Question about Teac HD2U80 (HD2U80KIT) 80 GB Hard Drive

My External Hard Drive

My laptop (Dell Inspiron E1405) is not reading my external 80gb Teac hard drive. My laptop makes noise when I connect the usb,like it's working, but the icon is not showing up in "My Computer." And when I unplug it, it makes noise like it's working. My operating system is Windows Vista. Please help.

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Try and find drivers for it on manufactures website. the description does not say windows vista compatable. good luck on finding solution

Posted on Aug 14, 2007

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