why do some usb hdd enclosures only support up to 500gb?
I was looking into buying a USB hdd enclosure and some of the ones that I was looking at only supported hard drives up t...
Vista HDD sounds
Why do I get a lot of hdd sounds when I start the computer and later on when I'm surfing. -- Josetorres Posted via http...
Vista 64 showing the wrong capacity for Lacie 1 TB USB HDD
Hi, I just bought an external 1 terabyte USB Hard disk from Lacie. The problem is that Vista is only showing it to have...
resume from standby doesn't wake HDD
Hi,Vista x64 SP2 with 500GB Seagate SATA hdd.I can resume from standby, but it can take up to 10 minutes for it to work ...
No Drive letter for USB HDD - HELP PLEASE
Hi, Old XP computer failed to boot. As it had been slowing down and was over 6 years old, I purchased a new computer wit...
SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
I have a 750 GB sata 3.0 hdd which i'm trying to connect to a sata RAID card or motherboard. I've connected my hard dri...
Slow transition from one HDD to another License Issue
I am running a 16 MD cache with Ultimate and want to rebuild a new hdd - same Vista license - with a 32 MB cache. I li...
my windows vista does not show up my HDD
The thing is this, i took out from a pc a hdd barracuda 7200.7, which had installed linux, then i connected it to my lap...
Is my HDD amking to much noise?
Hi guys;I got a DELL XPS M1530, which came with a WDC WD3200BEVT-75ZCT1 298.0GB Hard Drive Disk when I bought it. My co...
Hide N' Go Seek HDD
Specs: CAS: CoolerMaster Centurion 590 RC-590 Mid-Tower 420W Case [-63] CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz...
Vista x64 installation won't display my HDD
I am trying to install vista64 onto a new build, but when the time comes to choose where I want to install Windows, my H...
Re: HDD light stays on when returning from sleep
I have the same problem on my Vaio VGN-Z11VN/B, but it resolved when I reinstalled windows vista (I needed to upgrade t...
Re: USB or HDD as backup
If I had to choose DVD backup or a external drive that had sufficient space on it, I would choose the external drive wit...
Need Help Installing 2nd hdd into PC!
I am having problems installing a 2nd hdd into my pc.I know that i have all the right cables. everythings hooked up corr...
INTERNAL SATA drive as alternate boot HDD
I have VISTA 64 booting nicely from sata 0. I have another data drive on sata 1. No RAID or anything like that is being ...
Gateway GM5632E cannot restore hdd
Hello, I have a Gateway GM5632E machine and I cannot restore using the factory disks. Here are the details: 1. -- ralo...
[Help]I can't format my HDD External
Hello ... i've seen a lot with this type of question around here, but i don't quite found the answer that i've been look...
x64 SATA HDD to HDD file copy slowdown
New install of Vista Ultimate x64. Drive C is a new drive which works well. Drive D is an older SATA 3.0 drive - both W...
2 HDD install
Hi,I just recently upgraded my computer (home-built) to have 3 Hard Drives, one 37.6 GB WD Raptor and 2 500 GB hdd all ...
Re-detect PM-HDD
My system was working perfectly, but I disconnected and removed my hdds to clean them and then re-installed them. I hav...
USB HDD Help?
I just added a WD Caviar 250 hdd(usb enclosure) and can't get it to work. It shows he drive on disk management and says...
Vista doesn't see my full HDD
I was bored on Thursday, and decided to clean up my computer. It is a Gateway MT3707 laptop with Vista pre-installed.We...
Problems with Ext HDD's
Hi, My ext hdd's open up fine and I can open any and every file in them. My problem is that I can't move any files on th...
ThinkPad T40 Won't Detect New HM160HC HDD
Hello,My old hdd (40.0GB) broke, so i decided to purchase a new HM160HC hdd (160GB) and my computer won't detect it. I r...
New External HDD sharing problem
I have just installed a new USB external hard disc and although I have set it up to be shared and it appears on the net...
Can't find the HDD!!!
