All,
I have a WD 2.0TB SATA Drive connected via a SATA to USB Cable to a Win 7 Ulitmate 32 bit O/S. Windows does see the drive in Device manager BUT it will not populate into the “My Computer” Dialog box so that I can pull data off of it.
Basically, I can’t access the drive to get my data off. Any help would be much Appreciated!
Jamie8
Is your hard disk drive detected within Microsoft Windows Disk Management as opposed to the Device Manager? If so, how is it detected? Does it list the device as not initialized, or RAW? Is it missing the file system and/or a drive letter?
Instructions for accessing Microsoft Windows Disk Management are available in the following link:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1284/
Please bear in mind that even if the USB to SATA adapter is recognized in the Device Manager, it may still be incompatible with the internal disk, as several factors including (But not limited to) firmware, energy supply, specific partition configurations, and/or actual disk malfunction may not allow for the disk drive to be accessible as a volume.
