if its a usb external drive you might need a usb 3 card installed on your computer your computer might not have enough usb output power
USB 3 card will provide more power when needed to the device to gain maximum throughput and conserve power when the device is connected but is idling
http://blog.premiumusb.com/2010/09/usb-2-0-vs-usb-3-0/
these can be purchased on Ebay cheap and easy to install
for roughly $9 or $10free postage
or
Click start control panel scroll to folder options view place a tick in show hidden files folders and drivesthis may vary depending on your operating system
http://majorgeeks.com/Dr._Freeware_System_Utilities_d6416.html
Support IDE/SATA/USB Hard Drives memory cards USB Memory Drives Windows Password Cleaner Available in Live CD to run offline This is a utility to blank the password of any user that has a valid local account on your Windows system. You do not need to know the old password to blank the password.
hope this helps
click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red xright click to reinstall drivers or
if you can see your usb but its not workingports(com&lpt)right click update driver
if this fails to fix the problem
check usb leads for secure dust free seating
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems hope this helps
You will have to be the computer administrator to change any values on any hard drive
click start control panel user accounts you should see a box with the administrator and the guest account if
you have made one click on the administrator this may vary depending on which operating system you have
click start click to open on my computer you should see your hard drive usually C: right click select properties there will be an array of options
select the security tab option then advanced make sure you have full control in windows 7
click start click to open on my computer you should see your Hard drive C: right click select properties there will be an array of options select the sharing tab option then advanced sharing make sure you have a tick in the share this folder box then click permissions make sure you have full control in windows 7
click start control panel user accounts click on the administrators account if you have made one or you will have to create one in windows XP click start right click on my computer select openRight click the icon of your Hard Drive (It should be C:/ or something) Click Properties in the menu that comes up Click the Sharing tab Click permissions And finally, click Allow next to Full Control. hope this helps you
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