Hi I just recently had my new pc delivered and I've been tying too install Vista for 3days now and I get stuck at the sa...
Unable to install vista on 80gb samsung hdd
Hi,I have sahara computer and unable to install vista or xp on system , to reinstall os it takes more an hr and also whi...
External HDD. Please help me
Righto. I have an external hdd - Western Digital Elements 500GB. I formatted it to NTFS a while back. The hdd itself is ...
read hdd temp while drive sleeps
Is it possible to read the s.m.a.r.t. data (specifically the temperature) from a sleeping hdd without waking it up? I've...
Cloning my entire "C" HDD?
I'm running Vista Ultimate and I'd like to clone my entire "C" hdd just in case there is a hdd failure or a Vi...
Removed secondary HDD and Vista won't boot.
Ok my system originally started with an IDE hdd but later bought a SATA drive and I reinstalled Vista (business x64) on ...
XP to Vista HDD problem
I recently built my computer and installed xp using a pre SP2 cd. I upgraded to vista using an uprgrade version. My pro...
Using an old master HDD with XP as a USB slave on new PC
My old computer's power supply died, and I just got a new Dell Inspiron 530 desktop with Vista Home. The new computer ha...
Access/Permissions 2nd HDD
HiI keep all my applications on C Drive and all my documents and music etc on D Drive. I am the sole user of my PC so o...
transferring files from old xp hdd to new vista hdd
my old pc died so i go on adn got a new one, while the old pc runs on xp, the new one runs on vista after installing my ...
External USB HDD and Slow Boot
Hi there,Unlike XP, my external 250 gb WD hdd slows down vista boot process considerably. Any suggestions? I am really ...
External HDD + Vista + Xbox360 = Fail?
Hello, I have an external hard drive connected to my Vista PC which then shares the files Audio/Video with my 360. Over ...
Vista install loads BOOTSECT.BAK to second HDD
during install of Vista ultimate to new system with 2 x 750GB Sata hdd..I partitioned 100GB of the first disk (0) to t...
Only 30mb/s on SATA II HDD
Ok what the heck is going on? When i copy files to and from my hdd's i see in the progress popup that i am only getting...
moving Vista ultimate to new SATA drive (added as second HDD
I'm sure the answer to this is already here. Somewhere. But can't find it. So I'm simply looking to move my current inst...
vista not recognising external hdd
I have just purchased a new notebook Asus X70sr. My old hp zd7000 pavilion notebook died last week so not only have i ha...
Driver required for New Internal HDD?
Hi,I've Vista Biz running on my new comp. After I did a fresh installation, I decided to make a clone of my hdd.After i...
External USB HDD
I'd appreciate some guidance on this problem,running Vista Home Basic and I've had no problem with this 149Gb external ...
Some Icons dragged/copied to Vista desktop from another HDD
Hello I am just getting to grips with Vista but I also have XP on another hdd. Whilst copying over some files (to the d...
Vista Security on second HDD
having updated to Windows Vista X64 Ultimate, I used it to encrypt my secondary drive, unfortunately due to a couple of...
external hdd enclosure problem
i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn...
Vista won't recognise external HDD sometimes
I use a USB external hdd for backing up data from my Vista Desktop PC. Sometimes I'll connect it and it will either won...
PLease help with sataII hdd drive install
Hi all,Just brought a 1tb hdd samsung for my dell inspiron. I replaced my original wd 250gb hdd port space with this on...
Vista x64 won't boot off second hdd
Yesterday evening I decieded to put vista x64 on my pc. Just so people know xp is on a sata harddrive and vista an ide m...
XBox 360 HDD
I would like to build a music library on my XBox 360 hdd. I used my XBox 360 to rip music from my CD's. Can I access ...
Windows Vista Reinstall w/New HDD
I have a question about the WGA feature in Windows Vista. My hard drive broke the other day, and I'm gonna have to get ...
