Question about Toshiba MK4026GAX (hdd2193) 40 GB Hard Drive

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Can't access drive from My Computer

Just got a Toshiba portable hdd (MK4026GAX). Connected up everything looks ok on device manager, shows as working correctly both under disk drives and usb controllers, checked for updated drivers but got the newest installed. Problem is the drive does not show on My Computer. What do i need to do to access the drive? Any help greatly appreciated (in dummy speak if poss, i'm pretty pc illiterate)

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Sometimes an additional drive doesn't show up because there is no free letter, especially if you are on a network. From Disk Management (right click on My Computer, Manage) if you see your drive there, try assigning it a letter. Or disconnect other drives that are mapped. Typically an external device wants to be "next" after your hard drive (usually c:) and CD-ROM (usually d:)

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