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    Windows 7 My hard drive (not c drive) is not showing.

    My hard drive is not showing in my computer. I installed partition magic and it showed to fix some errors and i clicked yes it fixed 2 errors and then showed some problem.........and my laptop restarted and after it was reboot my two other drives not showing in my computer.......i tried to give...
    • rafiDccj
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    • computer issues data recovery disk management drive letter error fix hard drive laptop problems partition magic reboot issues storage devices
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Toshiba External Hard Drive Not Detected by Windows 7

    The model number of the external hard drive is: PA4096-1HF4 Its a 3.5 inch, 640GB external drive from Toshiba with USB 2.0 interface. The OS is Windows 7 Home Ultimate (64 bit). As per this URL : Windows 7 Compatibility for Storage Devices: Hard Drives, External Hardware: Download Device...
    • stalukdar
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    • 64 bit access files compatibility device drivers external drive hard drive storage devices toshiba usb 2.0 windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. Mike

    How to set the bios to boot from disk (clean install)

    Windows 7 can be installed by a variety of methods although the one we are interested here is the 'Clean Install' method. This method can cause anxiety due to the 'Bios' changes that are used especially if the user is unfamiliar with entering the Bios and making changes. I must add that not all...
    • Mike
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    • access bios bios boot menu boot order clean install configuration dvd drive exit install process installation key commands manual motherboard navigation reboot save changes settings storage devices user guide windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. jimc52

    Windows 7 Disk Management - Not functioning correctly

    Hi. I have 5 hard disks on my computer (four SATA internal + one external). I was able to get disk management in W7 to work one time. It reported one of my hard disks incorrectly, telling me I have a 2 Teribyte drive when I do not have it. I attempted a reformat (NTFS, default). Anyway, after...
    • jimc52
    • Thread
    • computer management data recovery disk issue disk management drive detection drive format error message external drive hard disk ntfs performance reboot sata storage devices system services technical issue troubleshooting virtual disk service volume reporting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Win7 64bit USB Issues

    After updating my HP a6500f desktop to Windows 7 Home Premium I am experiencing the following issue: Any of my 3 brands of External USB drives disconnect in 64 bit Windows 7 OS when transferring large files to USB from...
    • LyleC
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    • bios update compatibility custom install data transfer device manager drivers external drive hdd hp desktop large files nvidia pentium e2220 storage devices system information tech support troubleshooting unknown device usb issues vista upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Usb drives not reconized in media player12.

    RUNNING WINDOWS 7600 RTM. acer m5641- q6600 4gig ram-ati 4650- all drivers are installed. Everything works except flashdrives. I plug the drive in and windows detects it and seems it as a flash drive- yet media player 12 only reports it as u3 not as the flsh drive, for some reason windows media...
    • tonylwat3
    • Thread
    • acer drive letters driver conflict flash drives hardware issues media player q6600 storage devices sync problems system configuration tech support u3 software usb drives user experience windows 7 windows media player
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  7. M

    Windows 7 DVD Drives not visible in "My Computer"

    DVD Drives not visible in "My Computer" [Solved] Hi all, I've recently reinstalled windows 7 x64 (build 7057) on my computer, due to irrecoverable issues I've faced before. Although I had no similar problem on the previous windows 7 x64 (build 7057) installation (despite no internet access was...
    • maninas
    • Thread
    • ata device chipset issues device manager drivers dvd drives foxconn hardware issues hl-dt-st installation problems my computer nec dvd nforce4 reinstallation storage devices tech support troubleshooting uninstall windows 7 yellow triangle
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. john3347

    Windows 7 3.5" Floppy Drive anyone???

    My 3.5 Floppy, that worked on a couple of Linux versions and on Windows XP, will not work in Windows 7. Windows Explorer recognizes the drive, but doesn't recognize a disc when a known good disc is inserted. Does anyone know if 3.5 Floppy support been eliminated from Windows 7? :confused...
    • john3347
    • Thread
    • compatibility disk recognition floppy drive internal drive legacy hardware linux storage devices windows 7 windows explorer windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  9. C

    Windows Vista Kingston Data Traveler 2.0 (1GB) unrecognized on Windows Vista

    I have a Windows Vista V6317 Home Premium 32bit Notebook. I have a 2.0 Kingston Flash Drive and I want to be able to view its contents in My Computer. http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z32/googlekit/preview.jpg USED to pop up when I inserted by USB flash drive. When I tried location and...
    • camkam
    • Thread
    • 32bit chipset drivers compaq presario device manager disk management driver installation drivers error message flash drive hardware issues home premium kingston notebooks storage devices troubleshooting unrecognized device usb drive usb ports windows vista
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. D

    Windows Vista Seagate FreeAgent Desktop install

    Hi all Just got a new laptop (Dell XPS M1530 800Mhz, 4GB memory, 250GB hard drive - sweet machine) with Win Vista Ultimate. On my old machine I had attached 2 external hard drives to hold photos/music/etc. Transfered the USB cables over to the new machine expecting them to just work. My Seagate...
    • dickeddy
    • Thread
    • 500gb drive computer hardware data transfer dell xps desktop driver compatibility external drives freeagent hard drives install port issues seagate storage devices technical support troubleshooting usb issues user experience windows vista
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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