Help Me On Vista Hdd Problems
Hi Im New To This Site So Forgive Me If This Has Been Posted well My Problem Is That I Have Home Premium Which Is A Big ...
eSATA External HDD
Just bought a WD 500gb hdd and an antec MX-1 enclosure. It has eSATA. Put it all together and plugged it in / hooked i...
FSX Acceleration not INSTALLING after HDD loss
G'Day all,Vista SP2, 4GB and two hdds:- C:\ and D:\ C:\ has Windows and all programs (except ...) D:\ has (HAD) all data...
Vista KSOD installing IDE HDD
Hello,Help please? I am trying to install my old IDE hdd in my new Vista PC which is SATA. There is no IDE on the mother...
Partitioned hdd not fully seen under vista HP
I am puzzled by the following behavior: a sata hdd (160 GB) has 4 partitions; they are all well seen under XP but when ...
An HDD is too busy. What would help?
Hello! My hdd activity indicator lights up for 20 minutes and even mouse cursor freezes some times. This is because of ...
Lost Indexing of Old HDD
I need help recovering files (favorites, .pst, photos, My Docs) from an hdd array. Here is the background: - For so...
reading/writing HDD every second
hi therei am using vista as a HTPC the setup i have should more than cope with it, i have a gigabite 780g board 4gb ram ...
Safely removing external HDD that system says is in use by a
When I try to remove Drive F at the Computer window, or from the taskbar, it says "can't remove, in use by another ...
Access HDD when connected to another PC?
I've got a friends laptop to repair. I've determined that at least the boot files are damaged. I've connected the hard ...
SATA II HDD recognized in device manager & BIOS, but NOT win
My secondary hdd (music, pictures, etc.) spontaneously disappeared from windows explorer yesterday. It is still shown i...
PC stays on with usb hdd attached
Hi,I have a foxconn G31MX-K motherboard and currently using a USB hard drive.When i Shutdown Vista it shutsdown but the ...
Vista x64 Ultimate SATA HDD gone missing
Hello,I have just recently installed a new copy of Vista x64 Ultimate on my computer. Everything was going fine and al...
HDD last sector uneadable under Vista... readable under Linu
Hello,I use a 160 Gb Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA hdd (ST9160823AS) in my Asus F3Sa notebook and I have the following p...
New 1TB HDD not in My Computer
I just installed the drive last night. It is formatted and I can access it if I type it's letter, F: into My Computers ...
XP HDD my docs permissions hell
Hi I have a xp hdd from my old laptop (which is dead) and have new vista laptop.got IDE to USB cable, and worked ok, but...
Vista Setup Cannot Find HDD
I got all the final parts for my new computer today. Put together all the hardware relatively easily. Went into the BIOS...
160 GB HDD
Good Day everyone ! I have a question. My computer has 160 GB hdd . bf reformat i have 2 partision "C " n &...
Install Vista from IDE DVD drive to SATA HDD (with pics)
Hello all, first post here but have read quite alot on the forum.Built a new pc.. Only took around 3 hours, but getting ...
HDD not valide
Hi there,After installing Vista Home Premium, my second hdd is present but not accessible. In MMC Dynamic Disk not vali...
System restore won't use HDD
I just got a new primary hdd and planned on restoring my pics etc. off of the backup created using the MS utility on my ...
External hdd
Hi I recently purchased a iomega external hdd and i only have three usb port all of which i am using. One for the mouse...
defective HDD?
hi,I have a problem with my hard drive. recently my boot up time has been slower than normal. So this is what i did: a) ...
External HDD drive write protected on vistax64
Hi,Is there anybody who can help me please? A few months ago i bought a new HP Pavilion Elite m9530.be desktop computer ...
how to add 1,5gb storage hdd to pc separate from raid 0
My Dell PC has raid 0 controller and I wish to add a separate hdd to my pc just for storage. I know I have to go to the ...
Vista and American Army, kills my jihad HDD
So I decided to install American Army to my Vista PC, big mistake. First I downloaded huge 2 gig file with bittorrent a...
choosing booting in partitioned HDD
Hey, im new here so firstly i would like to say hello :) and second i hope someone can help me with a problem.Basically...
