External Hard Drive Not Detected?!?
97045
For USB Hard drive you dont need to go into system BIOS.\nwinXP and winNT2000 pro will automatically detect your external drive and load the driver for you. Your error could be 1 of the following:\n1.  You manually install the driver before you connect the USB HD.\n2.  Power from USB insufficient to run your HD (you should connect the power cable first leaving out the USB cable until after you boot up).\n\nYou can try this:\nGo to "Control Panel" --> "System" --> "Device Manager", remove the "Unknown device", and detach the USB cable, then connect the power cable. Restart the computer and connect the USB cable after boot up.  Click ok to load window driver for USB device when asked.\n\nWinXP has a feature to partition the HD:  Control Panel ---> Performance and Maintenance --->Administrative Tools ---> Computer Management ---> Disk Management.\n\nDunno about Win NT 2000.  You probably need a disk partition software.
280561
Try this -\n\nOpen control panel, then system, then hardware, then device manager, then disk drives, double click on your bad drive and click troubleshoot.\n\nGood Luck
152411
I would check the HD in another system and the IDE or SATA wire.\n\nYou can buy another control card that plugs into a PCI slot, it might even be faster.
660797
hmm, is it a self contained hard drive or an internal one. If it is external, open the thing up and see if you can place it in your pc and use it... \nIf it is internal, you need to be more specific and give more info on how it crashed, if your pc still works, ect. It maybe that it fried, got damaged or somehow got corrupted. If you get no response from it at all( try the variables, changing cables, power outlet, turn on off, install/backup drivers), either consult a personal comp tech to take a look at it, since it's hard to diagnose, or get a new one. Sorry
965093
If it isn't automatically detecting it, you'll likely need to manually enter the information.  There should be an option in the bios to manually enter it - you'll likely need to consult your HD documentation to get the drive's geometry so you can input it.
959705
unlikly to be a driver issue..\n\nHit\n\nStart/Run/diskmgmt.msc\n\nSelect mass storage device/removable media \n\nright click\nchange driver letter and paths\nselect something other than what its currently set to\nselect ok\napply on the message\nthere you go.....
699852
The Blue Screen of Death..... try to start in safe mode. if that will not work,  your HD might be Dead....
91375
sounds like an un usual issue you have there, have you got USB enabled all the way in the bios ie usb keyboard, usb mouse as enabled and usb enabled ?\n\nAlso www.usbman.com have a very good FAQ which would defintly be worth while checking out. Also if you right click my computer --> manage --> disk management ( that is how I am assuming you are deciphering if it detects it or not ? ) As for not mounting it, have you formatted the disk  / memory stick or whatever it is ?
55270
did u install an operating system or not yet ?\n\nif yes, then open "My Computer" if u use windows operating system and right click on each drive and chose properties.\n\nif no, then the easiest way is to plug ur hard drive to another pc which has an operating system and do the same\n\n\ngood luck mate.. ;)
333707
can you tell us what you have tried so far to try and access it ? Also right click on my computer --> Manage and then go to disk management and tell us if you see it there.\n\nIf you need further help or w/e email me :)
248448
Give CD Check a try.  It will detect any errors and try to recover any corrupt files. It has saved my rear on an ocassion or 2.\n\nhttp://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
572474
Check for Viruses...my friend...your harddisk is corrupted with viruses.....incase if it not works....then reformat your external harddisk.....Cheers
843172
check the cables and power. those are the most likely culprits, especialy if the computer has been moved or jarred.  failing that go into bios and see if the computer recognizes the hard drive as there and can read it.  if you need files from it, attach it as a slave and see if you can access it....if not its probably a screwed pooch from a virus and needs to be replaced.
681924
Set the jumpers on the drive to master (this is for any drive, not just for a WD).  Plug the power into it then connect the drive via your controller (I trust you mean external controller) to a USB port.  It should work fine.  As an extra hint, you can also use the external setup with a laptop drive - good capacity and much smaller.
121823
I would really recommend using NTPassword, it can be found as an ISO.  If you need to remove the drive, then do that if you must.
84928
There is a software called Easy recovery that has tools for testing the mechanical and logical functions of any hard drive.  You need another hard drive if you are going to attemp any data recovery though.  Check the website.
36219
1) if it's a power supply issue, replace the power supply in the host machine.\n\n2)You can pull the drive and install it as a secondary internal drive in another machine.\n\n3)Buy an external usb or firewire enclosure, install your hard drive in it. And now you have the ability to connect that hard drive to any computer with a usb or firewire connection.