Hard drive not aknowledged

[dogswotsits]

Hi Ive been using an external hard drive now for 2 yrs......recently it started to go missing on the my computer menu.....erraticaly cutting in with autoplay whenever it fancied......Now its missing all together and I cant find it anywhere.....Ive changed cables, changed usb port several times....any advice would be appreciated.......I will take it to a friends in 7 days or so, to check its still viable..........but any thoughts in the meantime gratefully accepted....Happy new year!!!!

 

[jsmakkar]

Hello dogswotsits,
Welcome to Forums!

1. Try to connect this HDD to another computer and see if it is detected
[strike]2. Try to reseat the cable or even try another cable connecting your HDD to computer[/strike]
3. Does this HDD appear in BIOS
4. Does this HDD appear in Disk Management (Right Click on Computer >> Manage >> Disk Management) - if it appears here, it should have a drive letter assigned (like D: or E: etc). If there's no letter assigned, you need to assign one.

Hope something works out for you - Good luck and A Happy New Year!!!