USB or HDD as backup
Hi, Of course is space limitted, but suppose that will do it as backup.Is the quality as good on an USB stick as on an ...
New HDD and Vista OS
My existing hdd is noisy and bough a new one. Not sure how to transfer all the Data from the old hdd to the new one. Wel...
Seagate FreeAgent | Xtreme External HDD Software on Vista Ul
As many of you who use Seagate External Hard Drives might know, the Seagate tools that come on the External hdd do not w...
BIOS Sees the IDE HDD; Windows does not
Hi, Currently I have 2 hdd. One SATA, with Vista on it, one IDE, with an old XP copy on it. I am booting from the SATA H...
External HDD Plug & Play Problem
Connected to my notebook via a powered hub are two external drives . I have it configured such that when I return from ...
HDD issues, I think?
i've just read another thread about something like whats happening to me, but its not quite the same. Ok i just built up...
Help! HDD Partitioning Inside Vista x64
My issue is that I cannot make a large enough partition from inside Vista x64. I have two 1TB hdds in mirroring, and the...
reinstall vista on new HDD
hi there,i just bought a new Hard drive as im running out of space on my current hard drive. what i want to do is use my...
Vista HDD Activity
Why is is so that ever since I have been running Vista Ultimate my hdd led runs almost non stop. I have disabled Superf...
formatting external HDD
I just bought an external hdd and I want to know if I should format it to NTFS or I should just leave it to FAT32. what...
Re: Puzzle - External HDD Disk Management Error
"R. C. White" wrote:Hi, Mike.shows a virtual disk service error, but the code has no associatedA "virtual...
HDD light stays on when returning from sleep
Hi,I have a very small problem on a MSI motherboard running under Vista Home Premium (SP1). When the machine returns fro...
Vista x64 hoggin my HDD,...
I have Vista x64 on my laptop with I partioned into three drives. One of the drives I use for Vista. I gave that drive 2...
How to access data from old XP HDD from Vista?
Hi, I have a new hdd with Vista Ultimate x64 installed, and I plugged in my old hdd with XP Pro in it. I was hoping to c...
Vista won't recognize 2nd HDD
I got a second hdd yesterday due to my old one running low on space. Both are hooked up via SATA, both Seagates, old one...
Damaged HDD?
I have a 400GB PATA (IDE) hdd which has been working fine. I bought an IDE to SATA converter from ebay and tried to ins...
Vista indexer eating up HDD space
I have a 100GB partition that I keep Vista Ultimate x64 on with all my installed programs. It normally only takes up ro...
Vista Mail recovery from HDD crash (w/o backup)
First, let me acknowledge that I suffered a partial hdd crash (that rendered my hdd unable to boot). I did not have my...
windows aero not working after reformatting my HDD
I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my frien...
eSATA external HDD ok under XP, no longer activated under Vi
I have seen a thread about that, but since it's getting old, I wanted to post a new one to ensure it will be seen... Sor...
Checking HDD for virus and formatting with Vista
I have a 320GB WD hard drive from my 'OTHER' computer. The mobo on the other computer died (current assumptions are eith...
Second HDD As Backup
I plan on moving all of my data onto my second hdd so that when I do a reinstall my data will be untouched, is this poss...
Getting A New HDD And Need To XFR To It
I'm running a single 750GB WD Green hard drive. I'm going to a RAID 1 setup onto 2 750GB WD RE3 hdds'.I need to clone or...
HDD and SSD service stopped working error
Status Not ReportedProblem signature Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: disksvc.exe Application Versio...
check disk log for external hdd
I have a vista home installed on my acer laptop. I have been pestered by my computer to check for errors on my external ...
Vista 32 Ultimate Will not boot into windows from new HDD
Okay, this is a weird one. I put in a new 250GB hdd (SATA) as my primary drive. I have two DVD RW (one SATA and one ...
copying install hdd
Hi. I'm not usre if I am posting this in the right section of the vista boards or not but....I want to upgrade my hdd th...