My problem is that one of my harddrives just stopped working one day. It is connected via a USB cable. When I plug it into my computer, it makes that chime sound that it always makes when I plug in a storage device, but then the device does not come up. I've tried My Computer, Manage, and looked around in the disks section and the USB connection section and while I can find my other 2 externals, I can't find this particular one. I don't know if it's an issue with the wiring, or the input, or the port; it's possible that there might be a bent pin or a loose connection but if that was the case shouldn't my computer not make that chiming sound when I plug it in?
If there's any other kinda tech forum you guys know of that I could ask this in, please suggest one, because I don't really know where to take this problem to to get advice (before having to pay for it at a repair store or something).
edit: It's not a drivers issue either