windows 7 doesn't recognise external drive

Status
Not open for further replies.

dbp1312

Estimable
Dec 9, 2015
5
0
4,510
My ACER aspire 5750 has stopped recognising several of my plug in devices,a usb stick & an external drive.
The drives were used regularly, but the laptop stopped recogonising them so they don't get used.
The stick is a Kingston 32gb & the external is a Buffalo 1.5 Terraytes.
The units work when I plugged them into in my desktop pc, but I only use it occasionally, preferring the laptop.
The laptop is 3 years old.
Any ideas, is it an age thing?
 

dbp1312

Estimable
Dec 9, 2015
5
0
4,510

Yes I use another couple of sticks & they're recognised thankfully.
In Control Panel/Device Manager the external & flash drives aren't recognised either.
The content in the flash drive is annoying but not critical, whereas the external holds a lot of photographs.
The reason I put everything on the external was in case the laptop crashed.
Ironic

 

dbp1312

Estimable
Dec 9, 2015
5
0
4,510
Yes I use another couple of sticks & they're recognised thankfully.
In Control Panel/Device Manager the external & flash drives aren't recognised either.
The content in the flash drive is annoying but not critical, whereas the external holds a lot of photographs.
The reason I put everything on the external was in case the laptop crashed.
Ironic
 

dbp1312

Estimable
Dec 9, 2015
5
0
4,510


 
Status
Not open for further replies.