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Help: Windows Vista doesn't recognize FAT32 external HD

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marcel-v

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Hi all. When I connect my external HD it fails to show up in Windows Vista. Is there a solution to this please?

Cheers!
 
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marcel-v

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jav6454 said:
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.
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Umm. I'm quite new to Vista. How can I check if the USB drivers are installed?
 
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jav6454

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marcel-v said:
Umm. I'm quite new to Vista. How can I check if the USB drivers are installed?
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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.
 
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marcel-v

macrumors regular
Original poster
Oct 25, 2006
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jav6454 said:
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.
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Ok, the HD doesn't actually even appear in the Device Manager. Any tips? What could the problem be?
 
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