Win 7 Won't recognize 2 Seatgate FreeAgent Drives I have been using a Seagate FreeAgent 340 GB desktop hard drive. Recently I bought a Seagate FreeAgent GO drive. My computer will recognize and list only one of the two drives. If I unplug the desktop before I boot, then the portable Go drive is listed. If I leave the desktop drive plugged in and boot up, then only the desktop drive is listed, and I can't get the GO drive to come up at all.Seagate has not responded to my three emails. Any ideas on this? Win 7 Won't recognize 2 Seatgate FreeAgent Drives I have been using a Seagate FreeAgent 340 GB desktop hard drive. Recently I bought a Seagate FreeAgent GO drive. My computer will recognize and... » Read More Win 7 Won't recognize 2 Seatgate FreeAgent Drives I have been using a Seagate FreeAgent 340 GB desktop hard drive. Recently I bought a Seagate FreeAgent GO drive. My computer will recognize and list only one of the two drives. If I unplug the desktop before I boot, then the portable Go drive is listed. If I leave the desktop drive plugged in and boot up, then only the desktop drive is listed, and I can't get the GO drive to come up at all.Seagate has not responded to my three emails. Any ideas on this? « Show Less
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I had a similar problem on Windows 7 after using a USB portable drive on a trip with my XP laptop. I plugged it into my Win7 desktop and the device was recognized, but did not come up with a drive letter. Using the control panel disk manager, I found and error message that it was offline because of some kind of a resource conflict with another drive. I was able to correct the problem by using a right click in the disk manager to put it online. I think this is a Win7 bug, not a problem with the drive.
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I have no problems with windows 7 either at startup or plugging in while windows 7 is running.
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Thanks for solution & will try, but I need to say it is not anything to do with windows 7, Because my XP machine also cannot see it!
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That is good to know! I bought this yesterday to transfer stuff from my Vista computer here to my Windows 7 laptop at our second home. Should have checked yesterday before coming back home, but still... :D
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It wasn't viewable in any OS I tried all three,But the last solution here worked as I had to make new partition and quick format it and in this way it also gave it a drive letter.I did this on an XP machine and Now it worked.
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I fixed this problem in 10 seconds:1. Open Device Manager2. The Free Agent Drive is probably listed under Storage Volumes and 'Unknown Device'3. Right click on the 'Unknown Volume' and select 'Properties'4. Click on the 'Driver' tab and select 'Uninstall'.5. Unplug the USB cable from the back of your FreeAgent drive -wait a few seconds - and plug it back in.6. Voila - you should be up and running.After jerking around with this problem for two hours and reading tons of nonsense in various posts - none of which worked, the process described above solved my problem. I fixed this problem in 10 seconds:1. Open Device Manager2. The Free Agent Drive is probably listed under Storage Volumes and 'Unknown Device'3. Right click on the 'Unknown Volume' and select 'Properties'4. Click on the 'Driver' tab and select 'Uninstall'.5. Unplug the USB cable from the back of your FreeAgent drive -wait a few seconds - and plug it back in.6. Voila - you should be up and running.After jerking around with this problem for two hours and reading tons of nonsense in various posts - none of which worked, the process... » Read More I fixed this problem in 10 seconds:1. Open Device Manager2. The Free Agent Drive is probably listed under Storage Volumes and 'Unknown Device'3. Right click on the 'Unknown Volume' and select 'Properties'4. Click on the 'Driver' tab and select 'Uninstall'.5. Unplug the USB cable from the back of your FreeAgent drive -wait a few seconds - and plug it back in.6. Voila - you should be up and running.After jerking around with this problem for two hours and reading tons of nonsense in various posts - none of which worked, the process described above solved my problem. « Show Less
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That is so ridiculous that you would even have to go through all of that to get it to work. I am not a techie and do not enjoy wasting my time trouble shooting all this stuff. I just need an extenrnal hardrive for my windows 7 64 bit computer. Does it have to be this difficult to get that? Can anybody help me with this?
