We need a little more information. Does the external drive have a power supply? Is there any sign that you can tell that power is going through to the unit? Are you able to see the power light come on? If not is there any activity that you can feel if the unit is powered on? If there is a power supply is this emitting heat or cold?
If the drive is powered from the USB Port is there an optional connection to increase power to the drive? Have you installed any other devices since yesterday? Have you tried plugging the drive into another USB Port? Have you tried plugging another device into this Port to check it works - a USB Pen drive for example. Do you have access to a friend's computer to check to see if the drive works on another machine? If it is not a hardware or power issue There are steps for you to take to re-install your USB drivers which I can post. However this will obviously not work if there is a power or hardware failure issue so information on this is the best initial step. Regards David Griffith My Low Vision Resources Web Site is http://www.nonags.org/members/dajgriff/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Shackelford Sent: Wednesday, 06 May 2009 13:04 To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer suddenly doesn't recognize USB port ordevice I have an external hard drive with music on it. I accessed it yesterday from this computer, but no matter what I do, it will not recognize it today. How do I get the computer to recognize it? It's a USB device. TIA, Nance Nancy Shackelford Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
