Hi all. I recently completed a new build:
Windows 7 OS
i5 2500k
Asus P67 Sabertooth Motherboard
16gb ram 1600
SSD 128gb
HDD 1TB
Blu Ray Drive
850 Watt PSU
Geforce 560ti
Now the problem I am having with this computer is that it is not showing that I have plugged in any USB flash drives or external hard drives. My other desktop and laptop have no problems with these devices so I know they are working. I am able to connect my iPOD Touch to my new computer without a problem. I have moved the iPOD Touch around every USB port and they all work fine. The external hard drive I use has a light that turns on when it connects to a USB port and it is doing so every time I plug it into a USB port, but the computer will not detect it. It does not show up in "Devices and Printers." Nor does it appear in the Disk Management area of Computer Management. It did this before I installed any windows updates, and it is still doing it after I installed windows updates. I have installed all of the drivers from the ASUS Sabertooth disc.
So does anyone know why the external HDD or flash drives would not be appearing on a new build but come up fine on other computers?
External Hard Drive model: wdbaau0020hbk
EDIT: Okay so here's a new twist. I decided to just take the External HDD out of it's case and connect it internally via a SATA cable like other hard drives. Come to find out it works perfectly this way. However, I did this because I tried connecting it to my laptop and other desktop again, but it would only light up and not show up in Management, My Computer, or Devices. Very odd that it will not work via USB but it will work internally. My final though is that maybe the USB adapter that was connected to the HDD when it was external has become faulty. However, as stated before, it does light up when connected through USB, but it does not appear anywhere in the system.
Windows 7 OS
i5 2500k
Asus P67 Sabertooth Motherboard
16gb ram 1600
SSD 128gb
HDD 1TB
Blu Ray Drive
850 Watt PSU
Geforce 560ti
Now the problem I am having with this computer is that it is not showing that I have plugged in any USB flash drives or external hard drives. My other desktop and laptop have no problems with these devices so I know they are working. I am able to connect my iPOD Touch to my new computer without a problem. I have moved the iPOD Touch around every USB port and they all work fine. The external hard drive I use has a light that turns on when it connects to a USB port and it is doing so every time I plug it into a USB port, but the computer will not detect it. It does not show up in "Devices and Printers." Nor does it appear in the Disk Management area of Computer Management. It did this before I installed any windows updates, and it is still doing it after I installed windows updates. I have installed all of the drivers from the ASUS Sabertooth disc.
So does anyone know why the external HDD or flash drives would not be appearing on a new build but come up fine on other computers?
External Hard Drive model: wdbaau0020hbk
EDIT: Okay so here's a new twist. I decided to just take the External HDD out of it's case and connect it internally via a SATA cable like other hard drives. Come to find out it works perfectly this way. However, I did this because I tried connecting it to my laptop and other desktop again, but it would only light up and not show up in Management, My Computer, or Devices. Very odd that it will not work via USB but it will work internally. My final though is that maybe the USB adapter that was connected to the HDD when it was external has become faulty. However, as stated before, it does light up when connected through USB, but it does not appear anywhere in the system.