Bridge does not see my external usb hard drive

I have searched on this topic and the advice I've seen so far relates to when Bridge is set up to auto launch. That is not the case with me. I have Vista 32bit and CS3.
I want to move files to it and make sure the keywords are ok.
The drive is empty right now, but it should still list the drive when I click on my computer where it sees my DVD drive, right?
Thanks for the help. I started a new topic to reflect the current issue.
Holly

Disregard, I guess it takes a while? It is finally there.

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Hey coby,
Well thanks for the star. Not sure I deserve it.
i then tried connecting the drive to each USB port again, and voila! i have found one it works in. I guess my computer's ports must be a little worn.
Hmm well try looking inside and see if there's some smutz in there, if the contacts are dirty or bent or worn.
i was starting to think i would have to go out and get a USB hub to give it some more power.
Is it powered off the USB? If so that actually might be a good idea since that puts a lot of strain on the connectors. Even if it's self powered it might be a good idea since it would take the strain off an obviously flakey USB.
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Hmmm,
Seems like that _should_ work. Here's a way you might be able to finesse it: go to the advanced R&R menu in Win 7 and create rescue media on your USB drive. It's essentially the same process as creating the CD - it makes the USB drive bootable and puts a copy of R&R there.
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External USB hard drive not being recognized

Hello! I'm sure this has been posted before, but excuse my naivety with this sort of thing...
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Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s2
Mount Point: /Volumes/USB
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