Can't read external drive

[dblam]

I have a laptop that crashed. I pulled the hard drive out (which is still good) and connected it via a usb bridge to my acer laptop. The first time I connected it, it worked fine and I was able to see all the files. It got disconnected and when I reconnected it, the computer no longer detects it, any suggestions?

 

[Technochicken]

How did you disconnect it? Did you use the "safely remove hardware" action? And do any other computers recognize the drive?

 

[dblam]

Yeah I used the "safely remove hardware" action. Other computers also recognized it when first connected, but not when it was connected a second time. After attempting to reconnect and safely disconnect mulitiple times, it just started working, so I think I have it for now, but it is not consistant.