I use G6 i3 laptop 64 bit with windows 7 installed. My other Seagate hard drive is recognized but my 2 GB external hard drive doesn’t. I have tried the drive on 32 bit operating system and it worked perfectly. But in g6 it is shown under device manager and it is not shown in disk management. So I can’t change drive letter or partition. Besides, the external drive is not recognized in Seatools, what I have to do if my Seatgate 2 TB not recognized by windows 7?Seagate 2TB not recognized by windows 7

Windows 7 sometimes give problems like locating of drivers which are necessary for external drives to work properly. Just follow the below step by step procedure.

  • Right click on My Computer.
  • Select Manage.
  • Select Device Manager
  • In the other device list, click + symbol.
  • Locate the drive there and Right Click on the Drive and choose Properties.
  • When new windows open, click on the Reinstall drive button.
  • Then click Update drivers and locate the driver’s folder.
  • Now follow the easy steps to load the drivers.

Hopefully after reading the above directives, your Seagate external hard drive will be recognized by your computer. In case of more problems, just give a call to Disk Doctors professionals.

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