Seagate hard disk not detected by windows

I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Hi, Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Type Troubleshooting in search box and open it. Follow the instruction. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on August 18, In reply to VIX14's post on August 18, Webcam is still down.

Dead end for now. I am having the same problem with my Seagate drive with Windows What did you download from Seagate to get it working again? In reply to PK29's post on August 22, Method 1: Uninstall and reinstall the Universal Serial Bus controllers driver and check, if it works. If the issue still persists, follow the Method 2.

Method 2: Let's try to Install the latest Universal Serial Bus controllers driver in Compatibility mode: I would suggest you to download the latest Universal Serial Bus controllers driver from manufacture's website and install it in compatibility mode.

I then unplugged my USB cable and when I plugged it back in it worked! Happy days. Not sure if this will help you but thought I'd share anyway. In reply to JamieWhitten's post on October 14, In reply to Juanhunlo's post on October 25, Looks like turning on "Network Discovery" is the answer.

I love simple solutions! Once the disk is initialized, the partition will show Unallocated. Right-click somewhere on the Unallocated partition. From the menu select New Simple Volume. The New Simple Volume Wizard will prompt. Click Next. Specify Partition size in MB and click Next.

Note: If you want to create multiple partitions, change the Simple volume size in MB to the size of the partition you'd like to create. Assign a Drive Letter then click Next.

Specify the formatting options you want to use:. Confirm that the options selected are correct, and then click Finish. Once you have clicked on the Finish button, the New Partition Wizard will close. In a few seconds, the "Unallocated" partition will say "Formatting". When the drive has completed formatting it will display as a healthy drive with the size and type of partition below the volume name and drive letter.

Two partitions will be necessary because of the MBR limitation. This article will analyze the reason why Seagate hard drive not found in Windows, and provides 4 methods of fixing Seagate hard drive not detected in Windows 10, 8, 7. Can you help me fix this issue? Thanks in advance! As is known to all, Seagate is a relatively common hard drive brand.

And Seagate hard drives are popular among computer users for their good performance. However, users may sometimes encounter problems like Seagate hard drive not detected or Seagate hard drive not recognized. At this point, the data on the Seagate hard drive will become inaccessible. And you cannot use the Seagate hard drive properly. Have you ever encounter the similar problem as the above presented case? Do you know the reason of it? These are common reasons.