i thought i was the only one too! that tool "Detect Drive" saves me frustration every day! can't wait till that's patched, or a fix is released. let me know if it works out for you.
Hey there, new to the forums, but noticed no solution had been posted. if you were still trying to get your external SATA drive detected in Windows 7, I have a solution for it on my blog. I'm still waiting for Microsoft to patch that as it's quite annoying... have a look if you're interested...