Can't find external hard drive

[kosciosco]

Hello,

 

Just bought a new external hard drive. I connected it to the PC (running Windows XP) using the USB connector and I get the usual noise to say that something has been connected.

 

Normally it sets off an autoplay routine but that doesn't happen and when I go to windows explorer to find the device it doesn't appear in the list.

 

so if the PC is acknowledging it is there, why can't I find it?

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

Simon

[BeeCeeBee]

When you open "My Computer" does it show there?

 

Normally autoplay will only kick in if the drive came with software installed on it.

[Dalo Harkin]

If you goto control panel and then admin settings, then computer management and then disk management on the left hand side. it should show there if nowhere else