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    Windows 7 Intel Corporation Desktop Boards & Windows 7 vs. USB3

    Hi, I'm certain the subject of the USB3 channel on the latest motherboards and their problems in Windows 7 have been discussed many times already, and I'm certain all discussions are not the same. So here goes my version: At the time of this discussion I'm on my third Intel Desktop board...
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    Western Digital 500gb HDD not functioning

    Almost an year ago, I bought a WD 500gb external HDD to use it for backing up of my personal photos and videos. Howere, last week when I tried to move data from the hdd, it reported I/O error and refused to copy the data on my laptop. So I decided to format the HDD, with almost 300gb of data in...
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    Windows 7 Files in External USB HDD are not being shown

    I have a Western Digital 1 TB External USB HDD. I have used it for some time. One day, I was copying files from my laptop to the USB HDD. It was taking for ever. So, I tries to cancel it. It wouldn't cancel. So, I disconnected the USB HDD by pulling the USB chord. From that day, it is not...
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    Windows 7 AHCI Problem => Need To Re-Install?

    i have an ASUS M5A88-M motherboard, and a Western Digital WD2503ABYX HDD. i am trying to make that drive work in AHCI mode, but when I try, the disk won't boot. i think the HDD is AHCI compatble, tho not certain. i went into the registry to set a value=o for the relevant AHCI parameter, but...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 install problems!

    Hello, I have an Asus M2N-E SLI motherboard, a W.D. SATA WD300HLKS hard drive, and a SATA DVD R/RW. I'm trying to install Windows 7, BUT I can't get passed the... "To install device drivers to access the hard drive, insert media.................... ..... Press OK to continue. If I hook...
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    Windows 7 Can't Disconnect External Drive?

    Why is it that so many Western Digital products suck at what they do? Every time I tried using a storage device by WD it's been acting up. One time a drive wasn't even being detected by a computer (or other computers I've tried it on) and now this new 1 TB external drive is not wanting to...
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    Windows 7 BSOD 7a and f4 on clean windows install

    Hi. Since yesterday my PC is giving me BSOD`s (Mostly on startup/logon, but some of them are random too.) The error codes seem to be 7a and f4. All the files you ask for in the how-to thread are attached. About my PC: Win7 x64 Ram: 12GB Corsair Vengeance triple kit. HDD: Western Digital...
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    Windows 7 External HDD locked access!

    Hi all, i am new to this forum and am in great need of knowelabdel assistance . Basically i tried to secure several files in my Western Digital HDD by right clicking and selecting the option "share with ....nobody". this allowed me to still enter the file afterwards. Next time i log on my drive...
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    Windows 7 Problem with external Drives

    I am running Win7 32bit Professional on an Acer 8930 notebook. I have various USB storage solutions - including a 32MB flash stick and 2 usb external drives with 320mb drives - all of which work with no problem. I also have a media player which uses an internal 2GB Western Digital hard drive...
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    Windows 7 Error Code 0x0000007B

    Hello, I have recently purchased a new pc. Specs: Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2H AMD A4 3400 4GB RAM Western Digital 500GB HDD Samsung DVDWBD SH-B083L ATA RADEON HD 4670 AWARD BIOS v6 I wanted to have a dual boot setup using Windows 7 Home Edition and Windows XP (neither are OEM) using 2...
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    Windows 7 Desperate for Help With Lag Issues

    My desktop computer has been progressively slowing to a crawl. I just upgraded my RAM to 6 GB and I haven't noticed much improvement (probably a waste of money all things considered). I have repaired the MBR, which I have had luck with in the past. I ran a disk check, seemingly fine. Used...
  12. Windows 7 slow boot and constant HDD activity!

    My PC takes approximately 90 seconds to boot! The HDD constantly reads/writes when windows has booted.My system:Win7x64, i7 920, gtx 560, 6 gig ram, Western digital 650 gig HDD, Asus p6 deluxe MB.
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    Windows 7 System image back up problem

    I am have a major issue backing up my computer. I have tried many things, here is the scoop It is a win 7 machine attemping a system image backup. It is being backed up to a HORNETTEK JBOD 3.5 Enclosure with a 1TB western Digital drive in it. I can see and access the drive as normal. When i...
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    Windows 7 Same BSOD every time SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION

    My computer specs: AMD Phenom II 1055T stock speeds 2.8ghz G.Skill Ripjaw Series 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 timings 4gb (2x2gb) ASUS M4A89GTDPRO - USB3 OCZ 700w PSU XFX Radeon HD 6850 stock speeds Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB I keep getting this bsod every time and its starting to get on my...
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    Windows 7 Corrupted Files in my WD Ext. HD

    Hi all recently i found that there's some folders in my 1 TB western digital HD that can not be copied, moved, access or even delete. these folders are from my friend i got long ago when i just click on them a single click the system hangs until windows explorer shut down and re-launched i...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64bit PC with 3 x 3TB hard drives no longer boots in AHCI mode after installing "Intel Mat

    I successfully installed Windows 7 64bit in AHCI mode on a PC with 3 new 3TB Western Digital WD30EZRX Caviar Green hard drives. Then I installed "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver [v8.9.0.1023]" & as soon as Windows restarted after installing it, Windows would not boot, & will now only boot...
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    Windows 7 Help Needed: Windows 7 Freezing and Boot Issues with New SSD

    I Don't know if this is a hardware problem or not but I hope you guys can help me solve this. Recently I re installed Windows 7 on a new SSD I bought(OCZ Vertex 3 120gb) and the problem I'm having is that sometimes everything freezes except the mouse, I can move it around but I can't click...
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    Windows 7 Can't install Windows...HELP!

    Hello, I am trying to install Windows 7 Professional onto a computer from an 8GB USB drive. I can boot from the USB fine but when it asks you choose where you want to install Windows it can't find any drives and it says I must load a driver. This is strange because if I put the hard drive into...
  19. Windows 7 BSOD Might be Hardware, but I can't tell

    Hello all, I hate for this to be my first post, but oh well. I've seen threads similar to this one but of course not the same. I've been getting BSODs lately. First it started with a couple while I was sleeping, then they started to happen while I was using the computer, and eventually got so...
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    Windows 7 Cant Restore Folders/Files In External Hardrive to New Windows 7

    Restore Folders/Files From External Hard Drive to New Windows 7 Hello I am trying to switch over my sister computer from Vista to windows 7. I used a Western digital 1 TB external hard drive Drive (G: and ran the windows Vista back-up from her account *not the hidden administrator account...