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Vista will not recognize my external hard drive. Thread starter chris Start date Jan 20, Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies. The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Jan 20, Messages 2. When I plugged it in, it automatically installed the drivers and said that the drive was working, but the lettered drive does not show up under my computer.
It does, however, show up in device manager but says that is unallocated. It works just fine on XP systems, but for some reason will not work on my new Vista machine. I fooled around with the BIOs settings and installed an update as HP's direction, but that still did not fix the problem.
Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated. Joined Jan 21, Messages 1. I came on to search this exact question.
Your help remained my last option. Please advise on how to make it working. Already tried to solve based on KB and KB with no success. WD external drive is connected via 4-to-9 pin cable upon connection the WD powers up, but no detection by Vista. Although Microsoft works closely with many OEMs and 3d parties and had made efforts in providing compatibility with hundreds of devices and applications Microsoft does not guarantee the functionality of these devices or applications. Our recommendation is for you to contact your device manufacturer for further assistance.
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