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    Windows 7 Seagate Free Agent External HD: Silver Strip Inside Case: What Is It For, Please ?

    Hello, I popped the case off of a Seagate external FreeAgent HD. Inside there is a thin metallic silvery strip running along one of the edges inside of the case. 6" long. Has a black and red wire going from it into the drive PC board. And a yellow and black wire connecting both ends of this...
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    Windows 7 Sudden BSOD while browsing

    I've been facing BSOD crashes for the past 3 months which occur mostly during browsing through flash content or pages with lots of data to load & sometimes even while the PC is in standby mode. Replacing memory modules & changing DIMM slots had provided some respite for a week or so, later on...
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    Windows 7 BSOD Problem after SSD install

    Hey Tech support guys/gals, i have run into a annoying problem with my new Intel 330 SSD. First of all here my specs: 650W Corsair CMPSU-650TXEU AMD Phenom2 X4 940 3.0Ghz, AM2+ Black Editio Asus M4N72-E, sAM3 Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) XMS-2 8500C5 Asus GTX 570 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA...
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    Windows 7 Win7 ignore drive letter for Seagate ST31000528AS

    Sorry, if this should be in the hardware forum... I am doing a fresh (bare metal) install. I am experiencing a weird problem with Win7 not remembering drive letter. I am hoping that someone has run across this problem and has the answer. I tried "Diskpart automount enable". It did not work...
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    Windows 8 Windows and Drive Letters

    Greetings: Now, for some reasons I had to reinstall Win 8 Pro 9200, but my drive letters got AGAIN screwed up. Annoyingly, I had to set them all back again, and having 20 partitions, it is a disaster. If I am, God forbids, to reinstall my W8 once more, is there a way to KEEP the partitions...
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    Windows 7 Premonition of failing hdd

    I have 4 SATA hdd drives. One is a Seagate 1TB. Recently I have had a curious (to me at least) recurring symptom. My drives are split into partitions. Just one of the drives partitioned into three "drives" upon cold boot triggers the pop-up panels that appear when a removable drive has been...
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    Windows 7 PFN_LIST_CORRUPT bsod from ntoskrnl.exe

    Hello, I have been having non-repeatable bsods happening at unpredictable times with no real pattern between them. Attached rar file with dumps and stuff. specs: intel i7 3770 3.4ghz CPU 2*4gig Corsair DDR3 1600MHz Vengance Memory Gigabyte technology GA-Z77-D3H motherboard CX600 Corsair PSU...
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    Windows 7 BSOD Only when playing WoW

    Hello there! I just brought a new computer, and are getting BSOD while playin wow. Haven't experienced this in any other game. Did a Memtest last night with no errors, so my question is: Anyone out there that might have a clue of what is going on with my computer? I'm linking to my computer...
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    Windows 7 RE: folder appeared on NAS ?

    Hi all, I use a LG N2A2 NAS within my home network along with various other wireless gadgets and external HDDs attached to main desktop PC. When i checked my NAS for a file, i noticed a new network folder "Seagate usb-1" along with Multimedia,My SQL, Service, Share etc.... when clicking on my...
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    Windows 7 BOOTMGR is missing; windows cd startup repair does nothing

    I've also tried the commandprompt trick on here to no avail either. Strangely, whenever the Windows CD is in my CD-ROM, it starts up fine and works. However, I will go to work and come back after having left it on and it will be back to the BOOTMGR is missing screen inevitably by the time I get...
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    Windows 7 When I Try a Windows Backup it Always Fails

    I have a Dell Inspiron 1721 connected to a new Seagate external hard drive. The Inspiron has 280GB of which 85 are free. The Seagate has 465GB with 445GB free. Several times I have attempted to back up the Inspiron and so far have been unsuccessful. The message I get is: Your last backup...
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    Windows 7 Extremely high access/seek time for hard disk

    After a long wait of 2 weeks I got my Hands on new Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN - Corei7 3610QM, 8GB DDR3 1600, Nvidia Geforce GT650M, and...... a 5400 rpm HDD :(Seagate Momentus ST1000LM024).....The system was not delivering the expected performance, so i did a benchmark of the HDD using...
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    Windows 7 where has my memory gone?

    Since installing WIndows 7 memory has been disappearing. My C drive indicates 6.51 GB free and 139GB used. The total of the items listed in the C drive only around 22GB. I need to regain the use of the missing memory and to stop the disappearance before my computer becomes unusable.I also have a...
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    Windows 7 POST stalls at USB drive

    I've done a search for issue and found none. I have a 2 Terabyte Seagate USB drive. When I try to boot with this USB drive connected to computer the POST hangs. Once I remove the USB drive the system boots as normal. My system also has a USB RF Transceiver for the keyboard and mouse. It...
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    Windows 7 Seagate Free Agent external hard drive not recognized by Win 7 Ultimate

    I recently purchased Seagate External Hard drive of 500 GB The problem is when i connect the external HDD to the front USB ports it does not connect to the computer and when i connect it to the rear USB ports the computer recognizes Seagate Free Agent external HDD by Win 7 Ultimate i just need...
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    Windows 7 What's the simple way to make a flash drive that can be used to rescue Windows platforms?

    I have 4 PCs running Windows. I make image files of the system partition of each one and store the image files on a USB hard drive. I would like to create a flash drive that can be used on any of the PCs and which boots to a menu. From the menu I would like to select the appropriate image...
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    Windows 7 USB ports actiing strangely

    Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on troubleshooting a strange problem that occurs when I plug a Segate USB protable HD into any of the USB ports on my computer. From time to time when I plug it in, after a few seconds I get a dialog box saying that the drive is not...
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    Windows 7 BSOD- Happening Every Three Minutes!!!!!! Please Help!!!

    Please Help! After taking Trouble's Advice about Updating my ATi Drivers! Im expiericing so many Blue Screens That I might Turn Blue as Well! Specs *Speccy*: Operating System MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 39 °C Deneb 45nm Technology RAM 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @...
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    Windows 7 BSODs when booting

    Hi everyone, I went from an OEM to a custom built PC with just the graphic card remaining from that OEM system. For most of the time, I experienced BSODs when booting up, but also several times from within Windows, idling or under load. I figured the mistake (no AHCI in BIOS) and made a clean OS...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Ult on new build

    I have just built a new computer - Asus Sabertooth P67 B3 Intel i7 2600K (2nd Gen) Seagate Barracuda 1TB 32mb cache ATI Radeon HD 6870 Corsair 16gb DDR3 1600mHz Thermaltake TR2 RX 650w LG BDrom/DVDwriter This is my first build. I have upgraded Mobo bios to 3209. I get the BSOD when I try to...
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