New HD Enclosure, but drive not showing up

[sup2jzgte]

I just bought a hard drive enclosure, but for some reason the drive wont show up on "My Computer". I would love to refer to the directions, but it didnt come with any, so does anyone have any ideas?

 

[thealmightyone]

I have the same problem. I think the solution is to find drivers for the enclosure.

 

[The_Other_One]

Right-click My Computer, Manage, Disk Management. See if the drive is listed there. Some times you simply need to right-click it and assign a drive letter.

 

[thealmightyone]

Do you get any error pop-ups soon after plugging it in? The reason for my hard drive not working is USB related I think (doesnt show in Disk Management).

 

[PohTayToez]

Don't you have to format and partition it like any other brand new drive?

 

[thealmightyone]

Yup. That's probably what he has to do. I've decided to buy a 2.5" IDE to 3.5" IDE adapter in a few days.

 

[jjsevdt]

That's what I had to do when I got mine, so Sup2: Right-click My Computer, Manage, Disk Management. Your drive should show up there and you can right click on the drive and format or create a patition if that needs to happen.