I finally got around to sitting in my computer to post an update on my post. Here's what I did to make it work.
1. Let's check on the External Hard Drive's hardware connection for possible points of failure by making sure the power supply is plugged on and its properly attached to your HD.
2. Then Make sure the USB is plugged on a working port. If it's not on a working port, then there you have it, change switch the USB to a working port and see if that fixes the problem.
3. If not, check if the power light is ON.
Now if you already see the drive in Computer Management Area but still no drive is assigned, then follow these steps:
1. Right-Click on your My Computer and choose "Manage". like so:
Ext HD Troubleshooting 1.bmp
4. Then you click on "Add..." which in turn will pop up another window.
5. Place a mark on the radio button labeled "Assign the following drive letter" and click OK.
Note: Make sure to choose an unassigned drive letter otherwise it'll not be accepted.
And there you have it! Your New Hard Drive's now recognised. :)
Disclaimer: this is just one of the possible way to make your computer recognise your new Hard Drive and is in no way the only solution.
1. Let's check on the External Hard Drive's hardware connection for possible points of failure by making sure the power supply is plugged on and its properly attached to your HD.
2. Then Make sure the USB is plugged on a working port. If it's not on a working port, then there you have it, change switch the USB to a working port and see if that fixes the problem.
3. If not, check if the power light is ON.
Now if you already see the drive in Computer Management Area but still no drive is assigned, then follow these steps:
1. Right-Click on your My Computer and choose "Manage". like so:
Ext HD Troubleshooting 1.bmp
2. If you have already formatted your HD just skip to the step 3. Right-Click on Disk Management on the next window, then Left-Click on "Format..." to do a Quick Format. It'll only take a few minutes at most then move onto the next step.
3. Left-Click on the Disk where you can see your new HD and choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."
add a drive to new hd.bmp
3. Left-Click on the Disk where you can see your new HD and choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."
add a drive to new hd.bmp
4. Then you click on "Add..." which in turn will pop up another window.
5. Place a mark on the radio button labeled "Assign the following drive letter" and click OK.
Note: Make sure to choose an unassigned drive letter otherwise it'll not be accepted.
And there you have it! Your New Hard Drive's now recognised. :)
Disclaimer: this is just one of the possible way to make your computer recognise your new Hard Drive and is in no way the only solution.
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