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The 'not recognized' tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues where Windows fails to detect or identify hardware devices. Common examples include external hard drives, USB drives, printers, sound cards, wireless network cards, DVD drives, and SATA hard drives. Users often report devices that were previously working suddenly stop being recognized, or new hardware is not detected after installation. Troubleshooting steps mentioned include deleting drivers in Device Manager, editing registry Upper and Lower Filters, checking BIOS/UEFI settings, and updating firmware. These discussions focus on Windows 7, 8, and 10, and involve both internal and external peripherals.
  1. HDvictor722

    Windows 10 my WD external hard drive stopped showing on my laptop

    after transferring a large no of files from this hard drive to another hard drive... after sometime i removed the drive and plugged in again... and then it appears like the photo i have uploaded.. please help..
    • HDvictor722
    • Thread
    • data transfer external drive file transfer hard drive laptop not recognized storage issues troubleshooting usb
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. B

    Windows 10 Sound card not detected

    Hi, I'd left my computer on over night and this morning I restarted it, after restarting i had no sound and my sound card is no longer being detected. -sound card is sound blaster recon 3di
    • BlackJesus
    • Thread
    • audio issues device recognition drivers not recognized peripheral issues restart sound blaster sound card troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. V

    Windows 8 USB not recognized

    Has anyone had a problem with a USB drive constantly disappearing and not being recognized? My current solution is to delete drivers in device manager then wait until they load again. This is a temporary solution. I am using a VivoTab ME400C tablet pc with full win8 in a public environment as a...
    • voxymedia
    • Thread
    • device manager driver issues kiosk mode not recognized tablet temporary solution usb user data vivotab windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. P

    Windows 7 USB Device Not Recognized

    My computer did not recognize my USB device I use almost daily -- my printer. Tried all 3 USB ports in my netbook to no avail. That was 2 days ago. Yesterday I plugged it in and all was fine. Just now I tried to print but, again, that annoying icon was in my sys tray, saying USB device not...
  5. K

    Windows 7 Rosewill RNX-N300 Not recognized

    Okay, so I finally got a wireless card in today but my windows 7 is not reconizing it, even after installing the latest Link Removed. I have tried both PCI slots on my MB (ASRock 970 Extreme 3) and both lights on the card are lighting up in each one. I even went into the UEFI to make sure PCI...
    • Kyle Hayes
    • Thread
    • asrock hardware issues network not recognized pci slot rnx-n300 rosewill uefi windows 7 wireless card
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  6. E

    Windows 7 DVD drive not recognized (again)!

    Sorry to trouble anyone, but I'm having a bit of a problem with my DVD drives not being recognized. In a prior post, one of the fellows on this stream (Randy) solved the problem I'm having by suggesting that I edit the Upper and Lower Filters in the Registry. Unfortunatley, I've lost this...
    • Euzkadi
    • Thread
    • drivers dvd drive hardware jump drive lower filters not recognized registry support troubleshooting upper filters
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 not recognizing new SATA Hard Drive

    First let me start by saying "Hi" and giving a bit of back information, Built this machine about 3 years ago, so it's a bit antiquated but she still has a lot of life left in her... Motherboard: Asus A8N32-SLI (Socket 939) CPU: AMD Dual Core 64 FX-60 (2.61 Ghz) Ram: 4 GB (1 x 4 DDR400) Video...
    • mylosol
    • Thread
    • bios cloning device manager hard drive hardware ide master-slave not recognized sata drive storage troubleshooting western digital windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  8. B

    Windows 7 Dell Latitude E5400 DVD drive not working after Win7 upgrade

    So I've been running Vista Business until today. My dvd drive has worked fine until I finished the Win7 Pro (32 bit) installation, and now my dvd drive is not listed in "my computer" or "device manager" at all. I installed windows 7, so of course it works outside of windows...and I can still...
    • benjaminsmurray
    • Thread
    • 32-bit bios dell device manager drive recognition dvd drive eject button firmware hardware issues installation latitude e5400 not recognized pld software conflict support troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  9. D

    Windows 7 Not Recognizing NIC Card

    I'm not sure if this is an OS problem or not - but 7 just suddenly stopped recognizing my external NIC card on my laptop. I was on a bus, and was perfectly able to use it to connect to a friend's laptop. I got off of the bus and walked 20 feet to my house. When I opened it up again, it would not...
    • dragon2041
    • Thread
    • compressed air external hardware issues laptop network connection nic card not recognized reboot troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. vims213

    Windows 7 External HDD Problems - Clicking Sounds/Not Recognized On Windows 7

    I recently purchased an External Hard Drive: The External HDD consists of: Western Digital 3.5" SATA II Caviar Green 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Link Removed - Invalid URL Welland 3.5" SATA To USB2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure Link Removed - Invalid URL When I plugged into my laptop I...
    • vims213
    • Thread
    • clicking noise computer issues data recovery enclosure esata external drive file access flash drive hard drive hardware issues my computer not recognized power supply safely remove hardware sata storage issues troubleshooting usb western digital windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  11. L

    Windows 7 DVD Problem (possibly a little different)

    I have spent the whole evening looking for a solution to my problem but cant find one so i though i may as well just post it up. I have Windows 7 Installed on my laptop as a dual boot with XP. I installed it from my USB HDD and it all works amazingly well considering how rubbish the spec is...
    • Lordmwa
    • Thread
    • compatibility drive issues drivers dual boot dvd error hardware installation laptop not recognized performance software spinning noise support troubleshooting user experience video playback windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. JazMac

    Windows 7 Portable external drives doesn't show up

    ..... -Jazmac
    • JazMac
    • Thread
    • device recognition external drive not recognized portable drive storage issues usb drives windows issues
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  13. O

    Windows 7 External esata HDD not recognized

    I just got a western digital 1tb esata/usb external hdd. i tried it in vista and it works perfectly. booted into 7 and its not recognized at all. any ideas how to fix this? Thanks
    • outy565
    • Thread
    • disk management esata external drive hardware issues not recognized storage issues usb western digital windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  14. K

    Windows 7 Does Not See My DVD Drive

    does not see my dvd drive any chance of telling me how to fix this as i use it alot ? thanks
    • kerr123
    • Thread
    • device manager drive recognition drivers dvd drive hardware issues not recognized optical drive system settings troubleshooting windows issues
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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