External Hard drive wont display

[jhoggan]

External Hard drive will not show up when plugged in to any computer. As far as i can tell the drive is still functional as it stll has power running through it and i can feel the drive spinning when i touch it.

I'm hoping to get it working again but i'd settle for being able to get access to it so i can recover some files that are stored on it.

 

[skyripper]

Right click My Computer.. Manage.. Disk Management..

Can you see it in there?

 

[jhoggan]

Tried that already and it doesnt show up. Should have mentioned it

 

[skyripper]

Usb socket, Usb enclosure or hard drive itself. I'd take the enclosure apart and put the drive in a desktop and see if its recoverable. If the drive itself is fine, theres plenty of places to get a replacement USB enclosure.

 

[jhoggan]

I'll give that a try. Taking it apart is going to be a fun task

 

[jhoggan]

It worked. Thanks for the help