Windows 7 dosen't recognize my Maxtor HD.

[SABRMnLgs]

Hello,
I have a Maxtor One Touch 4+ 500GB External Hard Drive. I have been running Windows XP with it for years with no problems.
I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and the Windows 7 won't even recognise my Maxtor External HD. What's up?

 

[ram1009]

Check device manager adn see if the USB ports are functional. Do other USB devices show up?

 

[RussK1]

Open "Start" and right click "Computer">manage>disk management and see if the drive shows up there.

May need to assign a drive letter and format.