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Have you formatted this drive? &nbsp;It cannot be seen in explorer until this is done.
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Have you formatted this drive?  It cannot be seen in explorer until this is done.

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Are we talking about one or two hard drives here? &nbsp;it sounds like two.
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Are we talking about one or two hard drives here?  it sounds like two.

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Windows XP Pro is able to detect the external enclosure, but it cannot detect the hard drive that is connected to it. &nbsp;the hard drive is a 250GB, IDE connection, Western Digital and the external anclosure is of generic brand. &nbsp;I have the jumper on the hard drive set to &quot;master.&quot; &nbsp;it is connected to the computer through firewire. &nbsp;how do i fix it so that i can access this hard drive?
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Windows XP Pro is able to detect the external enclosure, but it cannot detect the hard drive that is connected to it.  the hard drive is a 250GB, IDE connection, Western Digital and the external anclosure is of generic brand.  I have the jumper on the hard drive set to "master."  it is connected to the computer through firewire.  how do i fix it so that i can access this hard drive?

Trouble detecting hard drive in external enclosure

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