Do these come with that U3 software or similar stuff on them, or are they truly blank/empty drives?
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They do have scan disk secure access on them. I had no trouble loading them either on my computer or machine
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All flash drives (jump drives; whatever) come with some 'firm-wear' that allows them to communicate with a new computer. This particular model not only comes with the basic interactive programming but it also includes an option to let you encrypt whatever you store on the flash drive. You do not have to use the encryption option but if you do, no one will be able to see the contents that you encrypted without a password. There is no such thing as a truly blank flash drive - your computer will recognize it as a 'mass storage device' or a 'disc drive.'
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It's been a while since I ordered this, but I *think* it was the bare drive. Can't be sure, but on another note, I wouldn't recommend Seagate. I own a computer repair shop, and we see more Seagate drives crash than any of the other brands combined. Go with a Western Digital!
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The unit that I received did not. Since I am not thrilled Windows XP, due to it's high maintenance, I wiped the drive and installed Linux Ubuntu v 14.04 which has worked flawlessly. The only downside is that for games, this unit is not great. Otherwise, it works very well.
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I'm using one now - no problems at all; However - I don't use the U3 software. I didn't really like the added 'baggage', and I had little opportunity to take advantage of the positives. I cannot tell you one way or the other if the U3 software will work, but I can say that on at least a dozen Sony, Toshiba, and Dell notebooks, on Dell & HP desktops running Windows 7 Home and Windows 7 Pro or Enterprise - there is no problems with the hardware compatibility.
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Hey great question I wondered this too seeing as it's really hard to get hold of those discs . So no you do not have to use them . regular blank discs work fine
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Yes, I have the 2TB that comes installed, installed a 3TB drive and have a 4TB USB drive unpartitioned attached.
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The drive I got was a bare drive so it came with nothing extra.You usually pay more for one as a retail package with install disc and all.
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Before I bought mine, I checked the Buffalo website. It can vary depending on when you buy it and the size drives you get. Mine came with Western Blue drives.
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Yes. The populated version comes with WD Red drives. Should read that in the description.
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No it's a blank hard drive. You will need to format to what ever operating system u are using.
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It comes with all the software you need to do anything with the drive. That is if you get the retail box and not the oem version which is bare bones drive.
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I believe the WH16NS40 is just the bare drive, and the BH16NS40 is the retail model including software.
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I've used these on XP and Windows 7, just plugged them in and they worked. No CD came with it.
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nope, your drive should be fine. These used to be shown as being OEM (NOT Retail packaging) shipped drives, but I don't see that now. So, if you were expecting a retail box, then return it; otherwise there are no differences.
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Nothing, just the hard drive itself. You want the Retail Kit version if you want the extra stuff like the Box.
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That is a windows question on how to hide, if possible. To answer, yes they show, just like the CD Drive when when empty
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All the drives I received are model WD20EARS-00MVWB0. So far they work great. I am running them in SansDigital TR8M(-B)P in JBOD configuration. So far zero problems, I will probably pickup 5 more to get a total of 16TB.