How do I get my computer to recognize my external hard drive with out formatting

[cdax]

Hello,
i have win 7 and recentlly it doesnt reconize my SAMSUNG S2 HD 500GB. i tried to change and to insert the usb cable to another usb port, but it didnt help...
can u help mr pls?
thanks!
chen

 

[phil22]

The external drive might be faulty. Test it with SeaTools for Windows.
Click "Downloads" near the top of this page: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
Test it with the "Long/Extended" test.