How do I change drive letter allocation to recognise an external usb hard drive
Hi guys,
I have an HP Pro Book with an internal drive partitioned into three volumes (C:, D: and E:). I also have an external USB hard drive (G:) attached which I use for backups. Before this I had a Dell laptop from which I rescued the two internal disks before the computer died and put them into their own case/caddy. These disks work.
My problem is that when I try to connect them via a USB cable to my HP, the HP doesn't recognise them or pick them up. I have a feeling that the problem is related to drive letter allocation but I'm not sure. I've already tried changing drive letters through Computer Management and that didn't work but I also think here that I may not have done it correctly.
Advice here would be really appreciated. I need to get access to the info on those drives.
Thanks
Carl
I have an HP Pro Book with an internal drive partitioned into three volumes (C:, D: and E:). I also have an external USB hard drive (G:) attached which I use for backups. Before this I had a Dell laptop from which I rescued the two internal disks before the computer died and put them into their own case/caddy. These disks work.
My problem is that when I try to connect them via a USB cable to my HP, the HP doesn't recognise them or pick them up. I have a feeling that the problem is related to drive letter allocation but I'm not sure. I've already tried changing drive letters through Computer Management and that didn't work but I also think here that I may not have done it correctly.
Advice here would be really appreciated. I need to get access to the info on those drives.
Thanks
Carl
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You're welcome. Great to hear you got your data back!
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thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I've given you all points because all the answers were valid, and I did check them all because that's what I remember doing in the past. The problem ended up being a hardware issue in that the cases I had the drives installed in were U/S and the cable itself was broken. I found this out when, in desperation, I took my computer to my local PC shop to get another opinion. A new cable and new cases later, I could get my data back.
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