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External Hard Drive Not Detected in Windows Vista

By on March 12, 2009 (5 Comments)

By now, regular readers will be familiar with Windows Forums member, Ajay Singh.

If your external hard drive is not being detected in Windows Vista, check this guide out.

External Hard Drive Not Detected in Windows Vista

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  • rsvr85

    I have a Maxtor 500GB external hard drive, when i plug it in when vista is up and running vista detects it fine. However, when i reboot and the Maxtor is still plugged in it fails to detect it and when i go to open it up vista tells me i need to format the drive. If i unplug the Maxtor and plug it back in, everything is back to normal. Will this guide sort this out?
    Cheers

  • rsvr85

    I have a Maxtor 500GB external hard drive, when i plug it in when vista is up and running vista detects it fine. However, when i reboot and the Maxtor is still plugged in it fails to detect it and when i go to open it up vista tells me i need to format the drive. If i unplug the Maxtor and plug it back in, everything is back to normal. Will this guide sort this out?
    Cheers

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    nice guide…. thanks for help….

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