HELP! Cannot access new USB disk

[Ubernoober]

Hi Guys, I have just received a new 60Gb USB disk - but when I plug it in, I can't 'see' it - it is present on Device Manager, but I can't get to format it or label it or (why I got it) access it to back up my system. It hasn't got a drive letter nor does it appear on 'My Computer'

What do I need to do to get to it to format it etc and get it recognised??

MAny thanks

[randlemarcus]

As long as there's nothing on it already, then pop into Disk Management and have a pootle round there. You may need to create partitions etc and format the disk before use.

I'm assuming you are using XP, by the way

[ThePassenger]

randlemarcus said:

As long as there's nothing on it already, then pop into Disk Management and have a pootle round there. You may need to create partitions etc and format the disk before use.

I'm assuming you are using XP, by the way

XP & 2K are pretty much the same.

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Manage Computer > Media.

The disk will be shown as a large unavliable drive. Right click, Format. Select NTFS and go make a cuppa whilst it slowly formats.

That'll give you 1 large drive that'll work on any other Windows 2k or XP computer. If you need a chunk of it to appear in Win98/WinME then format a chunk of it (less than 32Gb) as FAT32.

[Ubernoober]

Excellent - thanks guys - appreciated