I've just replaced my old win 7 computer after it died (hardware failure, no HDD damage) and used an external enclosure to get the old HDD running again. This is where my problem starts, I can't get many devices to be recognized by my computer when I plug them in.
After some irritation with this, I used a family member's computer with the enclosure to get my files off the original HDD, and onto a portable HDD.
I've updated the drivers for all items in question directly from the manufacturer's websites, but no luck. It runs from a few usb mice, to this portable hdd (G-technology G-drive slim) none of them will work on the computer.
when I plug in the external hd, I get the detection noise, and sadly it doesn't show up in "this pc" but it is present in diskmgmt, though all of the options when I right click it are grayed out other than formatting it... which defeats the purpose of using it (also, it isn't mine and I can't do that)
Long post short: I can't get the computer to read the external hdd, and it doesn't run my usb devices.
I'm running a windows 8.1 64x hp pavillion 14z with 4gb ram and a 1.8ghz processor.
Thanks for reading, please ask me for any information I've failed to provide.
Thanks,
Evan
After some irritation with this, I used a family member's computer with the enclosure to get my files off the original HDD, and onto a portable HDD.
I've updated the drivers for all items in question directly from the manufacturer's websites, but no luck. It runs from a few usb mice, to this portable hdd (G-technology G-drive slim) none of them will work on the computer.
when I plug in the external hd, I get the detection noise, and sadly it doesn't show up in "this pc" but it is present in diskmgmt, though all of the options when I right click it are grayed out other than formatting it... which defeats the purpose of using it (also, it isn't mine and I can't do that)
Long post short: I can't get the computer to read the external hdd, and it doesn't run my usb devices.
I'm running a windows 8.1 64x hp pavillion 14z with 4gb ram and a 1.8ghz processor.
Thanks for reading, please ask me for any information I've failed to provide.
Thanks,
Evan
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8.1 64x
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP pavillion 14z
- CPU
- amd A4-6210 1.8ghz
- Memory
- 4 gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD radeon R3