Vista no longer recognises Memup USB 2.0 hard-drive

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ric
  • Start date Start date
R

Ric

I recently upgraded my PC from XP to Vista Business.

At first, it recognised fine my Memup external USB hard-drive.

But now, after a week or so, the USB hard-drive is no longer visible in "My
Computer".

It shows up as working in Device Manager, and the driver is the most recent
available.

Any suggestions please?
 
Richard G. Harper said:
Have you tried unplugging and plugging it back in?
Click to expand...

Yes, several times. When I unplug, I get the "hardware removed" dong, and
the device disappears from Device Manager. When I plug it in, I get the "new
hardware connected" chime, and the device reappears in Device Manager. But
it never shows up in "My Computer".
 
Richard G. Harper said:
If you run the Disk Management tool, what does it tell you about the
drive? You can either find it in Computer Management or just run
"diskmgmt.msc".
Click to expand...

I have managed to fix this now with Disk Management tool. The USB drive
letter had gone missing, meaning that "Computer" could no longer see it. I
have had to reformat the USB drive in order to reinstate the missing drive
letter.

It remains a mystery why it suddenly went missing in the first place...
 
Back
Top