What do I do if it comes not formatted and Windows 7 does not recognize it?
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Go to disk management service (diskmgmt.msc in command prompt window or Start text box) and it will let you format it.
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Control Panel, Admin tools, disk management should see the drive even if not formatted yet. If it does not then you have a defective unit.
293113
you have to go into admin tools, computer management, storage, disk management. this is where you setup the hard drive.
293114
You can contact the Seller for Return Label to return the HDD for Replacement/Refund. Thanks!
293115
Right click on "My Computer". Select "Manage". When the MMC (Microsoft Management Console) opens, select "Disc Management. The disk should appear there. Right click on the un-formatted drive and select "Format". Select the desired properties from there. If the disk doesn't appear in the MMC Disk Management, it is a dead drive. RMA it.
293116
If your using it as a secondary drive Windows will reformat it for you. I reformatted mine several times.
990058
It has been formatted from the factory as NTFS which works with Windows OS, including Windows 7. No need to worry.
603727
Can't help with any specific advice as I am using my drive with a Mac, but I can't see why there would be a problem. If you received a drive pre-formatted for a Macintosh, then doubtless, you need to use a Windows program to reformat it. Good Luck!
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Try to do it on a windows 7 or any other lower version. Because doesn't run properly on windows 8. Also find the right version of bytes on the installation folder.
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It wasn't viewable in any OS I tried all three,But the last solution here worked as I had to make new partition and quick format it and in this way it also gave it a drive letter.I did this on an XP machine and Now it worked.
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Microsoft sent a message that it doesn't recognize it as a legal copy. I've run into this on another computer that my stepson owned a few years ago. Eventually it just locked up and wouldn't work, cost several hundred dollars to get a legal Microsoft window program loaded into it.
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Windows 7 but mine broke right after one month, and it costed me about new hard drive and 90 dollars to install windows back because windows 7 sticker on the bottom was not readable... I sent email but the seller never replied. .
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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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You're way beyond my level of understanding. Mine came with Windows 7 installed and works just fine, even after a later re-install when the hard drive was wiped clean to get rid of a virus.
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I bought a new hard drive for the purpose. I formatted it using a MS-Windows 7 style formatter.
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We're having a similar problem. It keeps telling us it is "Write-Protected." Tried reformatting several times under different OS's and same problem.
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No u have to format.. partition.. and load Windows 7..if it's a new drive u have to do a fresh install..
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You need to reformat the drive to match your operating system.....directions are on the Iomega web site.
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I have no clue, I threw it away because it messed up my Windows 7 operating system.
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on my copy of windows 7, the adapter isn't even recognized in the device manager
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No does notcomewithoperating system i bought recover disc from hp it formatted an loaded win7
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It was NTSC formatted. If you want to use it with both Windows and Mac then format it with ExFAT file system.