Using this drive on Windows Vista or Windows 7 This drive does not seem to be fully compatible with the new Windows systems. Anybody have problems with this?
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Hi, Just bought the drive to read old disks. Opened it out "mint condition, in box, sealed" plugged it into my USB 3.0 hub on my Windows 8.1 Machine. Plugged in a barely used zip cartridge from 10 years ago. Bam there it was.Plug and Play no problem. 15 year old "new device" with USB 1.0 port, works flawlessly on Windows 8.1 Pro via USB 3.0 Hub. I've had more issues with some USB 3.0 hard drives than this.Actually really surprised.
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It worked fine for me on the lowly Windows 7 *Starter* edition (on a cheap mini Acer netbook), *but* I didn't install the Iomega *software* because Windows 7 was able to read and write to the drive without any extra software. I formatted the disks using Windows (the usual right-click menu thing) but I don't remember if I used FAT or NTFS or what, and I don't have the Zip drive (or the netbook) anymore so can't do further testing.
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NO, I'm sticking with the older systems. IOMEGA recommends using their support so you can format disks in the FAT system.Win 2K assumes NTFS system which may be causing your (undefined) problem.
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I had no problem, mine was downloaded to windows seven and it works fine. Did you try downloading it manually, I am not that computer savvy, so I am afraid I am not much help, sorry
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I am using Windows 7, Vista has a terrible reputation and would suspect that that is the problem. My advice is to dump Vista.
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While I normally use a Vista desktop, where the floopy drive works perfectly, I did try it on my wife's Windows 7 laptop. I copied a 3.14 floppy to the laptop's hard drive with no problem. The floppy contained a few dozen images from a film role I had processed back in 2003. Off the laptop's HD I was able to open all the images in Windows Media Player and manipulate them with no problem. This suggests to me you would have no problem with Windows 7....Jerry
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The only operating system I have used it with is Windows 8.1, I recommend 8.1 over 8. I had trouble with plain 8. Drive just does what it supposed to with 8.1 operating system. Installs with no effort.
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Hi,I asked Amazon customer service and this is the reply I got.Hello from Amazon.com.As informed by an appropriate department, this item "Seagate FreeAgent Go USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive" is compatible with Windows 7.I hope this information is helpful and thanks for shopping at Amazon.com.UPDATE: I purchased it and yes, it does support Win 7.
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I am running windows 8.1 (64) on a laptop. I probably loaded a driver that came with the drive, but I did not download anything. I have had no problems at all except that I would like to operate throught a usb3 hub and that is not reliable. I use the unit heavily and highly recommend it. good luck!
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No problems using with Windows 7. USB plugs in and operates great. This is also far far better than the old bigger version of this drive. There are dozens of fun projects accomplished with this as well. DVD copying etc etc
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I have used this USB enclosure with a 500gb SATA II drive with Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and with Windows 10 Technical Preview (ver 10041) and it is plug and play on all of those operating systems. I have transferred 500gb on backups from all of those operating systems and it is strictly plug and play. I have also run the disk partitioning and formatting utilities of Windows 10 on this USB hard drive also with no problems.So the latest Windows operating systems are not a problem for this USB enclosure. Maybe you have a bad drive or a problem with your systems USB ports or drivers.
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It worked 3TB drive only after firmware update [ didn't even work with usb 3.0 without update] and following instruction from this link. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/i-have-a-3-tb-drive-windows-7-ultimate-wont-format/b1cc3811-f25f-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5. hope it helps.
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Is this compatible with Windows 7 without going through the hassle of a new drive???
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All of the disk drives are combined into one logical drive. This means that you would loose the data on your existing drives.As a side note, this unit is very fast. I have had mine about a year with no problems (Windows 7 x64).
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I've would suggest not installing a previously used drive (assuming you have an old 5400rpm drive lying around, hence your question). When I installed a used drive (not formatted) it crashed the system. It only seems to like new, formatted drives. Mine does happen to be a 7200rpm WD
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I had no problem at all installing the drive . My problem came in when I installed my copy of Windows 7 and the old drive contained the Old Windows XP ops system. So I started getting statements that my Ops System might be counterfeit. So I spent $67.00 and ordered a full Win 7 Professional and everything is great now. Sorry I could not be of more help.Travis
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I connected the drive on my 7-year-old DELL laptop (with USB 2.0) and initially it didn't work, but I assumed it was because of the OS, Windows Vista: apparently the manufacturer doesn't warn you that it only works with Windows XP, 7 and 8 (as stated on the box). I tried everything, and nothing worked; finally, just casually after giving up, I tried connecting the drive with the cable of my previous one, a 2-year-old 1 TB Western Digital, and it worked, and it is still doing fine. So I would say yes, it's compatible with USB 2.0, but I'm not sure what really happened here.
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Actually, disregard my previous response. I had this drive, but it was a 2TB model, not 3TB. There's a limit of 2.19TB for older Windows version (including Win 7) unless you have hardware that supports GPT partitioning, which I honestly don't know much about at this time. I'd recommend going with a 2TB version to be on the safe side.
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Yes, I am using W7 and have no problems. It will take a bit more of available disc space for the extra stuff included that I will not use myself. Seems like a good external HD. (I have the 500 GB model)