Showing posts with label external hard drive shows as device not ready. Show all posts
Showing posts with label external hard drive shows as device not ready. Show all posts

Monday, January 11, 2016

External Hard Drive Shows as Device Not Ready

External Hard Drive Is Not Accessible Since The Device Is Not Ready?
"Hello, I have a 1TB WD external hard disk that always works fine on my Windows laptop, which often is used at home, since it was bought about several months ago. However, recently, when I try to connect it to a Windows 7 desktop computer that often is placed in my office, this external drive is not shown in My Computer interface as usual. But, it shows up in Device Manager. But, when I attempt to click this drive there, it says it cannot be accessed now since the device is not ready. Can anyone help explain why such device not ready error happens to me? What can I do now to resolve this problem and access my drive contents easily? Thanks for any advice here."