I remember asking that this thread be dropped as it has nothing to do with JAWS. If I have to ask again, it'll follow a moderation. James, List Admin _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Hicks (HICKSSM) Sent: October 23, 2008 4:02 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Inability to detect an external hard disk When you plug in the USB cable, do you hear the new hardware noise through your computer speakers. You can go in to control Panel, Administrative Tasks, Computer Management and check in disk storage to see if the device is there but not partitioned or formatted. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ketan <mailto:muktaketan@xxxxxxxxx> Kothari To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6:48 PM Subject: Inability to detect an external hard disk Hi, I have an external disk which I connect to my computer through an USB cord. When I connect it through power/data cord it is on as I can feel the vibration but it is not detect, I can hear click or tin noise but it is not detected. If I connect only through power cord again it is not detected but I can hear the noise. I did rescan disk but no result. The same disk is detected on other machines. Please help fast. Thank you Ketan Kothari Phone: [r] 24223281, Cell: 9987550614 MSN ID: muktaketan@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype ID: Ketan3333