Hi, I've tried to connect my Desire to the pc but it won't work! It won't bring up the option to change to "disk drive". I've got it set to automatically give me the option but it won't. Anyway, I manually went to settings and changed it to disk drive but it still won't pick it up on the pc as a drive! Has anyone else had this problem?
Have you downloaded the htc software from the web?
No, didn't know I had to! I got it to connect once to the pc a few weeks ago but now it just doesn't happen!Originally Posted by clarity
You don't need the software to pick it up as a disk drive. You only need the software for the Sync stuff
General - Plug the HTC in again. Click Start, right-click on My Computer (or Computer, if Vista or Win7) and then left-click on Manage. Click on Disk Management and see what drives show up in the main window. If it's not showing there, then ...
Click Start, right-click on My Computer and then left-click on Properties. Click on Device Manager and see if you have a device showing up as a conflict (will be a yellow circle with a black ! in it)
On windows 7 My HTC doesnt need any software I just plug it in and active sync pops and thats it
On my Magic i have to pull the notifications bar down from the top and 'Mount' the device to see it as a drive.
My process is:
Plug in Desire.
'Pull down' the Notifications bar on the Phone
Select "mount as disk drive" <-- or words to those effect
Open up my computer and click on the drive
Basically thats it, no software required just tell the phone to connect as a drive and it should appear
Thats the thing, It doesn't appear on the notification bar, I've tried to do it through settings but it still doesn't work!My process is:
Plug in Desire.
'Pull down' the Notifications bar on the Phone
Select "mount as disk drive" <-- or words to those effect
Open up my computer and click on the drive
I've managed to find it, under Device Manager > Disk drives it says "HTC Android phone USB device" but when I go in to My Computer/Computer it's not there
Your computers playing silly buggers not the phone.
What OS is on it?
Windows 7
Does the phone start to charge when you plug it in?
Have you tried a different cable - I have a feeling that the one that comes with the charger is a charge only cable, not a 'full' USB cable
Go into the disk management snap in (control panels> admin tools> computer management > Disk manager) and see if its visible in there. It may need a different drive letter assigned.
To answer the second part, the cable that was supplied with mine works perfectly for all functionsDoes the phone start to charge when you plug it in?
Have you tried a different cable - I have a feeling that the one that comes with the charger is a charge only cable, not a 'full' USB cable
The worrying part is that it doesn't prompt when connecting.
Go to Settings
Tap Connect to PC
Make sure 'Ask Me' is ticked
Check what the Default Connection Type is
Thinking about it, so does mine, as it's what I use to plug it into the mac at homeTo answer the second part, the cable that was supplied with mine works perfectly for all functions
It's the one that comes with the HTC car charger that only seems to charge it
Done, comes with "disk 2" and underneath says "No Media"
I've clicked on it and gone to properies and update driver but it's already got the most up to date driver.
Already tried this as well, it's ticked but it doesn't promt me. It's currently ticked to charge only but even when I change it to "disk drive" it doesn't recognise it on the pc
You know what, mine has stopped asking aswell
EDIT : Aha, I've just switched it off and switched it on again and it's working properly once more. By 'it', I mean the phone.
Last edited by Cluck; 13-09-2010 at 17:51.
I was just going to suggest a reboot as mine does freeze occasionally.
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