ♣
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♣ My Brainhurts ♣ asked in Computers & InternetHardwareAdd-ons · 1 decade ago

External hard disc seems to be hiding?

I am using XP and recently "My Computer" has stopped seeing my external hard drive, "add hardware" in control panel says that it is there and working, the safely remove hardware program can also see it. could I have accidentally changed something or some setting so that "My Computer" is now ignoring the external hard drive.

Oh I am a bit of a novice so nothing too technical please,

thank you for your time,

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  • ray_diator
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    See if Disk Managment acknowledges it

    Double click Administrative Tools in Control Panel. Then double click Computer Management and select Disk Management.

  • coofooman
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    START / SETTINGS / CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / DEVICE MANAGER / DISK DRIVES / make sure that it is in there if not reinstall it so that it show's in device manager that should fix the problem. Make sure that the exturnal drive is firmly connected as a loose connection can stop it working.

    P C MAN

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