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You may have to check with your FreeAgent to see if it includes the latest Seagate Goflex Control software. I connected my Seagate drive up to the GoFlex and it came up with the list of movies but only those in the root directory on the drive, it found none of the ones inside my Created sub-dirs.
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It's been a while since I ordered this, but I *think* it was the bare drive. Can't be sure, but on another note, I wouldn't recommend Seagate. I own a computer repair shop, and we see more Seagate drives crash than any of the other brands combined. Go with a Western Digital!
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I have several Rocpros. On my PC, the 3TB drives show up as 2.72TB, you never get the full capacity listed. Rocstor is a GREAT company with EXCELLENT customer service. Give them a call directly and they will solve your issues promptly. GT
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I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan life. I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan... » Read More I have no idea. I wanted to use it as a esata drive but discovered that the only time it'll recognize the drive is when you boot up your computer. If you turn it off then you'll have to reboot you're computer so the computer can recognize it again. In other words it wants to stay on all the time as would any normal hdd. I use it as a usb drive now. That way it'll turn on/off using the switch and if I need to use it again all I need to do is plug it into a usb port and turn it on. The fan should last a long time, but I don't use the external hdd all the time, so I really don't know about fan life. « Show Less
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No. mSATA is different than SATA. Here are the specs for your PC, Hard Disk Drive7 * 320GB (5400RPM) using two Serial ATA hard disk drives; o Primary + Secondary drive: 160GB + 160GB
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I apologize for such delayed reply as I missed to see your email for so long! I have seagate free-agent Dockstar connected to my Seagate 3TB Backup Plus Desktop drive and network adapter. I am able to backup regularly from my desktop and I am able to see my backup drive from Windows explorer.
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i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation. sorry for not having a definitive answer for u. i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation.... » Read More i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation. sorry for not having a definitive answer for u. « Show Less
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This external hard drive contains a SATA-2 5400 rpm hard drive with a 8mb buffer.I would tell you the model number but it gets deleted when I post it.I would tell you how I know for sure but that gets deleted also.So in other words you just need to use your noodle and seek out the info you need; there are ways but this will probably get deleted to so what's the point in all of this?PS I Bought this thing and I have hands on experience with it!
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I cannot answer this one for several reasons. More info is needed on the current hard drive in the G71. You could have a solid state "hybrid" (SSHD) in there. These SSHD drives are ultra-thin. The Seagate hard drive you are inquiring about is not "ultra-thin" which may cause a problem. One thing I noticed, it appears your G71 may (again "may") have a SATA 6 interface. This Seagate is a SATA 3 which might be a bit slower even though the Seagate drive is 7200 RPM.
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I hate to say this but I was never able to get my GoFlex to work. Seagate exchanged it for another one and it wouldn't connect to my network either. I took it back and bought a WD wireless and it connected and worked just as it was supposed to.
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The user manual, last updated in 2008, says, "Two Hard Drive Bays for 3.5" SATA Hard Drives of Any Capacity". The list of tested hard drives was last updated in November 2012 at http://support.dlink.com/list.aspx?type=1&model;=DNS-321%20hard%20drives. If the drive you want to use is not listed, you might try contacting customer support.
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I'm having the same problem. Windows7 doesn't recognize it. Can't find drivers for the drive or the case ANYWHERE.
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All SATA is backward compatible AFAIK. I think that's why Seagate doesn't mention it in their specs. I've never had a problem -- I'm using two of these (3GB each) in a NAS that only supports 3gbs.
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I have discovered with this and other external drives, that sometimes with older computers -- or ones that are 'finicky' -- if the drive is not being 'read' or refuses to appear on your desktop -- you may need to use a powered reader or distribution type amp so that your computer will recognize it....
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I purchased a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external drive with a USB port of 3.0 with 3TB capability. The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk Desktop Adapter 3.0 was perfect for it. However, I would make sure with my GoFlex instruction manual or I'd contact Seagate to verify if the Goflex Home product line with 2TB is compatible.
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this is a desktop harddrive, so, it wont, also... stay away from seagate go and buy a hitachi, i learned the wrong way