I have a USB drive plugged into my computer. The computer recognizes it, but that is all. When I click on the drive letter, I get the following message: "Please insert disk into USB Drive F" As you can see, it recognizes the drive (lettered F), but won't do anything else. I have tried going to the Disk Manager and clicking on the F Removable Media, but the only choices I get there are as follows: "Change Drive Letter and Paths"..."Properties"... or "Help" Can anyone help me fix the problem so I can access the USB drive? I can't format it or anything. I would appreciate any help given.
i presume it is an external hard drive. either the external interface has crapped out or the drive itself. still under warranty?
It is a USB drive. They don't usually come with much of a warranty. The computer shows it is there. I just can't do anything with it.
i know it is an usb drive but is it a floppy drive, an optical drive or hard drive tho i presume hard drive?
If you go to Administrator Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management, is the drive shown there? What is the format shown?
he already used "Disk Manager". i am pretty certain the drive is toast. i've had that happen with a bunch that i bought years ago from The Source which used to be Radio Shack in Canada for Christmas presents.
In Disk Management it is shown as :" Disk 2 Removable (F) no media" If I right click on it I get only 3 options. : 1. Change Drive Letter and Paths 2. Properties 3. Help
sounds like your stick is done for.you could try going to properties and format the disk but i think its a goner,
