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Discussions about unpowered drives on WindowsForum.com focus on USB drives that draw power solely from the USB cable, as opposed to independently-powered drives. Users report issues such as drives not being recognized in Windows 7, with partitions missing from 'My Computer' despite appearing in Device Manager with error Code 32. Troubleshooting often involves checking disabled Windows services that may affect USB mass storage functionality. The tag covers problems specific to bus-powered external drives, including driver conflicts and service misconfigurations that prevent proper detection and access to partitions.
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    Windows 7 USB drive not recognized in Windows7, problem with services

    I have two external USB drives, one independently-powered, one USB-cable-powered, both with NTFS and linux ext2 and ext3 partitions. Under Windows7 both drives show up under Device Manager with the Property: "A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be...
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    • device manager disk recognition driver issues dual boot error external drive hitachi linux partition ntfs powered drives seagate services troubleshooting unpowered drives usb windows 7
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