WD Elements SE Portable 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive - WDBPCK5000ABK-NESN Will this work with windows 8
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I have used with XP, 7, Linux and assorted flavors of Mac OS. There is no reason it should not work with Win 8. 8 is a NTFS file system - the same as Win 7. If I recall correctly, the WD Elements is a FAT 32 formatted drive - and should work just fine. You can easily reformat as NTFS if desired.
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Yes this will. It has a standard AHCI-compatible mass storage SATA firmware ROM that will work with any Windows OS from XP to Windows 8. Just plug it into the USB port (will work with USB 1.0-3.0) and it should automatically install the device drivers. Make sure your hard drive is properly formatted for FAT32 or NTFS! If it had a Windows OS Win. XP and up (Windows 95, 98, don't support SATA drivers of any kind) it will be fine. You could also use it with Linux, Mac OS X too!
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I have used it exclusively with Windows 8. The Drives appear as regular removable disks and works just great.
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It is compatible with all windows versions. It works better when you format it to NTFS instead of FAT. Hope you have a USB 3 port so you can take advantage of its full speed.
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I have the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 with Auto and Cloud Backup - Black (WDBZFP0010BBK-NESN) and it works great with the Inateck.
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This is a 36 Watt power supply, so yes, it should work with any of the "My Book Essential" external drives.But, note that this is not an OEM replacement part; it's an aftermarket item. Check the labeling on your drive-if it only needs a 18 Watt power supply, you can get an OEM power supply from the WD online store, if you care. If using an aftermarket power supply doesn't strike fear into your heart, this one should work.
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It will work with any machine that supports removable USB storage. If you want universal compatibility across the board, I would recommend use of exFAT over FAT32 if you have 4GB+ filesizes on individual files.You think any of those "Formatted for Mac" drives are any different from their Windows counterparts? Absolutely NOT! They're simply overcharged for being formatted as HFS lol. Also by calling Windows "Windhoes," you tend to make others not want to take you seriously ;)
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I bought this one for my Western Digital Drive ...you'll need to check with Iomega
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I don't know what the WD hard drive calls for but I doubt it. This has the "micro" USB plug on one end, which is smaller than most external hard drives I've used have.
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I don't know about WD. It works with a SeaGate external desktop HD that I use for my Time Machine backup.
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Yes it is compatible with Windows 8Install the pre-loaded NTFS driver for Mac and use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac computers without reformatting.
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I have Seagate 3TB external HD USB 3 and it works with this ok it just takes awhile on reboot or start up for Windows 7 to pick it up.
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It will work with file manager program of the device. The third party software may not write the data to the drive but can read it.
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Yes, this drive works on Windows 8.1. I also use it with OSX 10.9.2, a Chromebook, and a Linux notebook running Debian.
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I don't use windows 8 but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. You install a 2.5 sata hard drive in it and it becomes the equivalent of a large thumb drive.
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I am not sure if it will work. I am using the adapter for a Western Digital WD500 external hard drive and it works fine.
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this should work just fine with your PC I have yet to find an external hard drive that isn't universally compatible with all PCs. have a nice day!