not able to see ext HDD in my computer

[Kumar_SN]

Previously I used to see my connected pendriives and External HDDs in my Computer. recetly I am not seeing them in my computer window. Also safely remove the device is not seen in my notification area of task bar

 

 

 

Operating system:Microsoft Windows XP (32 bit) Service Pack 3

System root: C:\WINDOWS

Available physical memory: 3061 MB

CPU: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz

Drive Info:

C: 58.59 GB

D: 73.24 GB

E: 73.24 GB

F: 73.24 GB

G: 19.75 GB

Internet Explorer: 8.0

[UCanFixIt]

As there can be many causes for your issue and assuming your issue has not been caused by malware, this article gives a good step by step method to identify the cause and fix your issue:
 
Troubleshoot: Windows won't recognize USB hard drive

Good luck.