You probably need to partition/format the drive.
Rt-click the drive and select "Format". You'll want the NTFS file system
and probably just one partition.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [PCBUILD] New External Hard Drive
From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, October 20, 2010 11:00 am
To: [log in to unmask]

I can't get my computer to recognize my new Hard Drive in My Computer.
I have a Compaq Presario running Win 7.
It does not show up in My Computer, but it is listed under Disk drives
in Device Manager. 
Any suggestions appreciated. I need to backup my present HD.
Lew

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