Does this detect as removable or fixed disk ?
1187829
detects as a usb drive. no problems detecting when plugged into a tv or media player.
1187830
Dear Patryk: Yes it does pick it up as an external drive which you can easily find. Patriot is a terrible company with poor customer service. I have one of their other drives that has already been replaced. The better option is to go with the Corsair 256G USB drive (which I purchased after returning the Patriot), which looks almost identical and is faster. Hope this answers your question and good luck.
1187831
Windows will detect this as a removable disk. Windows Explorer will assign it a drive letter (e.g. "E:"). To eject it, you open Windows Explorer, right click E:, and choose "eject." If you have a Mac, the process is probably similar.
1187832
Removeable. Also, just an FYI, you only get 117.56GB of useable space.http://imgur.com/TXYx1cD
1187833
Removable, just like a standard USB thumb drive. On macs you do need to eject before disconnecting.
1852715
I'm not sure where to find if it is or is not. I looked over case, instructions and disc. If you can help me with that, I would be glad to help you.
2030881
Sure. it just a HDD with some free software from WD. No need to install this software or keep it on a HDD ;)
919649
It's not so hard to remove the drive as Dante suggests. However, inerting the blade or screwdriver here and there will mark the case enough to prevent returns. Once inside the base, it can be removed and that allows you to crack the main case. Not much chance of getting it back unmarked though. Then you get the drive out. it is encased in a tin box. The rubber "feet" are actually screws. Remove them and you can probably get the drive out with the tinwork intact. Dunno. I had gone too far at that stage. Anyway, the drive is now running as an SATA drive in my mac, and since the box is USB 2, who cares if it does not work any more? Overall, the drive is probably less bought at a discount store than one bought at trade price as a bare drive. The difference is the warranty. The markings on the drive say clearly it is an OEM drive and has to be returned to the OEMer. HTH
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It is formatted for NTFS Windows OS. Also, I have dropped it once when I was getting out of the car. The drive is totally unusable due to bad sectors after that.
361574
Yes it does. It will come formatted with FAT32, so you will have to change it to NTFS, but it is possible.
1955089
Yes, that is what we have ours connected to. You may have to reformat the drive by using disk utilities.
1054715
Yes and No...Yes; only if the external drive is a "bare drive" (not in an enclosure)...No; if the hard drive is enclosed in a case.
1726371
Yes. The hard drive connected to the SATA interface shows up independent of the operating system.
1517559
You may have to restart your computer with the device plugged in. It will show as a removable mass storage device
1445380
Yes it does they just label HDD and you can check the computer system undersettigs to see it
2132713
I would recommend removing the old one. Though it's never happened to me, I've heard stories of extra weight/thickness causing problems with the disc drive.
517757
I've never had this happen. Your OS (Windows?) should determine whether a memory device is a "fixed" or "removable" disk in accordance with how it is connected to the computer or the type of device reader it is. USB ports (includes all CF and SD memory cards) are always removable and should show up that way in the OS. Even SATA drives should show up as removable if the "hot swap" feature of your motherboard is turned on for a SATA drive. eSATA drives should always show up as removable. Bottom line is I would expect a glitch in the OS rather than an issue with the memory card. I've never had this happen. Your OS (Windows?) should determine whether a memory device is a "fixed" or "removable" disk in accordance with how it is connected to the computer or the type of device reader it is. USB ports (includes all CF and SD memory cards) are always removable and should show up that way in the OS. Even SATA drives should show up as removable if the "hot swap" feature of your motherboard is turned on for a SATA drive. eSATA drives should always show up as removable. Bottom line is I would expect a glitch in the OS rather than an issue with... » Read More I've never had this happen. Your OS (Windows?) should determine whether a memory device is a "fixed" or "removable" disk in accordance with how it is connected to the computer or the type of device reader it is. USB ports (includes all CF and SD memory cards) are always removable and should show up that way in the OS. Even SATA drives should show up as removable if the "hot swap" feature of your motherboard is turned on for a SATA drive. eSATA drives should always show up as removable. Bottom line is I would expect a glitch in the OS rather than an issue with the memory card. « Show Less
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I use it on a mac. I have bumped older ones and received the message "You have removed the disk without first ejecting. Your disk may be damaged" or something to that effect. but found no damage to the info. That said... there is always the first time.
1419638
Yes, but you need to research your particular notebook model to see if the drive is user replaceable.
511933
Doubt it. They don't really do that anymore, and it's not listed under the "What's in the box" section. More likely it comes with a restore partition.
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It is simply an empty enclosure, so whatever drive you put in it determines usage. I pulled an old hard drive from an old computer.