[nfbcs] External disk drive

[Gary Wunder]

Have you tried first changing the USB port? Sometimes that will work.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:51 AM
Subject: [nfbcs] External disk drive


> Hi guys.  I am having a problem, and I'm not sure what to do.  I have an
> external disc drive with a USB connection.  When I turn it on, the
> computer makes the USB on sound, but I don't see the drive under My
> Computer.  When I go to System/Device Manager/Disc Drives, I see it, but
> the Properties button is unavailable.  I tried the Populate button under
> Volumes, but it didn't seem to do much.
> I think perhaps I need to start over from scratch and re-add the drive,
> but I don't know how to take it off first.  A friend says I can re-scan
> for hardware, but I don't see where to do that.
> Any ideas for how I can get this drive to show up under My Computer?  I am
> running Windows XP Pro.
> Thanks.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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