Plug your external drive into a different computer using the first cable you tried ... of your screen and click Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions when it pops up in the menu.

Unlike a conventional disk-based hard drive, which stores data ... USB ports are ubiquitous, and many external drives now come with cables with both rectangular USB Type-A connectors and oval ...

Normally when you plug in an external hard ... a problem with the drive itself, the cable or the port, and how to resolve the problem and access data on your drive. Why the hard drive is not ...

There are times when it can be a godsend to have an external hard drive ... check the cable connections between the drive and the computer to make sure they are snug. Also, check Disk Management ...