Hi,

I've got a external removable storage from a friend. It's i-rocks IR-4100. I plugged it into my computer and the computer detected it and said New Hardware found appeared on the bottom right hand corner.

But when i went to windows explorer, i couldn't find it there. Then, i was suggested to go to computer management -> disk management, it's not there either.

Furthermore, i went to its website trying to find the driver for it but couldn't find it.

Is there any other way of getting it to work?

THANK you very much in advance.Is it DEAD or non-functional? When was it working last?Hi GX1_Man,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

Hmm... apparently, it was working before on the other computer. I tried it with all the other computers but with no luck at all. I think it's dead (Unsure). However, if it's dead or non functional, can it still be detected by a computer?. I don't know if  there is any way of testing it whether it's working or non functional. So far, it's detected or picked up as it's being plugged into any computers but it just doesn't show up on the computer.

Thank you in advance A dead CDROM can be identified by the BIOS and Windows, but it's OPTICAL ability to READ a CD may be totally gone.Is this an elderly drive, or had a lot of use (or abuse)?Hi GX1_Man,

Thank you for your reply.

I think i know why it didn't work,... It's very silly of me, I was told that it's an external storage. you know the one that we can put into pocket and plug it into any computers to store data. When i had another look at it on the i-rocks website, it's actually a Hub, a mini Hub, not a removable storage as i thought it was.

Thank you GX1_Man, I'll keep in mind everything you said.  You're welcome and FEEL free to post back with other snafu's, or to solve someone else's problem with these things!