I didn't have this problem back in XP. I have a 1TB external E-SATA HDD that I have plugged in the computer. The problem is everytime I turn it off then decide to turn it back on later to backup some stuff or to take some stuff out, Windows 7 doesn't automatically detect it.
To make it detect it I would have to go to device manager, right click on "Disk Drives" and click on "Scan for hardware changes" for it to detect my HDD again. This gets annoying.
Back in XP it would detect it right away and show it in "My Computer."
Is there anyway I can make it auto detect it like XP did?
I have this motherboard here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2442 and I already installed the drivers for it. I installed the vista 32 bit drivers because there weren't any windows 7 drivers.
Also, I asked this question on a another forum and they said its because I don't have AHCI enabled. I tried to look for it in my BIOS to see if its disabled, but I couldn't find it. I took pictures of my BIOS incase its named as something else that I don't know of. Here are the pics:
-Main BIOS Screen: http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/387/dscn1048.jpg
-Standard CMOS Features: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7271/dscn1049.jpg
-Advanced BIOS Features: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3161/dscn1050.jpg
-Advanced Chipset Features: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1815/dscn1051.jpg
-Integrated Peripherals (Page 1): http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5394/dscn1052i.jpg
-Integrated Peripherals (Page 2): http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8500/dscn1053r.jpg
-Power Management Setup: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7545/dscn1054.jpg
-PnP/PCI Configurations: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2126/dscn1055.jpg
-PC Health Status: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1674/dscn1056g.jpg
-MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.): http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7263/dscn1057w.jpg
This worked fine in XP without any problems. I don't know why I have to scan for the hard drive everytime I turn it on. I don't know if AHCI was enabled back in XP but I never turned it off or anything.
Thanks in advance.
To make it detect it I would have to go to device manager, right click on "Disk Drives" and click on "Scan for hardware changes" for it to detect my HDD again. This gets annoying.
Back in XP it would detect it right away and show it in "My Computer."
Is there anyway I can make it auto detect it like XP did?
I have this motherboard here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2442 and I already installed the drivers for it. I installed the vista 32 bit drivers because there weren't any windows 7 drivers.
Also, I asked this question on a another forum and they said its because I don't have AHCI enabled. I tried to look for it in my BIOS to see if its disabled, but I couldn't find it. I took pictures of my BIOS incase its named as something else that I don't know of. Here are the pics:
-Main BIOS Screen: http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/387/dscn1048.jpg
-Standard CMOS Features: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7271/dscn1049.jpg
-Advanced BIOS Features: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3161/dscn1050.jpg
-Advanced Chipset Features: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1815/dscn1051.jpg
-Integrated Peripherals (Page 1): http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5394/dscn1052i.jpg
-Integrated Peripherals (Page 2): http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8500/dscn1053r.jpg
-Power Management Setup: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7545/dscn1054.jpg
-PnP/PCI Configurations: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2126/dscn1055.jpg
-PC Health Status: http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1674/dscn1056g.jpg
-MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.): http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7263/dscn1057w.jpg
This worked fine in XP without any problems. I don't know why I have to scan for the hard drive everytime I turn it on. I don't know if AHCI was enabled back in XP but I never turned it off or anything.
Thanks in advance.