Optiplex - 400GB HDD, NEW 4GB Ram, DVD-Rom, Windows 7 Professional-(Certified Reconditioned)

one of the most frustrating problems a Windows user can encounter as when external drives don't show up on your computer this has been Stegner from make use of comm and today I'm going to show you how to fix the problem of Windows not detecting your device normally all you have to do to use an external device is plug it into your computer but there are times when it's not this easy whether you've got a brand new external drive that won't show up at all or suddenly have those shoes with a flash drive follow these steps to diagnose and fix your issue first plug the external drive into York PC and make sure that it's powered on most small external drives and nearly all flash drives don't need an extra power source and many have lights that flash to let you know there's activity happening if you have a large desktop external drive you may have to plug in a separate power cable or flip a swi