Resolving USB drive issues – Part II

This article in written in continuation to the previous article headlined Resolving USB drive issues Part 1.


Symptoms of some other USB drive problems:

“Insert a Disk” Message is displayed even when USB drive is connected.
USB drive does not appear even when USB drive is connected.
USB drive appears in Device Manager but not in My Computer or Explorer.


Troubleshooting steps:

Inspect Windows policy settings in registry. Windows may have been customized to hide USB drive from My Computer or Explorer.
Fix Drive Letter Conflicts. USB drive may be trying to use a drive letter reserved for other device.…