Windows 8 DEV Installation USB Have anyone done this with this capacity or the 16 GB version is necessary?
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Windows 8 Developer's preview build fits on a normal DVD the last time I checked, so 8gb is more than enough space. I dont remember the exact size of the ISO but it might have been 3.7gb in which a 4gb might suffice but for the price it's better to just get a 16gb.
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I'm running it with a 4 TB drive right now. Works great. I'm running Linux. It all just worked "out of the box" without needing drivers, Disk Manager, patches, or anything like that. You just have to remember to format your drive with "gpt" partition table, because the default ("msdos") partition table maxed out at 2 TB and will no longer work.
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NO. Win7 does not uttilize the necessary bytes. To install. Upgrading to 8 is the only was to ensure correct I stallation.
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I'd suspect not. When I upgraded from an XP computer to a Win8 computer, I just plugged the same USB cable into the new computer and it was business as usual. Of course, this was a completely "data" drive, with no active programs on it. Or am I missing something in the question?
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I'm currently running 4gb with win7 pro. It won't boot with 8gb, but I don't know if this is WIN or my modules. It should run 16gb or more with a 64bit system.
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While I don't have Win8 installed on any of my machines, I do have this drive running on a 64-bit version of Win7. There were no ASUS drivers that needed to install. I just plugged the drive into my 64-bit,Win7 machine and it worked as expected. My understanding of Win8 is that if the peripheral works under Win7, then it will work under Win8. I am still very pleased with the performance of this drive and would buy it again or consider an "upgraded" one from ASUS that supports Blu-ray. You do need 2 USB Ports on the same side of the machine, or at least within a few inches of each other. As a reminder, this is USB2 vs. USB3 drive. Hope this helps. While I don't have Win8 installed on any of my machines, I do have this drive running on a 64-bit version of Win7. There were no ASUS drivers that needed to install. I just plugged the drive into my 64-bit,Win7 machine and it worked as expected. My understanding of Win8 is that if the peripheral works under Win7, then it will work under Win8. I am still very pleased with the performance of this drive and would buy it again or consider an "upgraded" one from ASUS that supports Blu-ray. You do need 2 USB Ports on the same side of the machine, or at least within a few inches of each... » Read More While I don't have Win8 installed on any of my machines, I do have this drive running on a 64-bit version of Win7. There were no ASUS drivers that needed to install. I just plugged the drive into my 64-bit,Win7 machine and it worked as expected. My understanding of Win8 is that if the peripheral works under Win7, then it will work under Win8. I am still very pleased with the performance of this drive and would buy it again or consider an "upgraded" one from ASUS that supports Blu-ray. You do need 2 USB Ports on the same side of the machine, or at least within a few inches of each other. As a reminder, this is USB2 vs. USB3 drive. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Hi Brin, The unit is already pre-installed with Windows 8 64bit.Thanks, PCrush
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The disc has the driver needed for the device. Once you install it, you dont need it anymore. I dont have windows 8, so not sure about that. Hope it helps.
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good evening, I will actually install a 32 gb and not think of any problem, now I have a 16 gb and goes just as well.
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In my experience it is. I'm running windows 8.1 and after plugging in the USB, in a matter of seconds, the device was recognized and ready for use. Couldn't be any easier.
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It is actually 8gb disguised as a 128 GB drive. Windows will report 128gb available but if you test it, it only holds 8gb.
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If you are running the default windows install, it has another partition of about 24GB for recovery and swap and things like that, so that's your 104GB. The rest of the 35GB I assume is all the files that windows needs to work, all the applications and overhead. Don't forget there is a microsd slot, that's another 64GB for $50.
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Never used drive with Windows 8 but I'm pretty sure there would be no compatibility issue there.
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I just got one that uses a different chipset than typical USB drives, which registers it as a local disk rather than removable media as part of Win8 certification. You'd need third party software to load ISO images onto the drive.
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Hey Matt I have used up to 16 gb so far with no problems. I bet you could use any size, as operationally its not different software so good luck! Hope it helps!
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Its only USB 2, I recommend checking their website-Clickfree.com they have newer items with USB 3 & Windows 8 on down. Hope this helps.
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Yes it's justs plug and play and it's recognized by any OS. I use windows backup with no problems.The drive itself is amazingly fast! I'd say it has cut hours a week in productivity.