Is the hard drive seen ?Click start control panel scroll to folder options view place a tick in show hidden files folders and drives
There are also Data Recovery programs that might be very helpful to recover your important information.
Downloads to Recover Your Files and Save Your Bacon and 10 Best Free Hard Drive Utilities.
Some addition links found on Googlehttp://www.datarecoveryreview.net/
http://www.easeus.com/resource/hard-disk-data-recovery.htmhope this helps
The LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini is an external hard drive that you can connect to your computer through an Ethernet connection.
Those who work on large projects that might require more memory than a computer has can use one of these devices to save information from the project.
Video editors often use hard drives such as these because videos often take up so much memory on their computers.
To keep information on the drives secure, change the administrator password from time to time.
Type "http://edmini" into your Web browser.
Logon to the page using your current login information. The default username and password is "Admin."
Click the "Users" tab.
Click "Change the Administrator Password."
Type and confirm the new password.
or if this failshttp://majorgeeks.com/Dr._Freeware_System_Utilities_d6416.html
Support IDE/SATA/USB Hard Drives memory cards USB Memory Drives Windows Password Cleaner Available in Live CD to run offline This is a utility to blank the password of any user that has a valid local account on your Windows system. You do not need to know the old password to blank the password. hope this helps
Figure out whether you need a hardware or software fix.
Look for grinding sounds from your drive or humming that starts or stops.
These are signs that the actuator arm and discs are no longer in alignment and your drive is timing out.
If it seems as though nothing is wrong with your hard drive, it's probably time for a software fix.
Run one of the many software fixes, if you think the problem is related to software.
These programs feature on-screen directions, making it easy for you to progress through them.
If this works, you don't need to fix a physical problem.
Remove the many tiny screws that holds the drive together.
Eventually, you'll get to the innards of your drive.
Be very careful not to bend or force a piece to go where it doesn't want to.
Determine if you've set things straight.
Look to see whether anything was loose inside your external hard drive.
If you have recently dropped it or traveled with it, it is possible that something came loose.
Also check that all the arms and platters are straight and do not appear bent in any way.
If they are bent, straighten them with your hands or pliers.
Put everything back together and check that everything in your external hard drive is working properly.
Try using the external hard drive on another computer.
click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X
you will need to update/reinstall drivers
right click to reinstall drivers
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again
if you can see your usb drive but its not working
ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts
if it still cant be detected or If the hard drive that has failed is the same one that you are trying to recover from might the reason that you are getting this error.
This could be an issue where the part of the hard drive you are trying to access is corrupt and not accessible which would explain the reason that it would let you access the other partition.
Now I have seen cases where Malware can break the link of a Hard Drive.
So let's try a couple of steps.
Let's go back in to "Disk Management"
Lets right click on the partition that you are not able to access and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths"
Now try selecting a new Drive Letter.
This will restore the path if it has been broken.
There are also Data Recovery programs that might be very helpful to recover your important information.
Downloads to Recover Your Files and Save Your Bacon and 10 Best Free Hard Drive Utilities.
Some addition links found on Googlehttp://www.datarecoveryreview.net/
http://www.easeus.com/resource/hard-disk-data-recovery.htm
or if its a usb external drive you might need a usb 3 card installed on your computer your computer might not have enough usb output
USB 3 card will provide more power when needed to the device to gain maximum throughput and conserve power when the device is connected but is idling
http://blog.premiumusb.com/2010/09/usb-2-0-vs-usb-3-0/
these can be purchased on Ebay cheap and easy to install
for roughly $9 or $10free postage
hope this helps
w7
First, please disconnect all USB devices and then perform the following steps:
Click "Start" button, type "devmgmt.msc" (without quotation marks) in the "Search" bar and press "Enter". Click "Continue" if necessary.
In Device Manager, double click to expand "Universal Serial Bus controllers", right click on the Host Controller, click "Uninstall" and click "OK".
Repeat the step 2 to uninstall all items under "Universal Serial Bus controllers".
Then, restart your computer and Windows 7 will reinstall all USB controllers automatically.
for xp
click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X
you will need to update/reinstall drivers
right click to reinstall drivers
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,
if you can see your usb drive but its not working
ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts
if this fails to fix the problem there might not be enough usb power for it to be recognised
you might have to install a usb 3 card they are cheap and easy to install you can buy these on Ebay very cheap
$10.65 free postage
You might get these on Ebay im not sure which country you are in this might guide you to one you could get this on Ebay if you dont have an account you will need to create one https://scgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterEnterInfo Add Email adress Add Bank Acc Add Credit Card also add your postal adress also add a paypal account when you get to the paypal login page at the bottom you will see new to paypal sign up tab paypal to create an account paypal registration password ,bank card /credit card,phone numbers home/mobile ,email adress and a postal adress http://www.paypal.com/ be very specific when you type in the search always ask questions? before you make a purchase and keep the email/s for security reasons if the item arrives and its not as described you will even see the pictures of your item so you cant make a mistake and get them home delivered hope this helps
Click the plus sign next to the "Registry" key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" to expand its menu. Continue to expand the "Software" menu under this key, and then the "Microsoft" menu under "Software." Expand the "Windows" folder in the list, followed by the "CurrentVersion" menu using the plus signs. Locate the "Explorer key" in the list and expand it, followed by the "RemoteComputer key" it reveals. This new list will include the "NameSpace" key. Expand that menu as well. Right click the entry under "NameSpace" labeled "D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF" and select the "Delete" command.
Close the "Registry Editor" using the standard "X" close button in the upper right of the window.
Reboot the computer. When Windows comes back on, the shared folders will respond more quickly, and the network experience will operate at a faster speed. hope this helps
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