USB Drive does not show up in Windows

Sometimes when you plug in a USB drive into your computer, you will find that it does not appear in My Computer. There is no indication in windows that a USB device has been picked and sometimes there is no audible windows beep either. This can effect not only new USB drives but also existing USB drives that you may have used previosly without any issues.

To get round this try the following:

Click on Start> Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Computer Management>
You should see a list to the left, under the heading Storage you will see disk management. You will probably see your USB disk in this list, Right click on the disk and choose Change drive letters and path.

This will bring up the Change Drive Letters and Path Windows. Click on the Change button, and at the next window assign a letter such as 'O' for the USB drive.

The USB drive should now appear in my computer, when the USB drive is plugged the in USB port the next time.