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From: Pen on 1 Feb 2008 12:50
jay lunis wrote:
> RBM wrote:
>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the bios
>> and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive though
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4(a)newsfe06.lga...
>>> Calab wrote:
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3(a)newsfe02.lga...
>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it to
>>>>> the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a device
>>>>> in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it was
>>>>> plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But with
>>>>> the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>> protect the content.
>>>>
>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>>>
>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>
>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>> status.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Encryption - none
>>>
>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
>>> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
>>> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>> Volume - blank
>>> Type - Basic
>>> File system - RAW
>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>> Online
>>> What have I learned?
>>
> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management.
I've had the exact same problem and fixed
it by assigning a drive letter. I used Partition Magic,
but Disk Management will do the same thing.
ControlPanel/Administrative Tools/Computer
Management/Storage/DiskManagement
From: RBM on 1 Feb 2008 12:54
leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
see if the drive is recognized there



"jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:COIoj.525$az7.202(a)newsfe07.lga...
> RBM wrote:
>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the
>> bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive
>> though
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4(a)newsfe06.lga...
>>> Calab wrote:
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3(a)newsfe02.lga...
>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>> protect the content.
>>>>
>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>> there?
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>> do:
>>>>
>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>
>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>> status.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Encryption - none
>>>
>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
>>> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>> Volume - blank
>>> Type - Basic
>>> File system - RAW
>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>> Online
>>> What have I learned?
>>
>>
> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management.


From: Calab on 1 Feb 2008 13:39
>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive there?
>>
>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you do:
>>
>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>
>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>> status.

> Encryption - none
>
> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital. The
> unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G HD.
> Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
> Volume - blank
> Type - Basic
> File system - RAW
> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
> Online
> What have I learned?

You have learned that your enclosure is working fine.

The problem is that this PC doesn't understand how the drive is formatted.
Did you need to use any utilities on the old PC to make the drive work? What
does the Disk Management say on the old PC for this drive?

If it were me, I'd simply plug back into the old PC and move all the files
off that drive to a safe location. Once that's done, plug into the Vista PC
and use the Disk Management to delete and recreate the partition on that
drive and format it. Once formatted you can move the files back.


From: jay lunis on 1 Feb 2008 13:53
RBM wrote:
> leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
> see if the drive is recognized there
>
>
>
> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:COIoj.525$az7.202(a)newsfe07.lga...
>> RBM wrote:
>>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to reboot
>>> the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go into the
>>> bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard drive
>>> though
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4(a)newsfe06.lga...
>>>> Calab wrote:
>>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3(a)newsfe02.lga...
>>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC to
>>>>> protect the content.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>>> there?
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>>> do:
>>>>>
>>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>>
>>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>>> status.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Encryption - none
>>>>
>>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show 120G
>>>> HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>>> Volume - blank
>>>> Type - Basic
>>>> File system - RAW
>>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>>> Online
>>>> What have I learned?
>>>
>> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk Management.
>
>

>>go into bios, and see if the drive is recognized there
How do I do that?
From: RBM on 1 Feb 2008 14:42
Jay, I'm no expert so I don't feel competent in directing you into the bios.
You can screw up a lot of stuff there.



"jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:KUJoj.20$l_3.16(a)newsfe02.lga...
> RBM wrote:
>> leave the drive attached, reboot the PC and immediately go into bios, and
>> see if the drive is recognized there
>>
>>
>>
>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:COIoj.525$az7.202(a)newsfe07.lga...
>>> RBM wrote:
>>>> Whenever I'm screwing around with accessory hard drives, I have to
>>>> reboot the PC for them to be recognized. When I do this, I have to go
>>>> into the bios and tell the machine not to boot from the accessory hard
>>>> drive though
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:3JHoj.30$ED.4(a)newsfe06.lga...
>>>>> Calab wrote:
>>>>>> "jay lunis" <jay.lunis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:y5Hoj.7$l_3.3(a)newsfe02.lga...
>>>>>>> HP desktop PC with Vista Home Premium
>>>>>>> I do not know if my problem is with the PC, Vista, or my HD.
>>>>>>> Bought the HP a few weeks ago and, today, got around to moving my
>>>>>>> Western Digital USB HD to the new PC. Or, I tried to.
>>>>>>> It was working perfectly in the old PC. Disconnected it and moved it
>>>>>>> to the new PC. Nothing. Vista does not seem to detect I plugged a
>>>>>>> device in a USB port. It 'found' the wireless mouse adapter when it
>>>>>>> was plugged in and the bluetooth dongle when it was plugged in. But
>>>>>>> with the USB HD . . . nothing.
>>>>>>> Tried Control Panel|Add Hardware. No new Hardware Detected.
>>>>>>> How do I troubleshoot this?
>>>>>> Any encryption on this drive? It may not let you move it to a new PC
>>>>>> to protect the content.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's also possible that it found it without even showing any
>>>>>> notification. If you go into Drive Management do you see the drive
>>>>>> there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately not sure of where to find this in Vista, but in XP you
>>>>>> do:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right click "My computer" -> Manage -> Disk Managment
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Each drive will be shown on the right side, with drive letters and
>>>>>> status.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Encryption - none
>>>>>
>>>>> Does show up in Drive Management, I think. My USB is Western Digital.
>>>>> The unknown drive in Disk Management is Western Digital. Both show
>>>>> 120G HD. Sound like it to me. Here is the Disk Management data
>>>>> Volume - blank
>>>>> Type - Basic
>>>>> File system - RAW
>>>>> Status - Healthy (active, Primary partition)
>>>>> Online
>>>>> What have I learned?
>>>>
>>> OK, rebooted. Still not showing in Explorer. No change in Disk
>>> Management.
>>
>>
>
> >>go into bios, and see if the drive is recognized there
> How do I do that?


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