Why doesn't Windows 7 recognize the 840 EVO. It shows in disk management but not in computer.
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The Evo comes set to use the new partitioning format (GPT) instead of MBR. Windows 7 doesn't work well with GPT and requires MBR (Master Boot Record). All you need is re-format the drive using MBR and you're set
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Great question! There is a firmware update that just came out for this. Also make sure you never defrag an SSD it will turn it into a paper weight.
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You need to initialize the disk first. Just search for the topic "initialize new disk" for your OS and you will get instructions. Very simple. Then you can use disk management to set up partitions and format for use.
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I have used this ssd drive in a laptop (windows 7), in a PC (windows 7), and an iMac (10.7.5) without issues
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Don't know why. My Windows 7 laptop routinely forgets the super drive and jump drives for no reason other than it's driven by Windows.
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Dude if you have a compaq, throw it out and I'll build you a real computer:). 800-707-2525. It would be a complete waste to put a fast SSD drive into a piece of crap. Of course this is not the SSD drive to get. The Samsung 840 pro is the one to get as it is almost double the speed for only $50 more. Well worth it. Plus the Samsung comes with software to keep it running fast where this drive will be running 1/5th the speed in about 5 months.
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Go to the OCZ website and download it. It's free whether or not you own their drive.I agree that it's always better to rebuild the system on a new drive if you know how to do that.
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I just installed a new win7 os no problems at all. Then reattached my old drive and removed what I wanted , formatted it and store pictures and large programs on it. I am just sorry I did not buy a bigger SSD.
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No. Standard 5400 drive. I added an Msata and took out the mechanical drive and added a Samsung EVO 840 SSD drive (7.5mm) and this machine screams. This unit has no Msata installed as is, but the case is easily opened and adding an Msata to the empty slot is no big deal.
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Probably is not initialized of formatted yet. Check under Windows' "Disk Management".
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I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything at least. I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything... » Read More I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything at least. « Show Less
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What type of drive do you have? Yo need dual raid SSD drives sata 3+ to get around those speeds.
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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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It should be alright. The Dell support page talks about replacing a 7mm drive, so the EVO should work. The SATA operation setting in the laptop's BIOS may have to be changed from its default setting of RAID ON to AHCI enabled. AHCI must be enabled, according to Samsung. I don't believe that EVO supports RAID, if that is important to you. Other than that it should work.
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the drive is not formatted with any version of windows. it is formatted with a run time version of linux. it handles the formatting. the windows 8 machines should see it in the network browser. did you set up user rights?
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Usually it's a problem with the install...at lease with the first Crucial SSD drive that I had. If it's like that from the start, It's when it's time to try another install. Try using you're operating system downloaded newer drivers, not the one's on the dick when you purchased the computer, they are usually outdated. Also, some good computer geeks on youtube, subscribe to them and get answers for free. Hope this helps.
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I just checked mine and on Windows 7 it shows as "Transcend1tbUSBDisk (F:)".
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Potentially, yes, but maybe not. Depends on a few things including your BIOS. I have an older motherboard (nVidia 750i) and my mobo did NOT recognize this drive. From what I've read, I believe your bios needs to have AHCI capability to recognize this drive. From a SATA standpoint it should be entirely backwards compatible, but do your homework ahead of time just to be sure. Thankfully Amazon is great for returns and I was able to order a Sata II Crucial SSD. Granted, my mobo still didn't recognize the drive, but installing a cheap Sata III add-on card did the trick. Note: The Sata III add-on card still would NOT allow my older motherboard to see the Samsung Evo 840. Potentially, yes, but maybe not. Depends on a few things including your BIOS. I have an older motherboard (nVidia 750i) and my mobo did NOT recognize this drive. From what I've read, I believe your bios needs to have AHCI capability to recognize this drive. From a SATA standpoint it should be entirely backwards compatible, but do your homework ahead of time just to be sure. Thankfully Amazon is great for returns and I was able to order a Sata II Crucial SSD. Granted, my mobo still didn't recognize the drive, but installing a cheap Sata III add-on card did the trick. Note: The Sata III... » Read More Potentially, yes, but maybe not. Depends on a few things including your BIOS. I have an older motherboard (nVidia 750i) and my mobo did NOT recognize this drive. From what I've read, I believe your bios needs to have AHCI capability to recognize this drive. From a SATA standpoint it should be entirely backwards compatible, but do your homework ahead of time just to be sure. Thankfully Amazon is great for returns and I was able to order a Sata II Crucial SSD. Granted, my mobo still didn't recognize the drive, but installing a cheap Sata III add-on card did the trick. Note: The Sata III add-on card still would NOT allow my older motherboard to see the Samsung Evo 840. « Show Less
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