This may sound like a stupid question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? This may sound like a stupi question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? Will it ask me to locate drivers or will it find it automatically? This may sound like a stupid question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? This may sound like a stupi question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? Will it ask me... » Read More This may sound like a stupid question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? This may sound like a stupi question, what happens after I install it and load up Windows? Will it ask me to locate drivers or will it find it automatically? « Show Less
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i installed into an older computer of mine with xp on it.it installed automatically. if there is a disk with yoursyou could use it too.
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I just bought this a few months ago and plugged it into the computer. My Windows 7 picked it up with no issues or drivers to manually install.
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That depends on which version of Windows you have. Windows 7 will find it automatically
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it should automatically install the drivers... my win7 desktop automatically installed everything and works great
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Windows will automatically install driver which are already on your operating system.
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Nah it only comes on intermittently, when it does it comes up garbage, i eventually got it to work and managed to recover some files off with recovery software but lost most of the stuff that was on it. Tried formatting etc and regardless of which computer its plugged into, it only connects intermittently and corrupts the data.
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Strange. When it came in, I found the drive as being alone and empty. I partitionned it in three separate parts for work purposes, but it's supposed to be here! You should contact MSI!
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I recommend backing up your existing install on the hard drive with a product like Ghost or something similar to clone / copy your windows install to the SSD then save the hard drive just in case it does not work out. Just because you switch to a new hard drive there is no need to reinstall the os and all the apps. Huge waste of time.
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I have new newest Windows and it worked fine.I mean IT REALLY WORKED GREAT..My wife had it working in no time at all. hahahahaGood luck and Merry Christmas,Vati
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no...it will boot up if you have the drive chassie mounted...its a piece of cake...i do sugest thow...once installed you restart your computer...then your all done
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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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insert it into available PCI or PCI-X slot and (while computer is of coarse) and secure it with bracket screw and boot up and install the driver or see if windows autodetects and installs driver for you.
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You would need to wipe your hard drive, and install windows 7. But also be careful, sometimes it may not turn out successful.
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I dont see any files when I boot it.... its pretty good ...only does junk files if u format it but then thats easy to clear up.... I love the flashdrive alot
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My son-in-law removed the Windows and put in Ubuntu for me. He says it depends on which Windows system was installed on the computer. Sorry I can't help you more.
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Wait. I found it. Installed ok. But now how do i put my old books into it. Also i hooked up to my computer, used windos exp to see f drive but nothing is visable in ffolder. How do i see whats on my tablet
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You may not need to. Do you have ahci enabled in Bios? All I did was make sure ahci was enabled upon the first bootup and it recognized all 3 of my hdds. I also chose to reinstall windows after from scratch that way there were no drivers for my old motherboard to be deleted. It was easier to install windows after reformatting the system drive then it would have been to remove everything for the old motherboard.
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I CANNOT get this device to show up on my brand new Vaio running Windows 7. It says the driver is installed, an update says I have the latest driver, I hear the 'connect' sound when I plug it in, but the little power LED on the device just lights up and goes right out. I turn around and plug it into my old XP computer......... and it works fine. So now I have to put the diskette in the device, device into XP computer, XP files to thumb drive, thumb drive over to laptop, and finally copy! ARRRRGH! What started out as a big project (100 diskettes) is going to take forEVER. :-/ Why, oh why, will it not show up in my Windows 7? Good luck to you! LOL :-) I CANNOT get this device to show up on my brand new Vaio running Windows 7. It says the driver is installed, an update says I have the latest driver, I hear the 'connect' sound when I plug it in, but the little power LED on the device just lights up and goes right out. I turn around and plug it into my old XP computer......... and it works fine. So now I have to put the diskette in the device, device into XP computer, XP files to thumb drive, thumb drive over to laptop, and finally copy! ARRRRGH! What started out as a big project (100 diskettes) is going to take forEVER. :-/ Why, oh why,... » Read More I CANNOT get this device to show up on my brand new Vaio running Windows 7. It says the driver is installed, an update says I have the latest driver, I hear the 'connect' sound when I plug it in, but the little power LED on the device just lights up and goes right out. I turn around and plug it into my old XP computer......... and it works fine. So now I have to put the diskette in the device, device into XP computer, XP files to thumb drive, thumb drive over to laptop, and finally copy! ARRRRGH! What started out as a big project (100 diskettes) is going to take forEVER. :-/ Why, oh why, will it not show up in my Windows 7? Good luck to you! LOL :-) « Show Less
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Depends on the driver and the version of Windows.. Does it appear in the drivers list for the computer? Is there a yellow exclamation on the device? Is it in a USB 3.0 port? And here's the biggest problem, if it is an older version, it will CRASH windows 8. (Tested.) These devices are hard to find the proper drivers except from the original manufacturer, and for some brands, that can be a challenge.. Worst case, you might check alldriverpacks.com to see if they have the appropriate driver in their video packs. (only need to download the latest 2 or 3, as the library has gotten huge. Since these are specialized devices, they may not be there yet. Depends on the driver and the version of Windows.. Does it appear in the drivers list for the computer? Is there a yellow exclamation on the device? Is it in a USB 3.0 port? And here's the biggest problem, if it is an older version, it will CRASH windows 8. (Tested.) These devices are hard to find the proper drivers except from the original manufacturer, and for some brands, that can be a challenge.. Worst case, you might check alldriverpacks.com to see if they have the appropriate driver in their video packs. (only need to download the latest 2 or 3, as the library has gotten huge.... » Read More Depends on the driver and the version of Windows.. Does it appear in the drivers list for the computer? Is there a yellow exclamation on the device? Is it in a USB 3.0 port? And here's the biggest problem, if it is an older version, it will CRASH windows 8. (Tested.) These devices are hard to find the proper drivers except from the original manufacturer, and for some brands, that can be a challenge.. Worst case, you might check alldriverpacks.com to see if they have the appropriate driver in their video packs. (only need to download the latest 2 or 3, as the library has gotten huge. Since these are specialized devices, they may not be there yet. « Show Less
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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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Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped... » Read More Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. « Show Less