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Old 08-27-2007, 05:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default External HD Enclosure problem

im sure someone here can help me.
a few years ago my old computer got pretty messed so i bought a new one.
yesterday i was bored i removed the hard drive from the old one and bought an external enclosure for it so i could browse the files from my current computer, because apparently thats possible.
so i hook it all up, and plug it in, but my computer doesnt recognize it at all other than, you can safely remove it.
someone help me! thanks
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Old 08-27-2007, 05:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: External HD Enclosure problem

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Go to your Device Manager and check if it detects the HDD. Try checking your BIOS too.
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Go to your Device Manager and check if it detects the HDD. Try checking your BIOS too.
its recognized under device manager; under universal serial bus controllers thers a yellow exclamation mark that says USB Mass Storage Device.

but not under disk management
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:58 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Have you created a partition on the disk?
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