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usb drive not there?

shanethemofo · 2006-09-25 21:05:54

ok, so when i plug my usb drive into my xp pro pc it recognises it and goes through the whole found hardware bubble thing at the tray. so i click into my computer and nothing?!? :confused: i have tried a few but i just cant find it anywhere! any help appreciated, thanks Shane edit: lol sorry typo's :)

25-09-2006 9:05pm

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ok, so when i plug my usb drive into my xp pro pc it recognises it and goes through the whole found hardware bubble thing at the tray. so i click into my computer and nothing?!? i have tried a few but i just cant find it anywhere!

any help appreciated, thanks

Shane

edit: lol sorry typo's

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#2 25-09-2006 9:07pm

Sillyaspie

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YOur problem is you plugged a usb drive into a cd,

It goes into the USB Port, silly!

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#3 25-09-2006 9:08pm

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Is it showing up in Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Storage->Disk Management?

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#4 25-09-2006 9:09pm

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Sillyaspie: You're just unfunny. hush.

shanethemofo:
Check if it shows up: Right-click on My Computer -> Manage -> Disk Management
Assign letter / Format as required (Format = data loss. Ahem.)

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#5 25-09-2006 9:18pm

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thanks lad's. yea it hadnt an assigned letter. still though it only shows up through the storage management hmmm..

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#6 25-09-2006 9:23pm

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I had the same problem up until recently. I had loads of networked drives and my pen-drive couldn't be found anywhere, so I disconnected one of the drives and refreshed My Computer, tadaa, there it was.

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#7 25-09-2006 9:27pm

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Restart the computer if you haven't already, might take effect after that.

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#8 25-09-2006 10:09pm

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as neuromancer said, you probably have mapped drives mapped to drive letters at the beginning of the alphabet (E,F, etc). Disconnect these, and map them through letters like X,Y,Z. You should then see your USB drive mapped to E,F, etc after a reboot.

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#9 25-09-2006 11:27pm

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Have a read of this thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054991320
Similar problem and solution found.

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