External Hard drive not detected.....

[bigal50]

I just attached an external hardrive to my Computer by a USB port and I get a message that reads, " New Hardware installed and read to use",  but yet I  dont see an Icon for it under my computer.


Thanks

[DaveLembke]

Is this the first time ever using this drive to where you dont have important data on it? If it is, go to system management in which there is disk management and create a partition, which will then format and get a drive letter. You should then be able to use the drive.

If not the first time using this drive, then try a different USB cable or port, especially if it is a external drive that is powered off of the USB port.