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W98SE not showing my external hard drive in "My Computer".

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DZip

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I am having problems with an external USB hard drive (Maxtor 3000LE). I am using Windows 98 second edition with all patches and fixes installed. Here is my problem: I have the external hard drive connected to PCI to USB card and the power is switched at a surge protector. All drivers have been loaded. When I switch on the power to the external hard drive the icon appears in the quick launch toolbar like it is supposed to. In "My Computer" there is no listing for this device. When I look in the device manager under hard disks I see the Maxtor 3000le as well as my other fixed hard drives. If this device is not listed in "My Computer" I can't save or read any of the files on the external hard disk. I have used this device before on this computer before and had no problems but since this is a family computer, others have added downloaded software (yes I have anti-virus protection and it is kept current). What could be causing it to not show up in "My Computer"?
 
Have you tried right-clicking on "Start" and then "Explore" to look at the drives contents?

 
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