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marcel-v
Mar 14, 2009, 11:21 PM
Hi all. When I connect my external HD it fails to show up in Windows Vista. Is there a solution to this please?

Cheers!


jav6454
Mar 15, 2009, 12:12 AM
Hi all. When I connect my external HD it fails to show up in Windows Vista. Is there a solution to this please?

Cheers!

Did you check if Vista has the USB drivers installed and working? Remember it's Vista and you have to check double for stuff to see if it works fine.
marcel-v
Mar 15, 2009, 12:17 AM
Did you check if Vista has the USB drivers installed and working? Remember it's Vista and you have to check double for stuff to see if it works fine.

Umm. I'm quite new to Vista. How can I check if the USB drivers are installed?
jav6454
Mar 15, 2009, 12:20 AM
Umm. I'm quite new to Vista. How can I check if the USB drivers are installed?

Well you can use the Device Manager in Vista. That is located in Control Panel > Hardware Tab > Device Manager....

If you see question marks besides your device it means you lack a device driver/firmware.

I don't really use Vista much, buts thats how I remember the Device Manager being at.
marcel-v
Mar 15, 2009, 12:31 AM
Well you can use the Device Manager in Vista. That is located in Control Panel > Hardware Tab > Device Manager....

If you see question marks besides your device it means you lack a device driver/firmware.

I don't really use Vista much, buts thats how I remember the Device Manager being at.

Ok, the HD doesn't actually even appear in the Device Manager. Any tips? What could the problem be?