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    External drive not showing up automatically

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by gergev, Jul 13, 2014.

  1. gergev

    gergev Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got Asus K55A Windows 7 64bit and I have to use Disk Management every time to mount a USB drive to access it in windows explorer. Doesn't matter what manufacturer. My other laptops, Windows 7 64bit and Windows 8 don't have this issue.
    Is there a fix for this? Thanks.
     
    gergev, Jul 13, 2014
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    What letters are the drives assigned? It's an odd issue for sure. Can you install a dummy os on the machine to see if that does the same thing?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 13, 2014
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  3. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    You can check your "Auto Play" options to see what your Removable drive settings are. Make sure its not set to "do nothing"
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Jul 13, 2014
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  4. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    That is unusual. Is this happening on both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports?
     
    Prostar Computer, Jul 15, 2014
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