After installing this HDD, it won't show up as a drive in My Computer (Win 7). My BIOS knows it's there and shows up in Device Manager though.
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It must be formatted and partitioned in Windows. Go to manage your Start, Computer, Then select Computer on left screen, the Right click ; select manage and them select Disk drives ,the HD and select format. That should be close to the exact instructions.
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Note that if you intend to clone the new disk from your current HDD using most popular software like the Acronis or Seagate utilities you do NOT need to format the new HDD first. In fact it would just be a waste of time. As long as the cloning software can see your drive during the setup you are good to go and it will show up just fine in Windows My Computer after the clone process has completed.
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Check the following. 1. Right click on my computer and select manage option. 2. Expand Storage and select Disk Management. 3. If you see the new hard drive, check if Initialized. If not you'll have to initialize and format it before you can use. Hope this helps.
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Hi, are you using the same insert/caddy that was originally in your laptop? The hard drive won't work unless you are using the correct/original caddy. Hope this helps!
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I just checked mine and on Windows 7 it shows as "Transcend1tbUSBDisk (F:)".
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nope tried it and it would not show up in the device manager. So the software could not be installed since the motherboard could not see it. I tried two different ones and both would not show up as a device.
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You may have to restart your computer with the device plugged in. It will show as a removable mass storage device
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Yes it does, but the adapter only worked for about an hour for me and after that the mobo no longer recognized the drive.
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Hello April, unfortunately there could be several reasons. To ensure the drive is actually working, can you hear the discs spinning? You should be able to tell if it is there would be a slight hum. If you are sure the drive works, and it does not show up on your computer, I would start by leaving it plugged in and then restarting your computer. Sometimes you have to clear the system's memory. If that does not work try a different USB port. My computer has one that doesn't work and I found out by accident. Depending on what operating system you are running, i.e. Windows 7, Windows 8, etc you can go to the device manager and see if the drive shows up under "HDD". If it does and you still cannot access the files there may be something wrong with the drive itself. Was this a working drive that you had used before? I'm sorry if I am not much help, I am trying to think of all the things I try on my pc. Please let me know. and Good Luck!
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I checked my laptop and noticed that the 8gb ssd is visible in device manager but does not show up as a separate accessible drive under "This PC" e.g. "My Computer" or explorer. Therefore I can't save files to the ssd. The ssd shows up as disk 1 and the hdd shows up as disk 0 and contains the boot, files, oem, Recovery, page file, crash dump, and efi system partitions. Also, the os program files are on the 500gb hdd. The ssd has an 8gb primary partition only. All 8 gbytes are showing as free space on my laptop so I really don't know what the ssd is used for.
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while I don' t have a clear cut answer, I do have one that works. See if it at least is at least recognized in device manager under Windows' control panel. If it is, you might right click on properties and have windows look for a new driver on the net. You might want.to reformat it under fat32 or NTFS....
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When you plug it in, under Windows at least, the drive is usually recognized right away - no reboot needed. If it isn't, you can try going to Device Manager and scanning for new devices. If you want to remove the drive without rebooting, I would recommend disabling it in Device Manager to make sure it isn't in use. Note that you will then have to re-enable it next time you plug it in. Or you could just reboot each time :)
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Does it come up in device manager? It might be because the drivers didn't install properly or something.
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Yes. It's blank. Usually installation of an OS (operating system like Windows, Linux, OSx) will format the drive. Different OS's may use different format parameters so the drive will work in many different computers and OS's.
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What operating system are you running? Run diskmgmt.msc and check if the disk shows up there. If it doesn't show up there, you most likely have a faulty one. I'd try another computer and see if it detects it, if t doesn't, try and return it to Amazon for a replacement or refund. If it's too late for that, see if you can have it RMAed
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windows 7 should automatically recognize it. if it doesn't then the usb port might need to be enabled or is not working properly
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If I remember correctly it should be under the sata section and show up there
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What kind of drive you plugging in, SATA or ATA? Before you plug it into USB everything must be all connected including being plugged into the AC. Then you must turn both switches on, then you plug it into your PC. I have Windows 7 64 bit as well, recognizes everything I throw at it.
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Hi, are you using the same insert/caddy that was originally in your laptop? The hard drive won't work unless you are using the correct/original caddy.Hope this helps!