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Is your drive external or internal? If it's external, see what happens when you plug it into another computer. If it is internal, see if you can reformat it using the operating system's reformatting program by paying close attention the information the computer is trying to tell you.

A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB flash drive, an Apple iPod, or an external hard disk drive

To fix this problem, delete the UpperFilters registry value and the LowerFilters registry value. These values may cause access problems. (from Microsoft website)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925196#letmefixit

Have you tried you external on a Windows 7 Pc and check if it works!! if not then mayne the hard disk is corrupted or wrongly formatted!!

Hi AHPretorius:
Do you have access to a Windows XP machine that you can try to use the drive with? Maybe a friend's computer? I would try using it with such a system and run chkdsk on the drive to make sure that the partition is healthy; otherwise, you might want to buy the DiskInternals program that may be able to help you revive the partition.
http://www.diskinternals.com/partition-recovery/
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You should reinstall it using the installation cd because there is no downloads on the net for this.

Dear Sir,

Here is the Procedure for Connecting External Drives to Computer.Several brands of computer does not recognise external drives when connected to USB expansion slots,and Slots of front panel,So connect your Ext HDD to back side onboard Slots.Because there is a lack off USB power surge voltage to detect a large capacity exteral drives.Some time it is does not recognise by many computers,when USB power surge voltage is low.
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Have you tried going to the manufacturer's website and downloading and installing the drivers for your product?

well try running install new hard ware! xp is really propritory !!l it doent like to be put on different machines because it wants oem ## an i think it notes ur machine id # an when u move it to different machine it dont work!i move hard drives around from several machines! an it seems if its xp u have to reinstall xp on the new machine!


if its melinum or 2000 u have no problem! xp is a weird animal! well good luck an merry christmas!


dr fred!

CHECK OUT THE RAM, IT WONT SUPPORT IF THAT IS BELOW 1 GB, ITS MOST LIKELY UR PC WILL HANG AND WILL NOT SUPPORT THE 500 GB EXTERNAL DRIVE.

Hi Yodel, Plug in the Book Pro. Then ff you RIGHT mouse click on MYComputer then select PROPERTIES and then click on HARDWARE then DEVICE MANAGER Do you see any exclamation marks? If you do, click it with the mouse and select remove. Then unplug the Book Pro, restart the pc and then plug the bookpro back in. Let me know what happens.