Does the 3TB version work on Windows 7 64bit? I understand it says it isnt, but im wondering if it does otherwise.
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I see this question a number of times here. There is a misunderstanding about disks 3TB or larger will only show 2.19TB. ONLY IF you are trying to make it a bootable device. If you are going to use it as a backup disks and if you just want to dump files there, it is not a problem. I would say it is Amazon's problem in that they were not clear. This is unfortunate, but I wonder if anyone chose a lower capacity disk due to the comment.
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i am running maverick. my os is 10.9.3. the hard drive works fine. quiet and fast. this is my second my book external hard drive. th first one i use with a windows 7 computer, it is around 5 years old. i love it. never fails me. thatis all i can tell you.
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I don't see why it wouldn't be. BUT I would suggest a 2tb WD Black instead. Windows defaults to an MBR storage format which I KY supports up to 2.2tb. You can't even partition the other 800gb into another drive. You can change the format to GPT which would allow you to use all 3tb, but it's a pain in the butt and if this will be your only storage drive I would steer clear of doing that. Quick summary: A WD Black should work no problem, but I'd personally go with a 2tb version. Hope this helps!
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Yes, it works great with Windows 7. I use that system in my computer and have had no issues with the drive. As for the size, I do believe that 500GB is the max. I am not sure what causes the limit, but 500GB is as high as it goes.
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Really? Mine came with no disc and I bought a 64 gig. Check out the manual.
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I just finished installing this 1TB and it worked like a charm... 828GB free out of 931GB. I'll update this if any thing changes...
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Hi Craig, Thanks for your useful input. At this stage I think I too should have gone for the 1TB model. Now I can't seem to download video clips onto the 1.5 TB. It starts off OK then freezes and the usual Task Manager solutions don't seem to help and I end up with the dreaded blue screen. I have to switch off and start again. Very boring. If anyone has a solution would be most grateful for help
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I managed to install it by installing Windows 2008 Standard but I upgraded the RAM to 32GB and the drives as well to the Western Digital 1TB 10,000rpm drives. It works but is not fast.
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The dimensions... a little bit bigger than a 3.5" internal drive would be except a little taller. The venting is good and she doesnt overheat after 2 hours of movie watching from a file located on the drive. Windows7 Not compatible? -NOT TRUE.. I have my movie collection on this thing: Its compatible with my smart TV, Win7, Win8 and Mac Lion (Plugged in Physically and or networked in).. I have used each of these platforms with the 3Tb and without fail. Anyone tells you different, I would have a concern. I use mine every day. The only thing that could cause you an issue is if it came as a refurb from previous owner and that person re-partitioned the drive for some other purpose that isnt Win7 friendly. New and out of the box,, shes ready to go. Refurbed (if not) just needs a repartition and formatting. Good luck! -g
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I just ordered 6 WD Red 3 TB drives, and received 6 of them today. The ones I've received so far all claim on the label to run NASware 3.0.Edit: Just received the last 2, and they show NASware 3.0 badging as well.
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I have Windows 7 on it and it works just fine... Although I don't know how it handles on a day to day basis, I use mine as a Torrent Downloader and nothing else... Install was a breeze via USB THUMB DRIVE
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It's the same connection as a 2tb, it's SATA3, any windows 7 or 8 will compatible, the major spec you have to look is your motherboard, it has to be a uefi compatible board to go beyond the 2tb limit, if it's a recent motherboard it probably is, just check your manufacturer and model to be 100%. Search for: 3tb and uefi motherboards.Hope this helps
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I really do not know, but I would think that it is more a question of wheather your COMPUTER will support such a drive. 3TB is a huge drive, but on the other hand, I remember wondering if I could ever fill a 40MB drive. Please remember to back it up regularly. I'll be able to hear you from here if it crashes and you haven't backed it up!
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Yes, I'm running the 8tb version and it has the full 8tb, but for some reason I think the device used the first drive closes to the power button first for storage in this setup, but yes it works!
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What did you find-out about 64 bit compatability. So far< I have not found any drive compatable with 64 bit Vista.
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That will depend on your OS and drive manufacturer. I'm using Win 7 and a Seagate drive so I had to partition my 3TB into 2 logical drives. Don't quite understand why but that's what Seagate said I had to do.
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I'm having a problem with a 3TB drive... shows up as 2.2TB and 800GB. Refer to http://www.pcworld.com/article/235088/everything_you_need_to_know_about_3TB_hard_drives.html