LaCie Hard Drive not recognized by Windows 7

Anonymous
2010-02-13T02:14:12+00:00

I have a LaCie external USB hard drive (formatted FAT32) that shows up as a device in the control panel but does not appear as a drive or other device in the Windows Explorer.

The drive contains my music library. Any advice on how to find/access this drive?

Thanks.

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Anonymous
2010-02-13T23:17:38+00:00

Hi,

 Do you see any yellow\red exclamation mark in device manager?

 I would suggest you to open Disc management and check if the drive is detected there, here are the steps:

1.      1. Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer    Management. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2.      2. In the left pane, click Disk Management.

If it the hard drive recognizes in the disc management and if there is no drive letter assigned, I would suggest you right click on the drive and assign a drive letter and check if it helps:

1.      1. Right-click the drive to change, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

2.      2. Do one of the following:

·         To assign a drive letter if one has not already been assigned, click Add, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

·         To change a drive letter, click Change, click Assign the following drive letter, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK.

·         To remove a drive letter, click Remove, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove it.

Refer this link for more information:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter

Please respond back with the status of the issue and let us know if you have any issues.

Azam – Microsoft Support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-16T23:25:37+00:00

    I am still having problem with my LaCie Drive as well regardless of which proposed solutions. When the drive kind of got connected, it always ask me to format it in order to continue operating it. That message is ridiculous. I stored my files on the drive as my back up drive and now is asking me to format in order to continue use it..... Now, I have to buy another external hard drive. And lost all my files....

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-03-23T16:49:15+00:00

    The article mentioned above does not help me resolve the issue.   I have a Lacie Hard Disk 1TB Design By Neil Poulton.  I tried installing in a Windows 7 32bit ACER Aspire 5732z notebook computer.   Windows seems to load the drivers automatically; but the hard drive is not displayed when browsing the drivers through MY COMPUTER.  On the other hand, if you click on the GREEN ARROW to safely remove the hardware, the option to EJECT the drive is shown.  So Windows 7 sees it.  If you click on OPEN DEVICES & PRINTERS, then the drive is displayed.  But you can only access the device's PROPERTIES through this option.   I followed the article mentioned above, but when you get to the DISK MANAGEMENT section, I can see DISK 0 (showing 2 partitions, one is the C:\ and the other is unassigned / no drive letter - i think is a back up partition).   Then, I also see DISK 1, ONLINE, which by the size of the drive (UNALLOCATED), I can guess it is the Lacie Hard Disk.  If you right click on the DISK 1, there is no option to assign a letter or volume assingment.   I am still learning Windows 7 so I am not sure if there is a different way to get this letter assignment accomplished.   Some of the options that are available is to create NEW SPANNED VOLUME, or NEW STRIPPED VOLUME, or NEW MIRRORED VOLUME, or CONVERT TO DYNAMIC DISK, or CONVERT TO GPT DISK, or OFFLINE, or PROPERTIES, or HELP.    I have to read more about these options and get familiar with them.  Hope that someone can help with this information.  Any feedback will be appriciated.  Thanks.

    I have this exact same problem. Is there any help to be had on the issue. It's very, very frustrating, especially since I bought a new laptop because my old one (of one year) was running Vista.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-03-23T18:12:26+00:00

    My HD is installed but does not appear anywhere but in the printer and device box and it cannot be accessed in any manner. I used it to record TV shows on the Bell Canada network. It is an Hitachi 1 GB hardrive

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-03-27T14:40:06+00:00

    I have a Lacie Rugged XL 1 TB. The drive has all of movies and music. 

    I am having the same issue's. I assigned it to no avail. Now it see's it, kind of. But the folder is empty? This drive is nearly full?

    My machine is not recognizing it?

    I have a LaCie external USB hard drive (formatted FAT32) that shows up as a device in the control panel but does not appear as a drive or other device in the Windows Explorer.

    The drive contains my music library. Any advice on how to find/access this drive?

    Thanks.

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