Missing USB units in my computer

oddjob99 | 14:22 Thu 17th Jul 2008 | Computers

3 Answers

Have loaded a hard drive via a USB adapter and it is recognised by the bios but does not appear in My Computer. How can I rectify this please ? OS is XP Pro.

HP update

help with word

Answers

1 to 3 of 3

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by oddjob99. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.

ACtheTROLL

see my answer here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Ques tion596267.html

wildwood

other than that... maybe the USB port you are using is not powered. Are you using a hub? Is this a regular HDD with a power adapter or a 2 1/2" one with two USB plugs.
I had trouble until I discovered that even with the two plugs in the USB hub it wasn't getting enough power. Luckily the hub had an socket for an power adapter and once power was supplied we've had no problems.

oddjob99

Question Author

Many thanks for the sugestions.
The hub is powered so that should not be the problem.
AC the Troll As yet I have not got your sugestion to work yet but will keep trying.

1 to 3 of 3

Do you know the answer?